Wednesday 15 November 2017

A Peek into Discrimination Legislation and Issues


Discriminatory practices can occur in any facet of employment. Karen DeSoto, a workplace discrimination lawyer says that it is illegal for employers to make any kind of assumption on the basis of gender, race, age and nationality related stereotypes. It is also unlawful for employers to assume that an individual cannot perform his or her job because he or she is disabled.

Discrimination Based on Age


This practice is specifically protected by law. With rare exceptions, employers are forbidden to maintain an age preference in job listings. Also, all employees are expected to receive the same benefits irrespective of their age, except when the cost of providing supplemented benefits to the younger workers is the same as offering reduced benefits to the aging workers.

Discrimination Based on Religion


Employers cannot discriminate onthe basis of religious customs of their existing or potential employees. Businesses in the US are expected to accommodate for the religious beliefs of an employee, provided it does not have an excessive negative effect of the employers.

Discrimination Based on Gender


It is unlawful to pay a different salary to men and women with the same exact responsibilities at work, same qualifications, skill level and position. Businesses are also forbidden to lower the salary of one gender to equalize the pay between both men and women.

In addition to this, discrimination based on pregnancy status, nationality and physical disability is also unlawful in the United States. Creating a hostile work environment that interferes with the performance of the employee is considered unlawful.

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