Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC Cecilia Armas Aimee
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Cecilia Armas Aimee Lutfi Obdulia Macias Veronica Sanchez Catherine Viernes
EEOC Background q Equal Employment Opportunity Commission q Title VII Established by Civil Rights Act of 1964 q Protects and Enforcing Discrimination q Age Discrimination in Employment Act q q Equal Pay Act q Americans with Disabilities Act q Genetic Nondiscrimination Information Act 50 th Anniversary was on July 2, 2015
About The Case q q q Farm Sued for Sexual Harassment q Moreno Farms in Felda Texas q Tomato Growers and Packaging Farm q Five Women Victimized q Fired Due to Objecting EEOC Wins Victims Over 17 Million q $15 million in Punitive Damages q $2, 425, 000 in Compensatory Damages Case was investigated With Help By: q Fair Food Program (FFP) q Coalition Immokalee Workers (CIW)
Research And Data q Females make up 22 percent of field Workers q 65% undocumented; 1/3 women q Sexual Harassment in Fields is 90%. q 50 % cases are dismissed before reaching the court q First case to reach supreme courts was in 2004
Relevancy q Sexual Harassment q q q Can Happen to Anyone q Any Age q Gender q Place q Time Agricultural Workers can Include q Family q Friends q Our selves q Co-workers Be informed on: q Your jobs harassments Procedures and policies q Make sure they are followed through
Conclusion q Moreno Farms was instantly closed q q EEOC is still trying to find assets q q Abusers have not yet been found Women still waiting to be compensated What to do q Inform harasser directly that the conduct is unwelcome and should stop q Report Sexual harassment to supervisors q Don’t forget the EEOC is here to help Thank you!
