discrimination

Examples of discrimination in the following topics:

• Legislation Protecting against Discrimination

  • Discrimination—treating specific groups of people unequally—is unethical behavior and is prohibited by several pieces of U.S. legislation.
  • Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on his or her membership—or perceived membership—in a certain group or category.
  • Several pieces of legislation protect groups and individuals from discrimination in the United States.
  • An employer cannot discriminate against a person because of his interracial association with another, such as by an interracial marriage.
  • Outline the legislative framework in the United States that actively protects employees against discrimination in the workplace

• Labor Laws

  • For instance, in the U.S. a majority of state laws allow for employment to be "at will," meaning the employer can terminate an employee from a position for any reason, barring one that violates the law, such as discrimination.
  • The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits employment discrimination based on age with respect to employees 40 years of age or older.
  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is the principal federal statute with regard to employment discrimination.
  • It prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, and national origin, by public and private employers, labor organizations, training programs, and employment agencies.

• The Inclusive Workplace

  • The primary threats to an inclusive culture are groupthink, discrimination, stereotyping, and defensiveness.
  • Discrimination-and-fairness paradigm: In this phase, the organization focuses simply on adherence to social and legal expectations.

• Employee Promotions

  • Review of promotion decisions and mandates to document such decisions in personnel files protect against discrimination, bias, and preferential treatment.

• Whistleblower Protection

  • The No Fear Act prohibits federal managers and supervisors from engaging in unlawful discrimination and retaliation.

• Employee Discipline

  • In addition, organizations must prohibit discrimination and harassment by creating clear and detailed written policies.
  • If employees receive different disciplinary responses to the same infraction, the organization can be found liable for discrimination even when none was intended.

• Employee Dismissal

  • If the dismissal is seen as harassment-based or founded in discrimination, the organization's unethical acts will have significant legal ramifications and costs.

• The PESTEL and SCP Frameworks

  • Legal factors include discrimination laws, consumer laws, antitrust laws, employment laws, and health and safety laws.

• Reducing Workplace Stress

  • Watch for signs of dissatisfaction or bullying and work to combat workplace discrimination (based on race, gender, national origin, religion, or language).

• The GLOBE Project

  • Gender egalitarianism is the extent to which an organization or a society minimizes gender role differences and gender discrimination.