I'm believe that my employer discriminated against me on the basis of gender by providing me with less compensation than similarly situated white male non-Hispanic employees performing the same or similar duties. The Judicial Council of California (hereafter "JCC") employs about 815 employees throughout the State of California. There are 3 main satellite offices: Burbank, San Francisco, and Sacramento. I work in the Sacramento office.
Currently, I am employ as a Senior Court Services Analyst for the JCC. I am responsible for providing professional business process analysis and systems support work for Judicial Council and client court business applications. I serve as functional and technical subject matter experts in the Payroll and Taxes
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Business Application Analyst. But Ron is compensated significantly more than me. In fact he is compensated at $107,310 annually which is $20,988 or almost 20% higher than I. Technically, I actually perform more work and have higher productivities than Ron Swanson and have been since I was first hired in 2008. He was hired in 2006 (?) and was promoted to a Sr. BAA in 2008 (?). Ron does not lead any team members. I lead 3 team members, assign their work, and support the most complex area of the SAP HCM ERP system: Payroll and Taxes modules. I believe I am performing same or similar work to that of my male counterpart in assessing the following 5 factors as pointed in the EEO website: 1. Skill & Ability:
I have a BS Degree in Business Management, 20 years of combined Payroll experience of which 10 years in the capacity of Supervising, 10 years of business analyst experience supporting the SAP HCM which is what I currently do. I have the ability to perform my job with my last performance review showing an exceed expectation results. I lead and mentor 2-3 members since
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For many years, attempts at a classification and compensation for the Judicial Council of California started but never finished. In 2012, a new study started with an outside firm. The classification study was finished as of March 2015. The study finds that the job I am performing is being re-classified as a Sr. Business System Analyst effective January 2016. Additionally, the compensation study was finished on August 2015. In the email sent by HR Department on August 21, 2015, I was told that my compensation remains the same because “it falls within the salary range for your new classification”. And there is no means of appealing this decision on
Racism is defined as prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. In the workforce, the issue of racism and discrimination has been brought to the center of conversations around the world. Companies claim to be “colorblind” and not hire somebody based on their race or gender, but the employment rates among minorities and women around the world is significantly lower than the majority in the given country. There is also the growing issue of minorities, such as blacks in america, making significantly less money than whites. This issue affects people all around the world who happen
Despite Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal law which bans gender and race discrimination in employment, advancement, and termination, ethnic discrimination and prejudice in the workplace is still a very pertinent issue. In fact, racial discrimination is the most common kind of discrimination workers report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency in charge of enforcing Title VII. Prejudice in the workplace is shown in a variety of forms, is either obvious or subtle, and at times may occur without employers even realizing it. As the General Manager of a popular restaurant in Texas, I witnessed such racial discrimination and prejudice firsthand and saw how detrimental it is to the success of
When returning back to Wanzek’s after layoff I had noticed in my paycheck I had lost $2 an hour in pay when I had received a $2 raise and a gift certificate before layoff. I did report the loss of wage to Tina Harrison in Human Resources and she would e-mail Phyllis at Headquarters. Anthony Butler has
Being located in the Federal building I have received tours of the court rooms and have had the opportunity to meet the judges and their staff. I feel I have been given a great lenses to observe the interworking of the courthouse and how cases progress through the criminal justice system. In working with the agents in particular, I have been able to see the different ways a federal case can be assembled within the guidelines and can lead to a federal
In a perfect world, people would be equal in rights, opportunities, and responsibilities, despite their race or gender. In the world we live in, however, we always face all kinds of neglect based on different attributes. All over the United States, certain people treat others with prejudice because of particular features they possess. Unfortunately, prejudice and discrimination occur even in places which, by definition, should be free of all personal prejudices – specifically, in offices and other business surroundings. This tragedy is called workplace discrimination; not every unfair behavior at work, however, can be assessed as discrimination. Discrimination in the workplace happens when an employee experiences unfair treatment due to their race, gender, age, religion, marital status, national origin, disability or veteran status, or other characteristics. Discrimination is one of the largest issues people face in the workplace and it must be dealt with. The U.S. have laws and regulations on discrimination but it still often occurs. Workplace discrimination appears in hiring, training, promotion, firing, and other institutional or interpersonal treatment. Discrimination sometimes causes an employee to leave or quit the workplace, resign from a position, or in more severe cases, to commit suicide or act violently against the discriminators. Discrimination is one of the largest issues many people face in the workplace.
In this scenario, Maria, who is of Latino ancestry made a complaint about being passed over for a promotion because she is a Latina; she was born in America, and is a second generation. Maria holds a graduate degree, and has been with this company for 10 years, but has been in her position for seven years. The person who got the promotion was Alex, who is an Anglo, and has a graduate degree. However, he has less time in the company or in this position, and had better evaluations than Maria. Maria is the only Latina, and the only person of color; she believes that the reason her evaluations were lower, were because of bias towards white males, and because of the fear of clients not being able to understand her accent.
JRF’s current key works include: research and legislations; overseeing and evaluation of the judicial administration; providing legal support to social movement activists and wrongful convictions; and promoting the advancement of legal
According to press releases and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit or settlement section the agency’s current priorities seems to be centered around cases where discrimination has occurred. Discrimination in the workplace is subject to federal laws as enforced by the EEOC and is strictly prohibited when based on an individual’s age, gender identity, race, religion, sex, skin color or sexual orientation (EEOC, n.d.). In order for enforcement of federal laws to take place, all claims have to undergo the EEOC complaint process. Once a discriminatory incident has taken place, then the next step is for a complaint to be file at the local or state EEO agency. Once that has occurred a investigation is initiated and ruling of the case has to be made within 180 days from the date it was initiated. If the complainant is unhappy with the ruling then they have 30 days from the ruling date or up to 300 days from the occurrence of the act to file a formal complaint with the EEOC (Mello, 2015).
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Mediation and Conciliation- Under 42 U.S.C. 2000e-5. EEOC has to offer the employer (respondent) and complainant (you) and opportunity to resolve or settle charges of discrimination through an informal and voluntary conference before bringing the matter court. Let your investigator know that you want to be present during the Conciliation process. The conciliation process requires Both parties to come together and develop an appropriate remedy and agree on a financial settlement for the discrimination charge(s). If you are NOT made a part of the Conciliation immediately contact the director of in your area complain and request the case to be reopened within 14 days.HERE
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When a person is discriminated against their race, gender, and age. This is some of the most evident forms of discrimination. I believe the most qualified person should receive the job, regardless of race or ethnicity. When employers disrupt workplace discrimination, legally they can be sued by the person or persons and receive bad publicity. When a employee hurts from unfair treatment due to their race and religion. Proving discrimination is difficult as is can occur in a number of work-related areas, during your initial hiring phase, during training or even after you get the job and have to participate in job evaluations. As far as ethnicity goes, Americans come in every color, shape, and size and a successful business is one that understands
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Discrimination in the workplace occurs when an employee experiences harsh or unfair treatment due to their race, religion, national origin, disabled or veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Discrimination is one of the biggest problems people face in the workplace and it must be dealt with forcefully.