Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Guide, 2020 Edition

Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Guide, 2020 Edition is the comprehensive and easy-to-use guide that examines all the major administrative and judicial decisions, interpretive memoranda, and other publications of the EEOC, providing complete compliance advice that is easy to follow - as well as the full text of the most important EEOC publications - and more - on CD-ROM.

This one-stop "EEO solution" delivers completely current coverage of compliance developments related to:

• Harassment - Including thorough coverage of the employer's prevention responsibilities
• Disability - Fully comply with all requirements including the accommodation of work schedules
• Religious discrimination - Keep current with the most recent developments, including "reverse" religious discrimination
• Gender-identity discrimination - Avoid high profile and potentially costly mistakes

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Previous Edition: Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Guide, 2019 Edition, ISBN 9781543800043¿

Laws Enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• EEOC Regulations and Guidelines
• Disparate Treatment, Disparate Impact, and the Burden of Proof in Title VII Cases
• Applicability of EEOC Regulations and Federal Precedent to State Fair Employment Practices (FEP) Statutes
• Overview of Laws Enforced by EEOC
• Other Federal Laws Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace
• EEOC RESOURCE MATERIALS:
  • Application of Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act to Conduct Overseas and to Foreign Employers Discriminating in the United States
  • Enforcement Guidance on EEOC & Walters v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc.
  • Application of EEO Laws to Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Employment Agencies and Other Staffing Firms

Notice Posting, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements

• Notice Posting Requirements
• Recordkeeping Requirements
• Reporting Requirements
• ANNOTATED REGULATIONS/GUIDELINES (ARG):
  • Regulations on Notice Posting, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements and Case Annotations: Title VII and the ADA
  • ARG 2-2 Regulations on Notice Posting, Recordkeeping, and Reporting and Case Annotations: ADEA
  • ARG 2-3 Regulations on Notice Posting, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements: Equal Pay Act
• EEOC RESOURCE MATERIALS:
  • EEOC-Approved Equal Employment Opportunity Notice
  • How to Post Notices in a Format Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities
  • Sample Employer Information Report EEO-1
  • Revised Section D of Form EEO-1
  • Questions and Answers: Revisions to the EEO-1 Report
  • Questions and Answers: Definition of "Job Applicant" for Internet and Related Electronic Technologies
  • Adoption of Additional Questions and Answers to Clarify and Provide a Common Interpretation of the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures as They Relate to the Internet and Related Technologies, Federal Register, Volume 69, Number 43

Establishing Employment Policies and Practices

• Adopting an Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
• Personnel Policies and Practices That Foster EEO Compliance
• Preemployment Inquiries and Examinations
• The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
• Affirmative Action Policies
• Internet Acceptable Use Policies
• ANNOTATED REGULATIONS/GUIDELINES (ARG):
  • Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures and Case Annotations
  • Guidelines on Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Case Annotations
  • Government Contractors, Affirmative Action Requirements
• EEOC RESOURCE MATERIALS:
  • Policy Guidance on Consideration of Arrest Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII

Sex Discrimination

• Pregnancy Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Equal Pay
• ANNOTATED REGULATIONS/GUIDELINES (ARG):
  • Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Sex and Case Annotations
  • Guidelines on the Equal Pay Act and Case Annotations
• EEOC RESOURCE MATERIALS:
  • Facts About Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Facts About Sexual Harassment
  • Policy Guidance onParental Leave
  • Policy Guidance on Current Issues of Sexual Harassment
  • Enforcement Guidance on Sex Discrimination in the Compensation of Sports Coaches in Educational Institutions
  • Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors
  • Questions and Answers for Small Employers on Employer Liability for Harassment by Supervisors
  • Policy Guidance on Employer Liability Under Title VII for Sexual Favoritism (1/12/90)
  • Enforcement Guidance on Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.

