Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to protect people from employment discrimination based on their race, color, nationality, sex or religion. The Act gave birth to the EEOC, the acronym stands for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC is a bipartisan, five-member group that seeks to end employment discrimination. According to (Clouatre, 2014) the EEOC encourages diversity in the workplace by executing anti-discriminatory laws. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits certain things and entitles individuals but it also entitles individuals to certain rights. An advantage of the legislation in the workplace is that it protects individuals from being discriminated
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Although women were performing the same duties as men on a particular job, they were paid only three-fifths of what men were paid. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is an amendment to the Fair Labor Standard Acts which help to eliminate the old ways of thinking. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was a huge step to encourage equality in pay, although today women still earn about seventy-eight cents in comparison to every dollar that men earn. This legislation serves to create equality in the workforce. If a man and a woman perform the same jobs they should both be paid equally for that job. This legislation has helped to improve the self-esteem of women in the workforce. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is especially advantageous to households headed by single mothers. Another advantage is that it promotes economic growth of this country. According to (Drexler, 2014) a disadvantage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 is that it makes it difficult to link compensation to work quality, productivity and experience. Some people feel that because statistically women outlive men, they should not be given equal pay because their pension benefits would last longer. Because of the longer lasting pension benefits of women, they would potentially make more than a man who would have passed away five years prior to …show more content…
However, all of the advantages outweigh any thing that can be thought of as a disadvantage. The American Workforce has undergone many positive changes for the betterment of all Americans. In reciting the United States Pledge of Allegiance the statement is made” One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”. In order to provide justice for all, everyone must be treated fairly and
Although women were performing the same duties as men on a particular job, they were paid only three-fifths of what men were paid. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is an amendment to the Fair Labor Standard Acts which help to eliminate the old ways of thinking. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was a huge step to encourage equality in pay, although today women still earn about seventy-eight cents in comparison to every dollar that men earn. This legislation serves to create equality in the workforce. If a man and a woman perform the same jobs they should both be paid equally for that job. This legislation has helped to improve the self-esteem of women in the workforce. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is especially advantageous to households headed by single mothers. Another advantage is that it promotes economic growth of this country. According to (Drexler, 2014) a disadvantage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 is that it makes it difficult to link compensation to work quality, productivity and experience. Some people feel that because statistically women outlive men, they should not be given equal pay because their pension benefits would last longer. Because of the longer lasting pension benefits of women, they would potentially make more than a man who would have passed away five years prior to …show more content…
However, all of the advantages outweigh any thing that can be thought of as a disadvantage. The American Workforce has undergone many positive changes for the betterment of all Americans. In reciting the United States Pledge of Allegiance the statement is made” One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”. In order to provide justice for all, everyone must be treated fairly and