Understanding Business
11th Edition
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Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11.2, Problem 11.2AQ
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To determine: The required accommodations do you think would be reasonable.
Introduction:
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
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The U.S. government's commitment to equal employment opportunity (EEO) has resulted in the creation and enforcement of a number of laws that managers must abide by. The goal of EEO is to ensure that all citizens have an equal opportunity to obtain employment regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disabilities or country of origin. Outside of the legal aspects; why are the concepts of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action so important to organizations today?
IMPORTANT: In relating any examples from real life please disguise the names of individuals in order to protect their privacy.
How can the Americans with Disabilities Act support educators with the threat of termination due to an unknown disability?
1. Identify and summarize five major laws that
deal with equal employment opportunity.
2. Which equal employment opportunity law do
you think is most critical? Which do you think is
least critical today?
3. Which equal employment opportunity law do
you think is the most difficult for organizations
to obey? Which one do you think is the easiest
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Chapter 11 Solutions
Understanding Business
Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 11.1AQCh. 11.2 - Prob. 11.2AQCh. 11.2 - Prob. 1TPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 2TPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 3TPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 4TPCh. 11.4 - Prob. 11.4AQCh. 11.5 - Prob. 11.5AQCh. 11.5 - Prob. 5TPCh. 11.5 - Prob. 6TP
Ch. 11.5 - Prob. 7TPCh. 11.5 - Prob. 8TPCh. 11.6 - Prob. 1MEDCh. 11.6 - Prob. 11.6AQCh. 11.6 - Prob. 11.6BQCh. 11.6 - Prob. 11.6CQCh. 11.7 - Prob. 9TPCh. 11.7 - Prob. 10TPCh. 11.7 - Prob. 11TPCh. 11.8 - Prob. 11.8AQCh. 11.8 - Prob. 11.8BQCh. 11.9 - Prob. 11.9AQCh. 11.10 - Prob. 11.10AQCh. 11.10 - Prob. 12TPCh. 11.10 - Prob. 13TPCh. 11.10 - Prob. 14TPCh. 11 - Prob. 1CTCh. 11 - Prob. 2CTCh. 11 - Prob. 3CTCh. 11 - Prob. 4CTCh. 11 - Prob. 5CTCh. 11 - Prob. 1DWSCh. 11 - Prob. 3DWSCh. 11 - Prob. 4DWSCh. 11 - Prob. 5DWSCh. 11 - Prob. 1VCCh. 11 - Prob. 2VCCh. 11 - Prob. 3VC
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