Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
In the 1960s, Americans who knew only the potential of “equal protection of the laws” expected the President, the Congress, and the courts to fulfill the promise of the 14th Amendment. In response, all three branches of the federal government – as well as the public at large – debated a fundamental constitutional question: Does the Constitution’s prohibition of denying equal protection always ban the use of racial, ethnic, or gender criteria in an attempt to bring social justice and social benefits?
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Engrossing Copy of H.R. 7152, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Showing the Final Text as Passed by the House of Representatives
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Discharge Petition for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to Move the Bill out of Committee Without Holding Hearings
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Cloture Motion Proposing that the Senate Cease Debate on House Resolution 7152, the Civil Rights Act of 1964
https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/history/35th/1990s/civilrights.html
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/index.cfm
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/
http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/affirmative-action-overview.aspx
VIDEOS–
Enforcing Title VII Actions through EEOC
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFYJxCsZhoQ
Employment Law Survival Kit – Part 1 : The Hiring Process
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5zyjzcc0FE
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