Age Discrimination

• Who Must Comply?
• Who Is Protected?
• The Hiring Process
• Age as a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
• Basing Decisions on Reasonable Factors Other Than Age
• Bona Fide Seniority Systems
• Prohibition of Involuntary Retirement
• Employee Benefit Plans
• Waivers of ADEA Claims and the OWBPA
• ANNOTATED REGULATIONS/GUIDELINES (ARG):
  • Guidelines on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Case Annotations
• EEOC RESOURCE MATERIALS:
  • Facts About Age Discrimination
  • Job Advertising and Pre-Employment Inquiries Under the ADEA
  • Policy Guidance: Application of §4(f)(2) of the ADEA to Cases Involving "Benefit Packages" That End Life Insurance Coverage for Employees Totally Disabled After Attaining Age 60
  • Enforcement Guidance on O'Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.
  • Guidance on Charging Parties Disqualified by BFOQs or Other ADEA Exceptions
  • Exemptions from Coverage Pursuant to §9 of the ADEA
  • Rescission of ADEA Employee Benefits Section of Compliance Manual
  • Questions & Answers About the EEOC’s Retiree Health Rule
  • UnderstandingWaivers of Discrimination Claims in Employee Severance Agreements

Race, Color, and National Origin Discrimination

• Discrimination Based on Race or Color
• National Origin Discrimination
• Recent Developments in the Title VII Proof Scheme
• ANNOTATED REGULATIONS/GUIDELINES (ARG):
  • Guidelines on Discrimination Because of National Origin and Case Annotations
• EEOC RESOURCE MATERIALS:
  • Facts About Race/Color Discrimination
  • Facts About National Origin Discrimination
  • Citizenship, Residency Requirements, Aliens, and Undocumented Workers
  • Memorandum of Understanding Between the EEOC and the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Employment Practices
  • Enforcement Guidance on Remedies Available to Undocumented Workers Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
  • Discrimination Based on Religion, Ethnicity, or Country of Origin
  • Civil Rights Division National Origin Working Group Initiative to Combat Post-Terrorism Discrimination
  • EEOC Compliance Manual Section 15: Race & Color Discrimination

Disability Discrimination

• What Constitutes a Disability?
• Requirement That Individual Be Qualified to Perform the Essential Functions of the Job
• Recruitment and Hiring
• Medical Examinations and Inquiries
• Reasonable Accommodation Requirements
• Prohibited Forms of Discrimination
• Permitted Activities
• ANNOTATED REGULATIONS/GUIDELINES (ARG):
  • Regulations on the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Case Annotations
• EEOC RESOURCE MATERIALS:
  • Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Enforcement Guidance: Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations
  • Enforcement Guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Psychiatric Disabilities
  • Questions and Answers About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Enforcement Guidance: Workers' Compensation and the ADA
  • Enforcement Guidance on the Effect of Representations Made in Application for Benefits on the Determination of Whether a Person Is a "Qualified Individual with a Disability" Under the ADA
  • Interim Enforcement Guidance on the Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to Disability-Based Distinctions in Employer-Provided Health Insurance
  • Opinion on Whether an Employer Can Refuse to Supply a Union with Requested [Medical] Information Needed to Process a Grievance by Raising a Defense That It Is Prohibited from Doing So Under the ADA
  • Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation
  • Questions and Answers on Amending the Interpretive Guidance on Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Enforcement Guidance: Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13145: To Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information
  • Questions and Answers About Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Questions and Answers About Blindness and Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Questions and Answers About Cancer in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Questions and Answers About the Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Questions and Answers About Health Care Workers and the American with Disabilities Act
  • Employment Tests and Selection Procedures
  • Questions and Answers on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Discrimination Based on Religion

• Claims of Discrimination Based on Religion
• Religious Nature of Practice or Belief
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Undue Hardship
• Selection Practices
• Training Programs
• Religious Objections to Unionism
• Muslims and Religious Discrimination After September 11, 2001
• ANNOTATED REGULATIONS/GUIDELINES (ARG):
  • Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Religion and Case Annotations
• EEOC RESOURCE MATERIALS:
  • Fact Sheet on Religious Discrimination
  • "New Age" Training Programs Which Conflict with Employee's Religious Beliefs (EEOC Compliance Manual Excerpt)

Handling Complaints of Discrimination

• Responding to Internal Complaints
• Charges of Discrimination Filed with the EEOC and State Agencies
• Reviewing the Notice and Charge
• Conducting an In-House Investigation
• Writing the Position Statement
• What Happens to the Position Statement
• Agency Analysis and Determination
• Avoiding Retaliation
• Retaliation for Opposition Activity
• Retaliation for Participation Activity
• Adverse Action
• Causation
• ANNOTATED REGULATIONS/GUIDELINES (ARG):
  • Procedural Regulations and Case Annotations
  • EEOC RESOURCE MATERIALS:
  • EEOC Compliance Manual Section 8: Retaliation