Employment Law Racial Discrimination
Employment Law:
Workplace Racial Discrimination
October 3, 2011
Employment Law:
Workplace Racial Discrimination
A number of federal and state laws prohibit racial discrimination. Racial discrimination is the practice of letting a person 's race or skin color unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a job, promotion, or other employment benefit. It most often affects minority individuals who feel they have been unfairly discriminated against in favor of a Caucasian (or white) individual, but there have been recent cases where whites have claimed that reverse discrimination has occurred—that is, the minority received unfairly favorable treatment at the expense of the white individual. Racial discrimination in the workplace has been a challenging issue for the United States since awareness rose in the 1960s. Blacks and other minority workers have faced intimidation, harassment and subtler forms of racism such as the difficulty of landing a job or promotion, even when they have the requisite qualifications. The United States has been actively combating racial discrimination in the workplace for 46 years, yet challenges remain. Many people do not really know much information on how racial discrimination at workplaces may take place, but many concerns can be answered with these following questions:
1. How long has racial discrimination at workplaces been going on for?
2. What are the laws on racial discrimination about?
3. What are some reasons for racial discrimination?
4. What is required to prove a racial discrimination case?
This review on Employment Law focuses on these four questions.
How long has racial discrimination at workplaces been going on for?
Workplace racial discrimination is not something that has just recently started. The truth is, racial discrimination in the workplace has been taken place since the 1960s. In the aftermath of the Civil War, the United States abolished slavery and gave blacks the legal right to join
Workplace Racial Discrimination
October 3, 2011
Employment Law:
Workplace Racial Discrimination
A number of federal and state laws prohibit racial discrimination. Racial discrimination is the practice of letting a person 's race or skin color unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a job, promotion, or other employment benefit. It most often affects minority individuals who feel they have been unfairly discriminated against in favor of a Caucasian (or white) individual, but there have been recent cases where whites have claimed that reverse discrimination has occurred—that is, the minority received unfairly favorable treatment at the expense of the white individual. Racial discrimination in the workplace has been a challenging issue for the United States since awareness rose in the 1960s. Blacks and other minority workers have faced intimidation, harassment and subtler forms of racism such as the difficulty of landing a job or promotion, even when they have the requisite qualifications. The United States has been actively combating racial discrimination in the workplace for 46 years, yet challenges remain. Many people do not really know much information on how racial discrimination at workplaces may take place, but many concerns can be answered with these following questions:
1. How long has racial discrimination at workplaces been going on for?
2. What are the laws on racial discrimination about?
3. What are some reasons for racial discrimination?
4. What is required to prove a racial discrimination case?
This review on Employment Law focuses on these four questions.
How long has racial discrimination at workplaces been going on for?
Workplace racial discrimination is not something that has just recently started. The truth is, racial discrimination in the workplace has been taken place since the 1960s. In the aftermath of the Civil War, the United States abolished slavery and gave blacks the legal right to join
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