EEO
Workplace fairness initials
EEO stands for Equal Employment Opportunity, referring to the principle and body of law requiring employers to treat job applicants and employees fairly regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
In the United States, EEO compliance is overseen by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The term appears frequently in job postings and workplace policies: We are an EEO employer.
Programs boosting marginalized representation
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- Title VIIEmployment discrimination prohibition statute
- EEOCFederal workplace discrimination agency
- disparate impactDiscrimination through neutral practices
protected class · utilization · availability · goals · timetables · audit · reporting · recordkeeping
Equal treatment regardless of identity
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- reasonable accommodationWorkplace change enabling disabled participation
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
religion · national origin · race · sex · age · pregnancy · genetic information · hostile environment
Advertised vacancy description
- interviewFormal questioning session
- selectionChosen item or items
- qualificationsProof of competence
- background checkInvestigation of someone's history
testing · validation · applicant pool · recruitment · outreach · screening · credential · offer
Cost or accusation
- filingStoring documents systematically
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- right to sueEntitlement to legal action
settlement · damages · back pay · reinstatement · class action · consent decree · injunction · remedies
affirmative action
Programs boosting marginalized representation
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- Title VIIEmployment discrimination prohibition statute
- EEOCFederal workplace discrimination agency
disparate impact · protected class · utilization · availability · goals · timetables · audit · reporting · recordkeeping · outreach
nondiscrimination
Equal treatment regardless of identity
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- reasonable accommodationWorkplace change enabling disabled participation
disability · religion · national origin · race · sex · age · pregnancy · genetic information · hostile environment · complaint
job posting
Advertised vacancy description
- interviewFormal questioning session
- selectionChosen item or items
- qualificationsProof of competence
background check · testing · validation · applicant pool · recruitment · outreach · screening · credential · offer · onboarding
charge
Cost or accusation
- filingStoring documents systematically
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
right to sue · settlement · damages · back pay · reinstatement · class action · consent decree · injunction · remedies · burden of proof
- civil servicecivil servants, bureaucrat, civil servant, administrator, clerk
- federal employmentfederal jobs, federal employees, federal workers, federal workforce, government workers
- workplace inclusiondiversity officers, workplace diversity, inclusion policies, workplace inclusion, affirmative action
Unequal treatment in hiring
workplace discrimination · discrimination · racial discrimination · gender discrimination · job discrimination
Statutes mandating racial separation