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Workplace Discrimination & Employment Laws

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in a broad array of private conduct including public accommodations, governmental services and education. Title VII of the Act prohibits employment discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion and national origin. The Act prohibits discrimination against the aforementioned protected classes in the areas of recruitment, hiring, wages, assignment, promotions, benefits, discipline, discharge, layoffs and almost every aspect of employment (Jenkins, 2004, 38).

In response to challenges in the Courts, employment law has evolved since 1964. According to an article in Workforce (2002), one example of the evolution of statutes in response to case law, in 1972, Title VII was amended to give the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission its own enforcement authority. This meant that the EEOC, along with its investigation and conciliation of charges of discrimination, could file its own lawsuits ("Title VII of the Civil Rights Act", 2002, 56). In response to problems associated with loopholes in Title VII, additional laws have been passed that clarified the rights of employees and the role of employers.

Most companies follow the "employment at will" doctrine, which gives an employer the right to fire employee for any reason. However, both State and federal laws clearly define specific instances where an employee's firing is wrongful or illegal. For example, under these laws an employer cannot dismiss an employee on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or for engaging in union activities. The law considers such actions as discriminatory and wrongful termination.

Employers should know that even if there is a loss and the company requires one or more you require employees to take a lie detector test that federal and in some cases state laws prohibit an employer from terminating anyone for refusing to take the test. The federal Employee Polygraph P...

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