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By Susan M. Heathfield
Human Resources Expert
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Growing in popularity in various states and at the Federal level are laws, law suits
and opinions that discrimination in the workplace should be prohibited also for
sexual orientation, weight, and genetic information.
Hiring: contratacin
Internships: pasantas
Wage: Salarios
Apprenticeships: aprendizaje
Exercise:
1.- Answer the following questions according to the reading:
A.- Which are the employment practices considered discriminatory?
Seleccin de personal, contratacin, asignacin de trabajo, remuneracin,
promocin,
terminacin
del
empleo,
la
fijacin
de
salarios
2.- Pay attention to the underline pronouns and point out their references in the
text.
3.- Make a list with the words ending in ing and say how do you understand each
one.
Participating= participar
Opposing= oponerse
Following=siguiente
Hiring= contratacin
Testing= prueba
Training= formacin
4.- Look at the text and find the synonyms and antonyms from the following words.
Synonyms
Evaluation = investigation
Education = training
Antonyms
Permitted = prohibited
Ability = disability