Racism in Business today is too big of a problem to be taken lightly. People are being accepted to jobs not on the basis of skill and experience, but by their culture i.e. skin color, dress, by outward appearances. Many people don’t know that there are federal laws protecting them against these unlawful practices. They’re known as the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity laws.
There are a variety of laws or acts that protect against employment discrimination. Among some are the Civil Rights Acts (1964), The EqualPay Act (1963), the Disabilities Act (1990) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Civil Rights Act is the most broad of all. It prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The Equal Pay Act, according to the EEOC website, “protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex based wage discrimination. Most recently, women in the military have been fighting to have the opportunity to swrve in combat positions. According to Barrons Regents review book, “women argue that they cannot be fully regarded as equal to male military personnel unless regulations excluding them from combat roles are revised”. The military thinks that they aren’t emotionally or physically capable of performing in combat. Discrimination in jobs not only include different races, but gender as well.
These laws came about as a result of too much discrimination in businesses and other establishments. One famous case that involved racism was the Dennys case in the early 1990’s. A black couple, Ronald Flag and Janet Jones, made a false claim against the restaurant saying that they were seated in the back of the restaurant for 45 minutes and then ignored for 45 minutes while white customers were quickly seated and served. The end result was a throwing out of the case because Dennys gave the prosecution a video tape showing that the couple had been greeted and seated promptly. It turned out they left ten minutes instead of th 45 minutes they had claimed. Although Dennys was not guilty for any maldoing, it sparked controversy over whether people of different races are served equally in dining places.
The law is always on your side when you feel you are being discriminated. Employers can face heavy fines if found guilty of practicing questionnable hiring policies. Learn about these laws because it’ll help you in the long run.
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