Employment Discrimination Case Study

Respondent Union Pacific Railroad Company ("Union Pacific"), submits this position statement in response to the discrimination charge filed by, Terry Scharfe ("Complainant"). The Complainant claims that Union Pacific discriminated against in retaliation for a prior complaint of harassment and on the basis of disability when he was discharged from his position as a Special Agent with the Union Pacific Police Department.

Racism is defined as prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. In the workforce, the issue of racism and discrimination has been brought to the center of conversations around the world. Companies claim to be “colorblind” and not hire somebody based on their race or gender, but the employment rates among minorities and women around the world is significantly lower than the majority in the given country. There is also the growing issue of minorities, such as blacks in america, making significantly less money than whites. This issue affects people all around the world who happen

Sexual harassment is considered to be a form of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which applies to all U.S. employers with 15 or more employees (some state laws may provide additional worker protections). Anyone affected by the offensive conduct in question, not just the person to whom it is directed, may be a victim.

Companies have an obligation to protect their customer’s information, which goes beyond that of complying with state and federal regulations. If the company loses the trust of their customers, they risk the chance of damaging

In a perfect world, people would be equal in rights, opportunities, and responsibilities, despite their race or gender. In the world we live in, however, we always face all kinds of neglect based on different attributes. All over the United States, certain people treat others with prejudice because of particular features they possess. Unfortunately, prejudice and discrimination occur even in places which, by definition, should be free of all personal prejudices – specifically, in offices and other business surroundings. This tragedy is called workplace discrimination; not every unfair behavior at work, however, can be assessed as discrimination. Discrimination in the workplace happens when an employee experiences unfair treatment due to their race, gender, age, religion, marital status, national origin, disability or veteran status, or other characteristics. Discrimination is one of the largest issues people face in the workplace and it must be dealt with. The U.S. have laws and regulations on discrimination but it still often occurs. Workplace discrimination appears in hiring, training, promotion, firing, and other institutional or interpersonal treatment. Discrimination sometimes causes an employee to leave or quit the workplace, resign from a position, or in more severe cases, to commit suicide or act violently against the discriminators. Discrimination is one of the largest issues many people face in the workplace.

On October 16, 2012, Complainant filed this action against Respondent, alleging discrimination on the basis of Age (64 years old) in violation of M.G.L. c. 151B § 4(1C) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Complainant alleges that he was terminated and replaced by someone at least five years younger.

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Three white employees (Lynette, Barret, W.T. Melton, and Treva Nickens) file suit against Whirlpool Corp. The plaintiffs (Lynette, Barret, W.T. Melton, and Treva Nickens) (Lynette, Barret, W.T. Melton, and Treva Nickens) alleged race-discriminated in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and §1981 and retaliation in violation of Title VII, based on befriending with and advocacy on behalf of their African-American co-workers. The plaintiffs (Lynette, Barret, W.T. Melton, and Treva Nickens) also claimed they were subject to hostile work environment based on their association with the black employees.

The undocumented workers gained this protection from being discriminated and intimidated by their employer. The act of the petitioner reporting the workers to the IRA was indeed discrimination as no employer can hire or fire an employee at any time based off their involvement and participation with a union nor can they discourage membership or activity in any union making the petitioner guilty of constructive discharge. The purpose of reinstating the workers was to lessen the incentive for hiring undocumented workers by offering back-pay of six months and a reinstatement of work. Although reinstatement and back pay would deter unfair labor practices and treatment against undocumented employees as well as offer a relief for mistreated employees,

Recently, five players of the USWNT team filed a federal complaint to the United States Soccer Federation for wage discrimination. The women and men’s team both play the same amount yet the men earn more. The USWNT team has had more success on the field than the men's team, winning back-to-back World Cup Championships and obtaining gold medals in the past four Olympics (Brown). The USMNT has only reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup once in the last fifty years (Brown). According to NBC News, the USWNT get paid between $3,600- $4,950 per game, while the USMNT gets paid $6,250- $17,625 (Kassouf). Last year the USWNT made $20 million more in revenue than the USMNT. Another shocking statistic is for a woman to make the World Cup roster,

When a person is discriminated against their race, gender, and age. This is some of the most evident forms of discrimination. I believe the most qualified person should receive the job, regardless of race or ethnicity. When employers disrupt workplace discrimination, legally they can be sued by the person or persons and receive bad publicity. When a employee hurts from unfair treatment due to their race and religion. Proving discrimination is difficult as is can occur in a number of work-related areas, during your initial hiring phase, during training or even after you get the job and have to participate in job evaluations. As far as ethnicity goes, Americans come in every color, shape, and size and a successful business is one that understands

While the world has unanimously advanced and is more accepting of change, the workplace continues to be a place of discrimination, prejudice and inequality. Discrimination is broadly defined to ‘distinguish unfavourably’, isolate; and is context based (Pagura, 2012). Abrahams (1991) described the workplace as an ‘inhospitable place’ where gender disparity and wage gaps persist (Stamarski & Son Hing, 2015). Among other states and countries, the Australian government actively implements and passes laws to protect and maintain equal employment rights. While the objective of these laws is ‘to eliminate discrimination,’ the regulatory mechanisms in the legislation are largely ineffective at achieving this ultimate goal (Smith, 2008). However,

The revised regulation 26 (f) wanted social groups involved to converge early in the conduction of lawsuit process and brainstorm about issues relating to Electronically Stored Information discovery, and the strategies put in place. A talented person to take care of it is required, also the judges should be fully equipped with the relevant materials to defend their culprit. Grouping information as protected and listing it for peruse and recovery is information control step. Being aware of where data is kept and processed will not only help in keeping reduced cost but will also give an advantage of providing some surety when tackling the initial questions asked. It is of paramount importance that what is asked in early stages be given sure answers (Adler, 2007).

According to a recent article in Time (2016), caregiver discrimination lawsuits in the last 10 years has increased 269% (Williams & Calvert, 2016). Furthermore, Van Amburg (2016) writes “there has been an 800% increase in breastfeeding-related discrimination lawsuits in the last decade.” As more workers in the workplace become caregivers to newborns, the elderly and family members of all ages, family responsibility discrimination (FRD) is a growing employment discrimination risk for employers (Williams, et al., 2012). FRD arises when employers treat employees with caregiving responsibilities less favorably than other employees. (William et. al, 2012). In 2007, the EEOC provided guidance by detailing the circumstances under which

Do you know whats its like to be discriminated? Do you know how it feels when you didn’t get the job, part, or opportunity just for being who you are? Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. There are many different ways and forms of discrimination and they are all wrong. Discrimination is something that we need to put an end too, especially the discrimination of women.The discrimination of women is overlooked and irrelevant to most people. According to a poll of 2000 employees commissioned by Investors in People, 8 in 10 women (83%) in full-time employment believe that gender discrimination still exists in the workplace. Women have experienced discrimination in history, school, and in the workplace; because of this discrimination society has viewed women as inferior to men.