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Employee Discrimination Case Summary

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Ahmani Nkwodimmah
Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management – Fall 2016
Wilmington University

Who has to prove a company discriminated against an employee? Do you agree with the burden of this obligation? According to the Oxford dictionary, discrimination can be defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. In this case Ana Alvarado-Santos, has to prove that she has been discriminated against by the company. She has to file for national origin discrimination charges, she is the victim in the case from Puerto Rico, she was being discriminated against by a co-worker who is higher than her on the chain of command and who identifies …show more content…

The training I have in mind would discuss the importance of the ADA, EEO and Affirmative Action, basically stating that all three laws help to increase diversity in the work place, minimize work place discrimination and maximize the organizations potential. I will also elaborate on how to comply with these laws by welcoming people who come from different walks of life. I will also stress the importance of cultural awareness and sensitivity and how to accomplish it. Cultural awareness is basically one of the foundations of communication. In order for cultural awareness to be accomplish, it would have to be actively promoted throughout the company so that all employees can appreciate the benefits of cultural diversity, which is accepting different cultures into the workplace. On the other hand, cultural sensitivity is knowing that cultural differences as well as similarities exist, without assigning values to those cultural differences. For example, when Dr. Francisco Rodriguez-Pichardo said that Dominican Doctors were the better doctors. Cultural sensitivity can only be accomplished once everyone accepts the fact that all cultures will vary from one

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