unfavorable treatment in employment based on prejudice. Major forms of outlawed discrimination include sex discrimination, racial discrimination, disability discrimination, and, in some countries, age discrimination. Discrimination may also be practiced through indirect discrimination.
Wiktionary Definition for: Discrimination
#Neutral discernment.
#The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting/perceiving differences which exist.
#The state of being discriminated against, distinguished from, or set apart.
#Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice: racial discrimination; discrimination against foreigners.
#The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
#The quality of being discriminating; acute discernment; as to show great discrimination in the choice of means.
For employers, keeping the workplace free of discrimination makes good business sense, not only does it prevent costly lawsuits, but it also improves employee morale. This article provides an overview of discrimination prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act ADA, and Age Discrimination in...
Researchers have found that minorities and women are far less likely than are white males to point at discrimination. They found that white men are very sensitive to acts of discrimination. It may be that you should take a look at how discrimination is perceived in your organization. If you...
This article gives a short explanation of discrimination for employers and anyone in a supervisory, administrative or human resource capacity. It is meant to provide a fundamental understanding of illegal discrimination in the United States and is written from a certain point of view. Though each kind of discrimination has...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released the number of discrimination charges, by type of discrimination, that it received in FY 2004, along with the monetary benefits recovered for charging parties and other aggrieved individuals during that term (which doesn't include monetary benefits obtained through litigation). Race Discrimination ...
.A five-year study at MIT found "pervasive, if unintentional" sex discrimination among math and science faculty. The report found sex discrimination in hiring, in the allocation of laboratory space and research money, in the granting of awards and promotions, and in the membership of important committees. Discrimination was found to...
GENETIC DISCRIMINATION. A bill (H.R. 493) that would prohibit discrimination based on genetic information has been approved by the House of Representatives. The Senate has agreed to consider the measure. The bill would expand the prohibition against genetic discrimination by group health plans and...
While the era of overt employment discrimination has ended, the era of subtle and covert discrimination practices has just begun, according to Paul Steven Miller, a commissioner with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC. "Unlike the era of overt discrimination when we saw the passage of the Civil...
In the 1980s, research on the economic concerns of African Americans centered on the so-called "underclass," and investigations into discrimination appeared to be over. This book renews work on discrimination in the labor market with a fresh new approach. Essentially, this is a book on auditing...
I. INTRODUCTION: THE INDIVIDUAL NATURE OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS This article considers claims of discrimination based on a combination of characteristics such as age, sex, and race (for example, a claim brought by an older black woman). It argues that the approach taken by some courts of appeals in these complex,...
This qualitative study examined four Japanese international female college students' experience of discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes in a predominately white university. Four themes emerged from the analysis of data: (1) overt forms of prejudice and discrimination; (2) stereotypes common to Asians; (3) stereotypes unique to the Japanese; and (4) coping...
The European Commission awarded its journalism award For Diversity. Against Discrimination' for 2007 to the article Portugueses alimentam nova escravatura da Europa' Portuguese contribute to a new kind of slavery in Europe by Portuguese journalist Maria do Ceu Neves Diario de Noticias. It covers discrimination...
New Non-Discrimination Test Bill Seen In 1990 WASHINGTON - Congress will likely reconsider legislation next year to impose new non-discrimination rules on employee benefit plans, according to a benefits specialist. In the wake of repeal of the notorious Section 89, House Ways...
Are requiring arbitrated discrimination claims right for your company? Many businesses decide that employees must agree to arbitrate employment discrimination claims as a condition of employment. They find that arbitrating discrimination claims is often cheaper, quicker, more private and less arbitrary than trying...
CIVIL RIGHTS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Sections within this essay Background Constitutional Protection Against Racial Discrimination Supreme Court Involvement in Protections Against Racial Discrimination State Action Thirteenth Amendment Protections Fourteenth Amendment Protections Fifteenth Amendment Protections State Protections Against Racial Discrimination Judicial Review of Constitutional Violations Civil Rights Acts and Their...
Discrimination. Introduced by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), a Senate bill (H.R. 1705) would prohibit an employer from refusing to hire or to discharge an individual based on that individual's sexual orientation. The bill would also prohibit discrimination in compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because...
In June, members of the House and Senate -- both Democrats and Republicans -- introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994, or ENDA, a bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The bill holds the promise of moving the debate toward a discussion of common ground,...
"Differential treatment in the marketplace based on group membership rather than individual differences, which refer to as marketplace discrimination, has been noted to occur across a multitude of consumption contexts, ranging from purchasing automobiles and real estate to browsing at retail stores or even hailing a taxicab. This article provides...
NORTHPORT, ALA. -- A former employee of a McDonald's franchisee here is suing her employer for discrimination, alleging she was denied the chance for a promotion and forced to quit because her face is disfigured.
Byline: Greg Barns May 04, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A discrimination case has advanced human rights law and clarified the jurisdiction of Australian courts. The suicide of young Air Force cadet, Eleanor Tibble in 2000 led her mother to...
In an effort to curb workplace discrimination within federal offices, President George W. Bush signed the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation Act on May 15, 2002.
