Workplace Discrimination
Discrimination in the Workplace of Individuals Living with
A Disease or Illness
A Case Study
Bailey House
This research paper is a case study focusing on the discrimination of workers living with a disease or illness. I chose this topic based on the need to educate others on the signs of workplace discrimination. Job discrimination in the workplace can effect many people in many different situations. This particular study chooses to focus on those individuals living with a terminal illness.
Discrimination in the workplace can occur more frequently than many expect in this advanced society. The history of job discrimination in general is vast and covers many different areas. In America, the history of discrimination in the …show more content…
There is also a psychological discomfort that causes the imagination to create falsehoods that lead to a very formulated opinion about something or someone. We are also often presented with a "pity" factor, whereas people may not understand, they assume the worst about something they know little or nothing about.
According to the U.S. Constitution, the fourteenth amendment dissolves any disparity regarding the fairness of all individuals in a working environment. The amendment says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the Sate wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the …show more content…
Since this is such a serious claim, anyone claiming that they've been discriminated against, they have to provide proof of some kind in order for their claim to be further investigated by a Human Resource Counselor. When a person's entire being is thus reduced to what is perceived to be a negative characteristic, the physical or mental impairment attitudes about the individual's capabilities in other areas also tend to become negative. Merely from knowledge of the existence of one impairment or affliction, many people form negative attitudes about other unrelated characteristics of persons with disabilities.
Since the claim of discrimination in the workplace is so extensive, there must be indicators that are firm before it can be acted upon by a higher authority than the individual making the claim. The Human Resource Counselors at most organizations are trained to identify what those factors would be in determining what a valid claim or instance of discrimination would be. At Bailey House, the Human Resource Counselors search for specific keywords or phrases that employers might supply as to why the working relationship with a Bailey House client has to come to an end. Many times, the counselors are not surprised by the decision of the employers to end a working relationship with a
A Disease or Illness
A Case Study
Bailey House
This research paper is a case study focusing on the discrimination of workers living with a disease or illness. I chose this topic based on the need to educate others on the signs of workplace discrimination. Job discrimination in the workplace can effect many people in many different situations. This particular study chooses to focus on those individuals living with a terminal illness.
Discrimination in the workplace can occur more frequently than many expect in this advanced society. The history of job discrimination in general is vast and covers many different areas. In America, the history of discrimination in the …show more content…
There is also a psychological discomfort that causes the imagination to create falsehoods that lead to a very formulated opinion about something or someone. We are also often presented with a "pity" factor, whereas people may not understand, they assume the worst about something they know little or nothing about.
According to the U.S. Constitution, the fourteenth amendment dissolves any disparity regarding the fairness of all individuals in a working environment. The amendment says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the Sate wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the …show more content…
Since this is such a serious claim, anyone claiming that they've been discriminated against, they have to provide proof of some kind in order for their claim to be further investigated by a Human Resource Counselor. When a person's entire being is thus reduced to what is perceived to be a negative characteristic, the physical or mental impairment attitudes about the individual's capabilities in other areas also tend to become negative. Merely from knowledge of the existence of one impairment or affliction, many people form negative attitudes about other unrelated characteristics of persons with disabilities.
Since the claim of discrimination in the workplace is so extensive, there must be indicators that are firm before it can be acted upon by a higher authority than the individual making the claim. The Human Resource Counselors at most organizations are trained to identify what those factors would be in determining what a valid claim or instance of discrimination would be. At Bailey House, the Human Resource Counselors search for specific keywords or phrases that employers might supply as to why the working relationship with a Bailey House client has to come to an end. Many times, the counselors are not surprised by the decision of the employers to end a working relationship with a