NCJ Number
83641
Date Published
Unknown
Length
0 pages
Annotation
The lecture summarizes Federal civil rights laws and regulations and guidelines, court decisions, and executive orders regarding equal employment opportunity.
Abstract
The speaker reviews relevant constitutional amendments and the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1871, and 1964. He covers the Equal Opportunity Act of 1972; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Age Discrimination Act of 1964; the Crime Control Act of 1973; and Title IX, and educational amendment against sex discrimination. Each law's specific provisions regarding equal employment opportunity are cited. The speaker explains Federal regulations and guidelines for employee selection procedures with reference to testing and validation of disparate impacts and the narrow interpretation of sex as a job requirement. He addresses LEAA equal employment opportunity regulations in terms of minority representation percentages and the height requirement as an 'operational necessity.' The purpose of the Office of Contract Compliance is explained in relation to affirmative action plans and to LEAA construction contracts and their reporting requirements. The speaker explains the impact of the Griggs v. Duke Power Company court decision on job-relatedness validation and on discriminatory practices such as recruitment by word of mouth, intelligence testing, background investigations, height requirements, and others. He emphasizes that statistics are an important reference in any civil rights dispute and that remedies to be sought include affirmative recruitment, specified numbers and goals, validated tests, and enforced employer liability for back pay and court costs if discrimination is proven.