A Civil Action

Affirmative action is an attempt to eliminate discrimination amongst minorities due to their race or ethnicity, creating diversity within organizations. Although it allows everyone equal opportunities, it often allows others to be accepted over someone else because their background is one of which that promotes the organizations diversity level. In his "To Fulfill These Rights" speech President Lyndon B. Johnson stated "You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and…

As easy as it may sound on a personal level, diversity has been a set challenge in the workforce over many years. The changes in demographics for the labor force, employment in legislation and legal actions, and increasing the globalization of businesses is what’s trending to keep a diverse work environment standing (DeNisi 2011). Trends in Workforce Diversity We have set trends in organizations today that has increased the amount of diversity with…

The unconstitutional use of racial quotas in the admission process of the medical school in the University of California at Davis, opened one of the most famous court cases that had to be settle in the Supreme Court of the United States of America. The case involved the admission practices of the Medical School of the University of California at Davis which reserved 16 out of 100 seats in its entering class for minorities, including Blacks, Chicanos, Asians, and American Indians. The purpose of…

I believe that positive or negative discrimination of any kind is wrong. I completely understand that throughout our history minority groups have been prejudiced against in the past. But to implement a system of positive discrimination does not help the issue we have as a country. Actually having positive discrimination in its very nature we are discriminating against the other minorities. Positive discrimination was created only with good intentions and has helped thousands but it’s also…

The EEOC stands for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC is a federal agency founded in January, 1965. The main reason for the EEOC is to enforce and administer civil rights laws that protect the people from workplace discrimination. The EEOC is in charge of investigating discrimination claims filed by working americans who believe they were discriminated against by their employer or future employer. If you are not hired, treated differently, or fired because of race, color,…

discriminated against, when and what took place for you to file the suit. EEOC will attempt to resolve through conciliation and if a settlement is not agreed on litigation will follow(Gomez-Meja et al., 2007). Remedies differ because of the unjust action and its outcome on the injured party. You may also be able to recover attorney fees and court costs. The larger the company and the amount of staff can affect the sum of compensatory and punitive damages. Compensatory Damages reimburses you for…

Should judgement of tattoos on a person be allowed when trying to gain employment? Shouldn't an employer look at a person's skills, talents, and education, no looks. I strongly feel tattoos should not affect someone from gaining employment if the meet the job qualifications. Focusing on changing the way people view tattoos in the work force could be a positive movement for the younger generation. So many judgements are passed on people when it comes to employment, qualifications is all that…

The Homestead Strike of July 1892 the American Federation of Labor of Iron and Steelworkers had refused to take the pay cuts and went on strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania. In return the president of the Carnegie Steel Company Henry C. Frick decided to close the plant and hired three hundred guards from the Pinkerton Detective Agency to protect the factory. After five long months the strikers of Homestead gave in and returned back to work. The Homestead Strike of July 1892 was an important event…

Affirmative action is like a main tool to offer qualified individual with equal access knowledge or education and professional possibilities. These policy makes certain that all Americans are considered fairly and equally for educational and jobs opportunities. Affirmation action is about opening up equal opportunity and ensuring that equal opportunity with equal results. Also, affirmation is to improve economic and helps out women and minority groups. 1) People against affirmation action say…

2012). Another policy measure is Affirmative Action which introduces more diversity into college campuses and protects minority students from discrimination (Affirmative Action, 2014). From the National Conference of State Legislatures’s website, affirmative action overcomes hundreds of years of oppression, although this is debatable. This notion increases diversity enrollment to double or triple representation. When California removed their affirmative action opportunity in 1998, minority…