In Legal Terms: EEOC

We’re answering questions about age, race, gender or national origin employment discrimination. Marsha Rucker the Regional Attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is our guest. 

Employees and Job Applicants, also employers can find lots of information at eeoc.gov  

Employment Discrimination types are: Age, Disability, Equal Compensation, Genetic Information, Harassment, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Race/Color Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sex, and Sexual Harassment

Discussion:

• what is the EEOC
• who does it serve
• Birmingham Beverage case https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/birmingham-beverage-pay-825000-settle-eeoc-lawsuit-race-discrimination
• Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964
• discrimination
• genetic information
• dress codes

Calls:

• right to sue
• case backload
• email - online applications and credit history questions

Today is municipal election day in Mississippi. Polls are open 7am to 7pm. If you are inline at 7pm you can vote. Absentee ballots returned by mail MUST be postmarked on or before today and received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office within five (5) business days.

Please check your city’s website for any COVID changes – There’s quite a few in Jackson where we’re voting for mayor and each wards’ city council member. .

https://www.jacksonms.gov/municipal-elections/

https://www.jacksonms.gov/documents/sample-ballot-june-8-2021-general-election/

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