Public Policy
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Public
policy consist of political decision for implementing programs to achieve
societal goal
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Public
policy is a course of action or inaction that public authorities chose to
pursue, in order to address a problem.
Reason why public
policy is important
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Laws
almost never spring up at random; instead they flow out of the government’s
public policy agenda
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Most
of the political debate you see occurring around election time reflect the fact
that one political party’s public policy agenda is considerably different from
the other’s-one may believe in redistributing wealth, while the other believe
in lowering the tax on wealth people to encourage them to invest more, for
instance
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Public
policy is not just some abstract concept. A government’s public policy
viewpoint drives its legislative agenda. The laws and the other decision it
makes the govern what its citizens can and cannot do. We can therefore the best
understand the notion of equitableness and nondiscrimination underlying equal
employment laws reflecting what our government over time saw as vital societal
and therefore public policy goals
THE SUMMARY OF U.S LABOR LAWS
Equal Pay Act of 1963
The act requiring
equal pay for equal work, regardless of sex
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
The section of
the act says and employer cannot discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, or national origin with respect to employment
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC)
The commission,
created by title VII empowered to investigate job discrimination complaints and
sue on behalf of complainant
Affirmative Action
Making an extra
effort to hire and promote those in protected groups, particularly when those
groups are under-represented.
Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs (OFCCP)
This office is
responsible for implementing the executive orders and ensuring compliance of
federal contractor
Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA)
of 1967
The act
prohibiting arbitrary age discrimination and specifically protecting
individuals over 40 years old
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The act requiring
certain federal contractors to take affirmative action for disabled person
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
An amendment to
Title VII of the civil right act that prohibits sex discrimination based on
“pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions”
Federal Agency guidelines
Guidelines issued
by federal agencies explaining recommended employer equal employment federal
legislation procedures in detail.
Sexual Harassment
Harassment on the
basis of sex that the purpose of effect of substantially interfering with a
person’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
work environment.
Federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994
Provides that a
person who commits a crime of violence motivated by gender shall be liable to
the party injured
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