For this week’s discussion, turn our attention to an Executive Order (EO) that President Biden signed on his first day: “Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation”. This EO focuses on ensuring that employers do not discriminate on the basis of gender or sexual orientation.
Each of you research this EO and from an employers’ perspective, discuss the responsibilities that management has to ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to work and earn a living.
What training programs should be in place? What resources should be available for all employees including managers? What role does HR play? Think about discrimination laws and why they were created. recall reading an article where a teacher worked for a catholic school and agreed to uphold the teaching and beliefs of working in a catholic environment, but it was later discovered the teacher was involved in a same sex relationship, which violated the schools code of conduct and this person was terminated immediately. This case made national news, and she filed suit.
