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EEO: Laws and Regulations

Learn the laws and regulations that govern equal employment opportunity
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Course: On-Demand
Essential  Provider KnowledgeCity  17 Lessons ·  29m  in English, Spanish 

What You'll Learn

  • Identify the laws in the United States that prevent employment discrimination and aim to create equal employment opportunity
  • Explain the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Describe protections under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
  • Outline the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
  • Examine the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act, and Executive Order 11246
  • Apply these laws to help employers stay in compliance

Key Takeaways

  • Discrimination is illegal in employment in the United States.
  • Several laws work to prevent discrimination and create equal employment opportunity.
  • Some laws cover a wide range of discrimination while others aim to prevent only a specific type of discrimination.
  • The course explains these laws and how employers can be in compliance.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this course cover?

It explains the United States laws that prevent employment discrimination and aim to create equal employment opportunity, and how employers can be in compliance. Covered laws include the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act, and Executive Order 11246.

Do all of these laws address the same kind of discrimination?

No. Some of these laws cover a wide range of discrimination, while others aim to prevent only a specific type of discrimination.

What skills does this course help build?

It supports skills in Affirmative Action Compliance, Discrimination Complaints, EEO Investigations, EEO Reporting, HR Regulations, and Wage and Hour Laws.

How is the course structured?

The course moves from an Introduction through lessons on each law and includes several Test Your Knowledge checkpoints, ending with a Conclusion.