Racial Discrimination In The Workplace

Racial discrimination poses a large problem in the American workplace and many people are unaware of it. Today, the national policy of nondiscrimination is firmly rooted in the law. In addition, it generally is agreed that equal opportunity has increased dramatically in America, including in employment. Blacks and other people of color now work in virtually every field, and opportunities are increasing at every level. Yet, significant work remains to be done Racial discrimination is a huge problem that seems to be getting worst as more employees are filing cases with various agencies commissioned to uphold Title VII and other nondiscrimination laws and policies. The theoretical problem that surrounds this topic is that sometimes stereotyped
The EEOC statistic from last year showed 26,740 discrimination cases reported in America. Racial discrimination in America is considered any act against an individual while recruiting, hiring, or job training. Many other forms include these examples: work performance measures, wages, promotions, work conditions, or any other unlawful employment bias discharge. In enforcing Title VII 's prohibition of race and color discrimination, the EEOC has filed, resolved, and adjudicated a number of cases since 1964. Below is an in exhaustive list of significant EEOC private or federal sector cases from 2003 to present. These cases illustrate some of the common, novel, systemic and emerging issues in the realm of race and color
The Second Circuit also has held that where the contracts entered into between an employer and its black employees are identical in content to the white employees ' contracts. Insurance agents ' claim against insurance companies for race based discrimination should not have been dismissed on the pleadings where agency agreements contained overtly discriminatory terms. Outcome: The court reversed the trial court ruling, which dismissed a claim filed by appellant former insurance agents against appellee insurance companies for race based discrimination. The court held that because appellants alleged that certain appellee agencies ' contracts contained discriminatory terms, appellants ' claim should have survived as to those appellees. The court allowed appellants to amend their complaint and remanded the