Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
o Gathering information
o Issuing guidelines
Types of Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - makes it o Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Antonio
illegal for an employer to "fail or refuse to hire or o Griggs v. Duke Power
discharge any individual because of the individual's
race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Reasonable Accommodation Sexual Harassment
However, employees do not have an unlimited right o The court must determine the liability of the
to talk about how racist or sexist their employers organization for actions of its employees
are.
Preventative steps for firms include development of
o The courts tend to frown on employees whose a policy statement, training in inappropriate
activities result in a poor public image for the behaviors, development of a reporting mechanism,
company unless those employees attempted to and disciplinary policy.
use the organization’s internal channels. Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination
Current Issues Regarding Diversity and Equal
Affirmative Action was conceived of as a way of
Employment Opportunity
taking extra effort to attract and retain minority
Issues regarding diversity are increasingly important. employees.