Discrimination, for the purposes of employment law, is any workplace action such as hiring, firing, demoting, and promoting based on a prejudice of any kind that results in the unfair treatment of employees(Hero). Discrimination has many different fields but a big one in the united states is discrimination in the workplace. When acquiring a job, employers need to avoid discriminating their applicants by race, age, gender, and disability to assure equal opportunities
An employer should follow the Title VII of Civil rights act and give equal employment opportunities. Numbers of federal and state laws strictly prohibit racial discrimination. First in 1964 the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was passed stating individuals can’t have their jobs …show more content…
First 16-21 year olds are classified as the younger group. Generally, they are said to not have the experience nor the maturity level to complete the job. If they meet the schooling requirements needed for a job, then their mind would be fresh and ready to learn more on the job site. In 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions filed 17,000 complaints of age discrimination in the workforce. Witch filers ultimately gathered more than 50 million in settlements. Next, 70 and up, depending on the job there are many different ways people have discriminated against them. The biggest one would be lack of mobility/ stamina. Some jobs require working long and rough hours. Recent studies have found that companies are more likely to hire a middle age person than an older person with the same qualifications, making it extremely heard for an older person to find a good paying job. Even though a 70-year-old man with a load of background and is more than capable of doing the job, is passed to the side just because he is to …show more content…
First females are the biggest victims. Firing, hiring, promotions, pay and benefits are all effected because they are females. Many women have denied jobs because the company’s longtime clients have been more comfortable working with men, even though the men have been less qualified for the job. Many times a woman has been given the same job as a male, the woman has the same qualifications and experience as the male, yet she is paid less because the company sees the guy as a higher prestige. Just like race Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that protects individuals from discrimination based upon sex. This law makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against individuals in hiring, firing, and other terms and conditions of employment, such as promotions, raises, and other job opportunities because of their sex(Rights). Gender for some reason plays a big role in being an employee. Being an employee of the wrong gender effects hiring, firing, promotions, pay and benefits just because you are the wrong gender. Next is the men, getting discriminated is not a huge one for men but it happens frequently. Mainly men get discriminated on their weight. The job may include someone doing hard labor mad the man is fat; some people say he’s not fit for the
An employer should follow the Title VII of Civil rights act and give equal employment opportunities. Numbers of federal and state laws strictly prohibit racial discrimination. First in 1964 the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was passed stating individuals can’t have their jobs …show more content…
First 16-21 year olds are classified as the younger group. Generally, they are said to not have the experience nor the maturity level to complete the job. If they meet the schooling requirements needed for a job, then their mind would be fresh and ready to learn more on the job site. In 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions filed 17,000 complaints of age discrimination in the workforce. Witch filers ultimately gathered more than 50 million in settlements. Next, 70 and up, depending on the job there are many different ways people have discriminated against them. The biggest one would be lack of mobility/ stamina. Some jobs require working long and rough hours. Recent studies have found that companies are more likely to hire a middle age person than an older person with the same qualifications, making it extremely heard for an older person to find a good paying job. Even though a 70-year-old man with a load of background and is more than capable of doing the job, is passed to the side just because he is to …show more content…
First females are the biggest victims. Firing, hiring, promotions, pay and benefits are all effected because they are females. Many women have denied jobs because the company’s longtime clients have been more comfortable working with men, even though the men have been less qualified for the job. Many times a woman has been given the same job as a male, the woman has the same qualifications and experience as the male, yet she is paid less because the company sees the guy as a higher prestige. Just like race Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that protects individuals from discrimination based upon sex. This law makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against individuals in hiring, firing, and other terms and conditions of employment, such as promotions, raises, and other job opportunities because of their sex(Rights). Gender for some reason plays a big role in being an employee. Being an employee of the wrong gender effects hiring, firing, promotions, pay and benefits just because you are the wrong gender. Next is the men, getting discriminated is not a huge one for men but it happens frequently. Mainly men get discriminated on their weight. The job may include someone doing hard labor mad the man is fat; some people say he’s not fit for the