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Please help explain each of the following, I really want to learn and understand more.

1. What is a protected class, and what laws exist that safeguard the rights of each protected class?

2. Explain the process under which an EEOC complaint is processed. To what extent is it more advantageous for an employee to file an EEOC complaint at the local or federal level?

3. How can an employer lawfully respond to an allegation of employment discrimination?

4. Why does illegal discrimination persist nearly 40 years after the passage of Title VII?

5. What constitutes sexual harassment? What rights and responsibilities does an alleged recipient of sexual harassment have?

6. To what extent do cultural norms influence how other societies and cultures deal with the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace?

7. What are the pros and cons of mediation for an employer? What factors might influence whether an employer agrees to the mediation of an employee charge? What can be done to make mediation more attractive to employers?

8. Why is affirmative action such a controversial issue? Is society better served with or without affirmative action? In small groups, take a position either in favor of or against affirmative action and then debate the issue within your group.

9. Explain the different components of organizational justice and the outcomes of perceived organizational justice and injustice