State, federal, and local employment laws prohibit discrimination based upon an individual’s race or skin color. This prohibition includes intentional harassment or discrimination (disparate treatment, racial slurs and epithets), unintentional discrimination (i.e. policies or practices that have a statistically measurable adverse effect on individuals of a specific race), and reverse discrimination. Under these laws, judgments arising from race discrimination lawsuits can include penalties, liquidated damages, and payment of the plaintiff’s attorney fees.

Last year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the number of employment discrimination complaints filed with the agency has reached record levels. Race discrimination claims are the most frequently filed employment discrimination complaint in the U.S., accounting for more than one-third of all charges. In response to this trend, the EEOC launched a five-year “E-RACE” initiative intended to promote racial and cultural diversity in the workplace, increase employee awareness of their legal protections, and aggressively enforce racially-motivated discrimination claims.

Jacqueline Berrien, an attorney for the NAACP who has significant experience on cases involving race or color bias, was sworn in as the new head of the EEOC. Berrien is expected to enact an aggressive enforcement strategy for the agency that could affect your business

To help employers meet their obligations under applicable laws, prevent costly employee lawsuits, and address the recent rise in racial discrimination charges, Personnel Concepts has developed a Race Discrimination Compliance Kit that includes plain language guidance, a comprehensive policy poster, a racial diversity awareness poster, and instructions for self-auditing your organization’s employment practices.

Who Needs It

All businesses are prohibited from harassing or discriminating against applicants or employees on the basis of race or skin color. For businesses with less than 15 employees, these laws are enforced at the state, county or municipal level. For businesses with 15 or more employees, the applicable statute (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act) is enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Benefits
Compliance Made Simple

Posting our 11” x 17” policy poster, distributing the training handouts to your workforce, and reading our plain language guidebook will help you meet your obligations under applicable laws and create a first line of defense against racial discrimination claims.

Prevent Costly Lawsuits

Using our kit to educate our managers and supervisors about the common triggers of a race discrimination charge can help your business avoid potentially costly employee lawsuits.

Money Back Guarantee

If you are not completely satisfied with our Race Discrimination Compliance Kit, you can return it within 30 days for a full refund, less shipping and handling charges.

Specifications

Our Compensation Discrimination Compliance Kit includes the following important tools and information:

• A 93-page guidebook that contains plain language guidance, best practices, sample policies, excerpts from applicable laws, FAQs, and recent significant court decisions/case settlements.
• 25 EEO Incident Report Forms to document internal complaints
• 25 Training Handouts for Managers and Supervisors
• An 11”x 17” Race Discrimination Policy Poster (Laminated)
• An 11” x 17” Racial Diversity Awareness Poster (Laminated)