Despite big advances since the Civil Rights Era, problems of race discrimination in employment persist. In 2005, racial bias continued to be the most frequently alleged type of discrimination under federal law, accounting for 35.5 percent of charges received by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
To provide guidance to employers about how federal race bias protections apply to contemporary discrimination issues, the EEOC has issued some new compliance resources, including an updated compliance manual and a helpful Q&A. The new materials explain when race or color bias occurs; discuss providing equal access to jobs through recruitment, hiring, and promotion processes; and cover harassment and retaliation issues.
We’ll have more in a future issue of the California Employer Advisor.
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Additional Resources:
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Race Discrimination: High Court Says ‘Boy’ Can Be a Racial Epithet; 3 Lessons for Employers,” in the April 2006 issue of the California Employer Advisor
Sample Policy Against Unlawful Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation