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Age discrimination at work is against the law, but it still occurs. Just like every form of employment discrimination, there are still corporate cultures that feel older employees are liabilities. The years of experience and knowledge about the job makes no difference to that type of employer. Unlike other forms of discrimination,... more »
Handicapped people, those who suffer from some sort of physical or mental disability, are often discriminated against. They can be yelled and sworn at for getting in the way of others as they go about their daily business. Little can be done to prevent this as everyone, including the rude and uncaring, are entitled to speak their... more »
At its essence, age discrimination refers to actions taken that are designed to limit or deny opportunities to an individual because of that person's age. In response to the practice of age discrimination in both the employment and health-care realms, specific statutory schemes were developed on both the state and national levels.... more »
Federal laws protect employees from receiving unequal treatment on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, or labor union activity. When employers use these factors against their workers, they have committed employment discrimination. more »
Employment discrimination can take a number of forms, including illegal hiring and firing, on-the-job harassment, denial of a worker's promotions or raises and unequal pay. There are a number of federal and state statutes that protect employees from discrimination in the workplace, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans... more »
Getting fired--terminated, laid off, downsized (doesn't matter what you call it)--is not a...
Harassment at work impedes employment opportunities, morale and job performance and,...
Job discrimination is when an employer treats his employee in a negative and illegal manner. There are laws in place to protect an employee from... more »
Sexual discrimination in the workplace is an offense that must be dealt with swiftly and properly with a level head. No one should feel obligated... more »
Unfortunately, age discrimination in the workplace is a problem that affects many older adults who are employed or who seek employment. State and... more »
You have a tool at your disposal to keep your employer professional. You, and your hard work, deserve better than to be belittled by a shallow... more »
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits employers from discriminating because of the birth of a child, being pregnant or related medical... more »
Discrimination is a sociological term referring to the treatment taken toward or against a person of a certain group that is taken in consideration based on class or category. The United Nations explains: "Discriminatory behaviors take many forms, but they all involve some form of exclusion or rejection." Discriminatory laws such as redlining have existed in many countries. In some countries, controversial attempts such as racial quotas have been used to redress negative effects of discrimination.
Race discrimination
Racial discrimination differentiates between individuals on the basis of real and perceived racial differences, and has been official government policy in several countries, such as South Africa in the apartheid era, and the USA. However, it does not appear to be entirely dead, yet, as evidenced by a rather recent news article on a website called NowPublic.com concerning alleged YMCA discrimination and a Federal Court Case in Texas. (See http://www.nowpublic.com/world/blacks-men-are-racial-gender-discrimination-not-dead-yet.)
In the United States, racial profiling of minorities by law enforcement officials has been called racial discrimination.
As early as 1865, the provided a remedy for intentional race discrimination in employment by private employers and state and local public employers. The applies to public employment or employment involving state action prohibiting deprivation of rights secured by the federal constitution or federal laws through action under color of law. Title VII is the principal federal statute with regard to employment discrimination prohibiting unlawful employment discrimination by public and private employers, labor organizations, training programs and employment agencies based on race or color, religion, gender, and national origin.
Title VII also prohibits retaliation against any person for opposing any practice forbidden by statute, or for making a charge, testifying, assisting, or part read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination
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