Case Law and Discrimination Purviews
Anti-Discrimination Laws were enacted to "promote fairness, equality, and opportunity within the workplace (Bennett, Alexander, Hartman, 2003 p. 5)". More specifically, these federal employment laws prohibit employment practices that discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origin, religion, and disability. The same laws also prohibit employers from retaliating against those individuals who file claims of discrimination.
There are several civil rights statutes that employers must become familiar with and incorporate into their dai…
