This document provides information to help teenagers know their rights and stay safe when starting their first job. It discusses the benefits of having a job but also highlights workplace risks like injuries, violence, and discrimination. It defines employment discrimination and harassment, explaining what behaviors are illegal. The document encourages teens to learn about their rights and responsibilities at work, including how to report issues to organizations like OSHA or EEOC. The overall message is that while jobs provide opportunities, teens also need to understand potential dangers and how to prevent and address harmful situations.

1. The
Community
HELP THEMSELVES
HELPING
SO, YOU WANT A JOB?

2. O V E R V I E W
Benefits of having a job?
Know your rights?
Know your facts?
What is Employment
Discrimination?
What are the types of
Harassment?
How to Prevent Harassment?
What is EEOC?

3. B E N E F I T S O F H A V I N G
A J O B
More Freedom
Money
Independence from parents
Buying what you want, when
you want it
Feeling mature
Learn how to take care of
money
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4. A L T H O U G H T H I S S E E M S G R E A T , T H E R E A R E
T H I N G S W H I C H Y O U N E E D T O K N O W B E F O R E
Y O U S T A R T Y O U R J O B
W O R K P L A C E
V I O L E N C E
W O R K P L A C E
I N J U R I E S
S E X U A L
H A R A S S M E N T S /
D I S C R I M I N A T I O N
OSHA Fact Sheet
How to Prevent Injuries
Youth At Work EEOC
Video on "Is Your Daughter Safe at Work"
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Latino Fatal Injuries
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5. THAT 200,000 TEENAGERS FROM AGES 18 TO 21 ARE
INJURED IN THEIR JOB EVERY YEAR.
SEVENTY TEENS DIE EACH YEAR IN WORK RELATED
ACCIDENTS.
NEARLY 2 MILLION AMERICAN WORKERS REPORT
HAVING BEEN VICTIMS OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
EACH YEAR
YOUNG WORKERS GET INJURED MORE OFTEN THAN
ADULTS
TEENAGERS ARE IN MORE DANGER FROM SEXUAL
PREDATORS AT THEIR PART TIME JOBS THAN
THROUGH THE INTERNET.
DID YOU KNOW
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6. RIGHTS
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• MOST OF THESE SITUATIONS ARE PREVENTABLE!
• KNOW YOUR RIGHTS?
• WHAT YOU DON' T KNOW CAN HURT YOU?
• KNOW HOW TO KEEP A JOB FROM TURNING INTO
A NIGHTMARE!
YES YOU HAVE THEM!

7. T H I N G S Y O U N E E D T O B E A W A R E O F W H E N
Y O U G E T A J O B Y O U :
Health and safety hazards
Your right to ask for training and protective equipment if
needed
What to do if working with chemicals or power tools find
out what the chemicals are and how they can be harmful and
how to safely use power tools.
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Your right to demand an environment free of harassment
and discrimination

8. OSHA?
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR?
INDUSTRIAL COMMISION?
WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD?
EEOC?
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN
IT COMES TO EMPLOYMENT?
HAVE YOU HEARD
ABOUT?
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We are in the computer age

9. Teens
Descrimination
/sexual
harrasment
Every year, millions of teens
work in part-time or summer
jobs that provide great
opportunities for learning
important skills. We want to
help in making this work
experience positive and
rewarding and appropriate.
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10. W H A T I S E M P L O Y M E N T D I S C R I M I N A T I O N ?
You may be familiar with the word "discrimination." But do
you know what it really means? And do you understand how it
applies in the context of your job?
To "discriminate" against someone means to treat that
person differently, or less favorably, for some reason.
Discrimination can occur while you are at school, at work, or
in a public place, such as a mall or subway station. You can
be discriminated against by school friends, teachers,
coaches, co-workers, managers, or business owners.
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Types of issues:
Training/Assignments/Promotions/Discipline/Harassment/
Testing/Layoff/Recall/Reasonable Accommodation

11. W H A T I S E M P L O Y M E N T D I S C R I M I N A T I O N ?
The EEOC is responsible for protecting you against one type
of discrimination, and, that is employment discrimination.
Different treatment because of your race, color, religion,
sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability or age
(age 40 or older).
Other laws may protect you from other types of
discrimination, such as discrimination at school, or
discrimination at work because of sexual orientation.
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12. HARASSMENT IS UNWELCOME CONDUCT THAT IS
BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX (INCLUDING
PREGNANCY), NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE (40 OR
OLDER), DISABILITY OR GENETIC INFORMATION.
WHAT IS
HARASSMENT?
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13. H O W T O P R E V E N T H A R A S S M E N T !
Report the allegation
Take immediate action to investigate the allegations
Seek resolutions and document action(s) taken
Recognize your obligation to create and preserve a work
environment free from sexual harassment
Even if you feel the complaint is groundless. Supervisors
need to treat a complaint seriously
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Supervisors must set the tone! Publicize the policy through
regular meetings and EEO training activities

14. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS DEFINED AS UNWELCOME
SEXUAL ADVANCES, REQUESTS FOR SEXUAL
FAVORS, AND OTHER VERBAL OR PHYSICAL
CONDUCT OF A SEXUAL NATURE, WHEN THIS
CONDUCT EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY AFFECTS AN
INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT, UNREASONABLY
INTERFERES WITH AN INDIVIDUAL'S WORK
PERFORMANCE, OR CREATES AN INTIMIDATING,
HOSTILE, OR OFFENSIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT IS SEXUAL
HARASSMENT?
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15. Retaliation,
what you need
to be aware
of!
because you complained
about job discrimination, or
assisted with a job related
discrimination investigation
or lawsuit is also illegal, and
could result in a new
complaint against the
employer.
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16. T Y P E S O F S E X U A L H A R R A S S M E N T
Quid Pro Quo: Making the submission to unwelcome sexual
advances or submission to other verbal or physical conduct
of a sexual nature a term or condition, implicitly, of an
individual's employment. Basing employment decisions
affecting the individual on his or her submission to or
rejection of such conduct.
Hostile Environment: Making unwelcome sexual advances
or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature with
the purpose of, or that creates the effect of, unreasonably
interfering with an individual's work performance or
creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working
environment.
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17. HARRASSMENT
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NOT ALL WORKPLACE HARASSMENT IS ILLEGAL. FOR
WORKPLACE HARASSMENT TO BE ILLEGAL, THE CONDUCT
MUST EITHER BE SEVERE ( MEANING VERY SERIOUS) OR
PERVASIVE ( MEANING THAT IT OCCURRED FREQUENTLY) .
WORKPLACE HARASSMENT IS ALSO ILLEGAL IF IT RESULTS
IN YOUR EMPLOYER MAKING AN EMPLOYMENT DECISION
ABOUT YOU, SUCH AS DEMOTING YOU.
THE HARASSER CAN BE YOUR MANAGER, A MANAGER IN
ANOTHER AREA, A CO- WORKER, OR OTHERS IN YOUR
WORKPLACE, SUCH AS CLIENTS OR CUSTOMERS.
CAN TAKE MANY DIFFERENT FORMS.
IT CAN INVOLVE VERBAL, PHYSICAL OR VISUAL CONDUCT
AND CAN OCCUR ON OR OFF THE WORK SITE.

18. YOU SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS AT AN
EARLY STAGE TO PREVENT THE HARASSMENT FROM
BECOMING SEVERE OR PERVASIVE. YOU SHOULD
TELL THE HARASSER THAT YOU FIND HIS OR HER
BEHAVIOR UNWELCOME. IF YOU DON'T FEEL
COMFORTABLE CONFRONTING THE HARASSER OR
THE HARASSMENT DOES NOT STOP, YOU SHOULD
TELL YOUR EMPLOYER ABOUT THE HARASSMENT.
YOU ALSO CAN TALK TO YOUR PARENTS, ANOTHER
ADULT, OR THE EEOC.
IF YOU ARE BEING
HARASSED AT WORK,
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19. FIND OUT
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IF YOU DO NOT PROMPTLY REPORT WORKPLACE
HARASSMENT, IT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS.
ONCE YOUR EMPLOYER KNOWS THAT YOU ARE BEING
HARASSED, IT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THE
SITUATION AND PROTECT YOU FROM FURTHER
HARASSMENT.
IF YOUR COMPANY HAS A POLICY ON HARASSMENT
THE POLICY SHOULD TELL YOU WHO IN YOUR COMPANY IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING HARASSMENT ISSUES. IF YOU
ARE UNCOMFORTABLE TALKING TO THE DESIGNATED
PERSON, YOU SHOULD TALK TO YOUR MANAGER OR
ANOTHER MANAGER IN YOUR COMPANY.

20. YOU ARE PROTECTED FROM DIFFERENT TREATMENT
ON THE BASIS OF YOUR NATIONAL ORIGIN,
REGARDLESS OF YOUR NATIONAL ORIGIN. IT DOES
NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE MEXICAN, UKRAINIAN,
FILIPINO, ARAB, AMERICAN INDIAN OR ANY OTHER
NATIONALITY. IT ALSO DOES NOT MATTER IF THE
ETHNIC GROUP YOU BELONG TO IS LARGE (SUCH AS
HISPANICS) OR SMALL (SUCH AS KURDS). IF YOU
ARE BEING TREATED DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE YOU ARE
A WHITE AMERICAN YOU CAN FILE A CHARGE OF
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON THAT.
ALL ARE PROTECTED
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21. T H E L A W S E N F O R C E D B Y E E O C
Prohibit an employer from treating you differently, or less
favorably, because you or a friend, parent, or someone else
you associate with comes from a particular place, has a
particular accent, or appears to have a particular ethnic
background, perhaps because of physical characteristics or
name.
The laws enforced by EEOC also protect you from being
harassed at work, by managers, co-workers, or others in
your workplace, because of your national origin, accent, or
ethnic background.
If you want more information you can find it at
www.eeoc.gov
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22. T H A N K Y O U
C O M U N I D A D P R I M E R O !