Hank recruits secretaries. He has had good luck hiring from Bay Path College, wh
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Hank recruits secretaries. He has had good luck hiring from Bay Path College, which specializes in secretarial skills. Bay Path formerly was an all-female school, but it now admits some males. Hank prefers to hire all secretaries from Bay Path - because they are better prepared and tend to stay longer than secretaries hired from other sources. In the past years, Hank has hired nearly all the secretaries for his company from Bay Path. Do you think a violation of an FEO law has occurred If yes, what law was violated Explain (why or why not). Don is a recruiter for a large steel-manufacturing firm. His favorite and best recruiting trip is to his alma mater, The Citadel. The Citadel is a (mostly) male military academy. Don finds at least 80% of his annual new hires at The Citadel. He knows the faculty, the quality of the work and how to interact with the students. Most of those he has hired have demonstrated very good performance. Don's firm is an active EEO employer. Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred If yes, what law was violated Explain (why or why not).Explanation / Answer
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The Federal government has established several Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws to prohibit job discrimination in the US. The EEO laws prohibit any kind discrimination between the employees based on their race, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, or genetic information. Furthermore, it also charges penalty for intentional employment discrimination. In this case, Hank was hiring nearly all the secretaries for his company from Bay Path College. It shows an intentional discrimination by the employer. Hence, there is a violation of EEO laws.
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In this case, the “Civil Rights Act of 1991” is being violated. As per this law an employer is held liable for penalties for showing intentional discrimination among the employees.
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As stated above, under “Civil Rights Act of 1991” an employer is held liable for penalties for showing intentional discrimination among the employees. In this case, Hank is hiring all of the secretaries for his company from a specific college that shows an intentional discrimination while hiring. Therefore, it is an violation of Equal Employmet Opportunity (EEO) laws.
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