{"id":144,"date":"2020-07-07T20:12:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T20:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/test\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2020-08-28T23:46:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T23:46:09","slug":"unit-1-equal-employment-the-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bus-311-1900-human-resource-management-professor-buckler-fall-2020\/course-materials\/unit-1-equal-employment-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 1: Equal Opportunity &amp; The Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to <strong>Unit 1: Equal Opportunity &amp; The Law<\/strong>! In this unit, we will explore how United States legislation has led to a more equitable approach to diversity and inclusion at organizations throughout the country. We have made significant progress toward equality, but there is still much more to be done. We will examine how public perceptions have changed over time, how legislation can be broad and specific at the same time, and how these decades-old laws apply to our lives and careers today.<\/p>\n<p>In order to successfully complete this unit, you&#8217;ll need to do the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Read<\/span> this Open Educational Resource (free to access):\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/introduction-business\/pages\/8-9-legal-environment-of-human-resources-and-labor-relations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Section 8.9: Legal Environment of Human Resources and Labor Relations<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00b9<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Listen<\/span> to our <strong>Unit 1 Lecture <\/strong>(embedded below), which builds on the resource above and will help inform the way you listen to and interpret the film below.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BUS 311 Unit 1 Lecture\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w7anm3Othf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">..<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Watch<\/span> the full feature film <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/lib2.bmcc.cuny.edu\/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcampus.swankmp.net%2Fbmcc336489%2Fwatch%3Ftoken%3Dab45224f979d7b4bf9af8fc4e0d7c493d80392be29a13a606b1a54be31f01dce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;On The Basis of Sex&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/span> about Ruth Bader Ginsburg&#8217;s fight for gender equality in the 1960&#8217;s. This is available for free through Kanopy, a service through the BMCC Library. You may have to register for a free account using your BMCC email address to access this service if you have never used Kanopy before.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Complete<\/span> our <strong>Unit 1 Assignment<\/strong>. You can find more details <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bus-311-1900-human-resource-management-professor-buckler-fall-2020\/?page_id=213\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>As always, if you need more information, you can <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/groups\/bus-311-1900-human-resource-management-professor-buckler-fall-2020\/forum\/topic\/please-submit-your-questions-here-by-creating-a-new-topic-2\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">ask me a question<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>. 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