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    EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND THE LAW

    Employment discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or


    thing specifically on the basis of their classification in terms of age, race, gender, and religious
    involvement.

    Two categories of people protected by Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws

     Protected Classifications – categories of people who are lawfully protected against employment
    discrimination based on their age, gender, skin color, ethnicity, and physical or mental
    disability.
     Protected Groups – sub-categories of people within each protected classification. Ex: white,
    black and brown are protected groups under the protected classification skin color

    Person should know how the court defines \discrimination:


     Intentional discrimination or Disparate Treatment – this is a kind of an unlawful discrimination

     Unintentional discrimination or Disparate Impact – this is an indirect type of discrimination

    EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LEGISLATION – PHILIPPINES

    REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277


     AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE OF
    DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY AND FOR
    OTHER PURPOSES.

    RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF DISABLED PERSONS CHAPTER I

    EMPLOYMENT
    DISABLED PERSONS are those suffering from restriction or different abilities, as a result of a mental,
    physical or sensory impairment, to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered
    normal for a human being. 

    Sec.  5. Equal Opportunity for Employment.


    SEC. 6. Sheltered Employment
    Sec.  7. Apprenticeship
    Sec.  8. Incentives for Employers
    Sec.  9. Vocational Rehabilitation
    Sec.  10. Vocational Guidance and Counseling
    Sec.  11. Implementing Rules and Regulations

    ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT, 1995, PHILIPPINES


    -All forms of sexual harassment in employment, education or training environment are declared
    unlawful.
    WAGE RATIONALIZATION ACT, 1989 – PHILIPPINES
    The question of wages in the Philippines is regulated by this Act. It aims to promote the objective
    appraisal of jobs on the basis of the work to be performed and the cooperation of the employers’ and
    workers’ organizations concerned.

     WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT AND NATION BUILDING ACT,1992 – PHILIPPINES


    -The intent of the Act is to promote the integration of women as full and equal partners with men in
    development and nation building.

    ACT TO REGULATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES IN
    VIOLATION HEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,1952 – PHILIPPINES
    The Act prohibits the employment of women in work which involves prolonged standing or lifting of
    heavy objects and (with some exceptions) night work, and provides for rest periods (Section 7).

    MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT, 1995 – PHILIPPINES


    The Act is meant to protect Filipino workers working overseas, primarily female domestic workers.

    MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS ACT, 1992 – PHILIPPINES


    Section 9 stipulates that there must be no discrimination against a public health worker, inter alia with
    regard to gender.

    TYPES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT


    Quid pro quo sexual harassment
    - happens when a manager demands sexual intimacy from a subordinate or a possible
    hire as an exchange for employment.
    Hostile Environment
    - take place when unsolicited criticisms and actions interfered with the employee’s work
    performance and well-being or has created a disrespectful or insulting work climate to
    the harassed employee.

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