Civil Rights Act Of 1964: Discrimination In The Workplace

There are three civil rights laws passed in the 1960s. They are Civil Rights Act of 1960, 1964 and 1968. The major and well-known one is Civil Rights Act of 1964. This is the law that brings the equality among all human. It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin and ended racial segregation. In 1964, America was facing racial segregation. The most infamous way of racial segregation was the legal doctrine in the U.S. constitutional law -- “Separate but equal”. In short, it is a law that allow the government to require the school, housing, transportation, etc. to be separated by races. For example, a black kid could not attend in a white-only elementary school and whites-only train cars; otherwise, he/

President Lyndon B. Johnson and President John F. Kennedy made many notable advances to outlaw discrimination in America. They fought against discrimination on race, color, religion, and national origin. Although the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments outlawed slavery, provided for equal protection under the law, guaranteed citizenship, and protected the right to vote, individual states continued to allow unfair treatment of minorities and passed Jim Crow laws allowing segregation of public facilities. America would not be the country it is today without their effort to make this country better and of course without the help of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is considered by some to be one of the most important laws in American history. (The Most Important Cases, Speeches, Laws & Documents in American History) This Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964 and it is a “comprehensive federal statute aimed at reducing discrimination in public accommodations and employment situations.” (Feuerbach Twomey, 2010) Specifically, it aimed at prohibiting “discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), and religion.” (Civil Rights Act of 1964, 2010) Additionally, it also

The National Archives gives back ground on the (Civil Rights Act of 1964). National Archives website, www.archives.gov is full of archives regarding the United States. There is a session for teacher, that allows the site to be used as a resource. The (Civil Rights Act of 1964) was a response to a question presented, is the 14th Amendment being upheld. Society question the government, are certain groups of people being denied social justice? Are certain groups being denied social benefits?

Legislation is needed in the US to secure equal treatment to US citizens and they keep everyone on track. Legislation is the law and without the law everyone would be thinking of themselves and nothing would be fair. In the workplace, employees were being discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, national origin or sex. Employers were allowed to fire or not employ an individual because they were a minority. The Civil rights act of 1964 was passed and banned discrimination and segregation on the basis of religion, race, national origin and gender in the workplace. This civil rights act includes Title VII which makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee or job applicant. The EEOC (Equal opportunity

2) a. In the workplace everyone should have equal opportunity to advance in their line of work. Employers should not discriminate anyone who tries for the job. In this case, the veteran wants to apply for a supervisory position. With the details about him suffering from back pain do to his Vietnam conflict experiences, employers most likely would not promote him. However, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers are not allowed to discriminate anyone based on a disability. So in this case, employers have to see past the disability and focus on his credentials and skills.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on their religion. In fact, the law “requires employers to reasonably accommodate an employee when that employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observance conflict with a work requirement unless the accommodation would cause an undue hardship to the employer” (Fowler-Hermes & Gierbolini, 2014, p. 34).

The issue of diversity in the workplace surfaced as the world began to change. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed egregious forms of discrimination against African Americans and women for all forms of segregation. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 terminated unequal applications in voter registration, racial segregation in schools, the workplace, and all facilities that offered services to the general public. (Civil.Law.com) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 opened the door for many Americans to advance in the workplace and schools. As the decades moved forward the Civil Rights Act of 1964 need to be updated to adapt to the new changes in the world. The Civil Rights

In my opinion I believe the federal government should amend the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans gendered) individuals as a protected class. In 2015, the US supreme court declared that same sex marriage was legal in all 50 states. Today 2017, states such as Nevada, North Dakota and Virginia are still fighting legislation to accommodate the supreme court ruling. In the legal realm, nothing is more frustrating than things being left to interpretation with no precedent set. The declaration made to legalize same sex marriage should have not left the decision up to the states, this only creates more national struggle. Since same sex marriage has been declared legal by the higher courts,

As far as the Civil Rights Acts go, there have been improvements, but there is still a lot of discrimination and economic inequality among minorities in the United States. The Civil Rights Acts were set out to rid discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or nationality. There still remains a lot of discrimination based on these things. In the study, “Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal?” they were acquiring proof of the inequality in America. Their studies showed that there is pre-emptive judgment against certain types of people when it comes to employing people. Someone can be exactly like someone else as far as college careers and work experience go, but depending on that they look like or what their names suggest, they may or may not have an opportunity to get a certain job. Based on the findings of the authors, they found that the results indicated, “for two identical individuals engaging in an identical job search, the one with an African-American name would receive fewer interviews” (The American Economic Review, 1006). If the United States was truly equal with respect to giving job positions, employers

When any discussion of religion in the workplace and the ethical issues that surround it, one must began by discussing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This Act prohibited discrimination by private and public employers on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion and national origin. Title VII states that an employer must provide reasonable accommodation of an employee 's religious beliefs and practices. Under Title VII, an employer cannot refuse to reasonably accommodate an employee 's religious observances, unless accommodation would constitute an "undue hardship" for the business. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) states directly,

During the 1960's federal policies and court decisions reflected liberal or otherwise left-leaning views. The federal government: expanded its power over the economy with the Great Society economic programs, enacted civil rights legislation towards African Americans, and appeased the Feminist movement through court rulings.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a document enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It looks to finish the race segregation in United States and create a more democratic country. It gives the African Americans the same rights

Although it is illegal to discriminate, it is still very much going on and there is an overwhelming amount of it in the US, my goal in this paper is to prove that discrimination is still very prevalent and explain how it effects the US society and tie it into the video ("Invisible" 2015).

Discrimination is a natural thing humans do and is common in all of society. Discrimination is when a person or group of people are thought of or treated differently because of race,gender, color, religious beliefs, social class or sexual orientation. Discrimination can occur anywhere but commonly happens in the workplace. Most people need to work to support themselves or their families but, in the world today finding a good job can be hard, especially under these circumstances.Though there are federal laws in place that limit workplace discrimination it still happens.Many believe laws won’t change the problems America has with discrimination but others believe it would benefit the country. The United states