Research Paper on:
EEOC Study

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a previous paper (kheeoc3), this writer/tutor outlined a suggested methodology for a proposed research study, which hypothesized that an examination of news articles on the EEOC published in the popular  press, that is, non-academic sources, would suggest whether or not the EEOC was fulfilling its mandate to oversee fair and just employment practices. The following examination of literature provides an  example of how such a study might be accomplished. The first article in the study sample was published in the July 21 edition of Business Insurance, with no authors  name given. The article, first of all, details how the EEOC adopted as policy a federal appeal court ruling that retiree health care plans were covered by the Age Discrimination  Employment Act (EEOC turnaround, 2003). Employers were stunned not only by the courts ruling, but also by the EEOC embracing this decision and immediately incorporating it into policy. This new  policy called for insurers to offer similar benefits to all retirees. This means that health care benefits would have to be equalized between those retirees eligible for Medicare and those  retirees under 65 (EEOC turnaround, 2003). The availability of Medicare has meant that the health care benefits provided by an insurer to older retirees does not have to be at  the same level needed by pre-Medicare eligible retirees. However, in order to comply with the new ruling -- given the choice of either raising the benefits of older retirees or  lower those for younger individuals -- undoubtedly insurers would have lowered the health care benefits provided to younger retirees so that they would be equitable with those provided for individuals  who are Medicare-eligible. To its credit, the EEOC recognized the illogic behind this decision and reversed its earlier ruling (EEOC turnaround, 2003). The student researching this topic