© blr ® —business & legal resources 1501 diversity legal basics for supervisors
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© BLR®—Business & Legal Resources 1501
Diversity
Legal Basics for Supervisors
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Session Objectives• Identify how we are diverse
• Understand the challenges and opportunities of workplace diversity
• Avoid legal problems
• Follow company policy
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Session Outline•What workplace diversity means
• How it impacts our organization
• Discrimination and diversity
• Company policy
•Myths and realities about diversity
•Ways to make diversity work
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Facts About Diversity• Today’s American
workforce
• The workforce in 2020
• The workforce in 2050
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How Are We Diverse?• Race• Gender• Age• Education• Cultural background• Physical abilities
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Your Diversity History• Parents• Teachers• Peers• Media
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Challenges• Getting used to differences
• Coordinating work styles
• Learning to communicate
• Developing flexibility
• Adapting to change
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Opportunities• Attracts and keeps
quality employees• Increases employee
morale • Maximizes productivity• Reduces costly
discrimination suits• Improves decision
making• Raises company profile
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Workplace Diversity• Questions?
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Discrimination and DiversityUnequal opportunity in employment decisions:
• Recruitment, hiring, and firing
• Pay and benefits
• Promotions, transfers, layoffs
• Training and apprenticeships
• Retirement plans and disability leave
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Harassment and Diversity• Slurs or “jokes”
• Segregation from others
• Stereotyping
• Unwelcome sexual advances
• Derogatory comments regarding a co-worker’s culture or religion
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Legal Protections• EEOC laws
• Title VII
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
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Legal Protections (cont.)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
• Equal Pay Act
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Our Diversity Policy• Makes diversity a
priority
• Makes sure everyone is trained
• Makes a commitment to diversity
• Provides uniform expectations
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Our Diversity Policy (cont.)
•Promotes an open-door policy
•Protects employee rights
•Promotes compliance and prevention
•Creates a respectful and dignified work environment for all
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Legal and Policy Issues• Questions?
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Who’s Diverse?• Tiger Woods
• Jennifer Lopez
• Russell Crowe
• Barbra Streisand
• Condoleeza Rice
•Michael J. Fox
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Myth or Reality?• There is one best-qualified person for
each job
• People of the same minority group naturally get along better with one another than with those of different groups
• Diversity programs benefit only minorities
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Making Diversity Work• Learn names and use them frequently
• Show interest in co-workers
• Never assume
• Use discussion guidelines at meetings
• Avoid personal attacks
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Making Diversity Work (cont.)
• Approach controversial topics generally
• Treat genders equally
• Avoid sexist comments
• Don’t guess co-workers’ identities
• Learn—and use— acceptable terms
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Making Diversity Work (cont.)
• Use the variety of experience among co-workers
• Respect differences
• Look at co-workers’ abilities—not their disabilities
• Don’t go along with insensitive comments
• Think inclusive—not exclusive
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Key Points to Remember• Diversity recognizes and respects
differences
• It encourages new ideas and perspectives
• It promotes fairness and allows everyone to contribute to goals and to share in success
• It attracts and retains high-quality employees
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