EEOC V. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
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1. Abstract
“It is never too late to give up our prejudices”. ~Henry David Thoreau Prejudice is an attitude (negative or positive), evolving a behavior, where an individual generalizes their opinions and distorts flexibility and adaptability.
Nazi’s mass murder of Jews in the Second World War is one such event of history, which is liable to the prejudice giving way to cruelty and discrimination.
2. What is Civil Right Act of 1964?
American history goes back to Christopher Columbus, voyage to Americas in 1492. Later giving way to many immigrants and traders from central and western Europe along with them brought their slaves from Africa and Caribbean’s as they served a motive …show more content…
Middle eastern. South Asians, Hispanic (fast growing race) and other ethnicities need to be considered. EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. No. CV-04-4731 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 10, 2004) a lawsuit filed against Abercrombie & Fitch on behalf of a class of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and women allegedly subjected to discrimination in recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion and discharge based on race, color, national origin, and sex. Abercrombie & Fitch settled lawsuit with the employees and revised their policy.
Color discrimination goes hand in hand with race segregation. Skin color is one of the mechanisms used to assign individuals to a racial category. Jet Magazine published a report in American Journal of Sociology based on survey conducted on African American, found that light complexioned African Americans stand higher in their occupation and have 50 percent higher income than dark Americans, not considering education, occupational or family …show more content…
The reason behind can be result-oriented system, where technique and pace of final product matter a lot. A believe that young employees make conducive atmosphere for work, on the contrary older employees have been in company for a long time, making them more loyal, that their younger counterpart. With the improving the health care, allowing people to live longer and healthier, in 1967 to prohibit age related discrimination ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) was enacted. It protected all the employees above the age of 40, against discriminatory behaviour on hiring or firing by employer, unions or any commercial organization, which adversely affect the employee although he is qualified for the position. ADEA has a narrow scope in comparison to Title VII as latter is a pure form of discrimination, where if not proved by employee, employer based on RFOA (reasonable factor other than age). Smith v. Jackson city employer practice of Wage hikes for the employees with 5 or less years in department was justified as encouragement for potential employees and shows no disparate impact on the old
1. Abstract
“It is never too late to give up our prejudices”. ~Henry David Thoreau Prejudice is an attitude (negative or positive), evolving a behavior, where an individual generalizes their opinions and distorts flexibility and adaptability.
Nazi’s mass murder of Jews in the Second World War is one such event of history, which is liable to the prejudice giving way to cruelty and discrimination.
2. What is Civil Right Act of 1964?
American history goes back to Christopher Columbus, voyage to Americas in 1492. Later giving way to many immigrants and traders from central and western Europe along with them brought their slaves from Africa and Caribbean’s as they served a motive …show more content…
Middle eastern. South Asians, Hispanic (fast growing race) and other ethnicities need to be considered. EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. No. CV-04-4731 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 10, 2004) a lawsuit filed against Abercrombie & Fitch on behalf of a class of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and women allegedly subjected to discrimination in recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion and discharge based on race, color, national origin, and sex. Abercrombie & Fitch settled lawsuit with the employees and revised their policy.
Color discrimination goes hand in hand with race segregation. Skin color is one of the mechanisms used to assign individuals to a racial category. Jet Magazine published a report in American Journal of Sociology based on survey conducted on African American, found that light complexioned African Americans stand higher in their occupation and have 50 percent higher income than dark Americans, not considering education, occupational or family …show more content…
The reason behind can be result-oriented system, where technique and pace of final product matter a lot. A believe that young employees make conducive atmosphere for work, on the contrary older employees have been in company for a long time, making them more loyal, that their younger counterpart. With the improving the health care, allowing people to live longer and healthier, in 1967 to prohibit age related discrimination ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) was enacted. It protected all the employees above the age of 40, against discriminatory behaviour on hiring or firing by employer, unions or any commercial organization, which adversely affect the employee although he is qualified for the position. ADEA has a narrow scope in comparison to Title VII as latter is a pure form of discrimination, where if not proved by employee, employer based on RFOA (reasonable factor other than age). Smith v. Jackson city employer practice of Wage hikes for the employees with 5 or less years in department was justified as encouragement for potential employees and shows no disparate impact on the old