Question

Identify a situation that could be considered an example of discrimination and/or harassment in the workplace.

This can be something that you have experienced or seen in person or something that you create.

Write a short 4- to 6-sentence case study scenario that describes this incident. Conduct a 700- to 1,050-word analysis of the case study on the same document.

Include the following in your analysis: Explain the type of discrimination and/or harassment that took place in your case study scenario.

What were the key indicators that this behavior was a violation of workplace policy?

Summarize how to conduct a proper investigation of these claims.

Determine which U.S. employment laws were violated in your case study scenario.

How were the laws violated?

What change(s) would you make to minimize future occurrences of these violations?

Answer 1

Note: a fictitious situation has been used as an example in this case.

Workplace discrimination is very common now a days. Any discrimination based on gender, race, colour, religion, disability, sex, marital status, relationship status, and national origin comes under this category. Federal Laws are laid to avoid the discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are the concerning laws. To prevent workplace discriminations EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) keeps a vigilant eye across the country to enforce the federal laws.

Examples of discrimination are:

• Job refusal
• Being dismissed without proper reason
• Denial of job advancements such as training opportunities, transfers and promotions
• Unequal wages for equal work
• Exclusion or isolation by co-workers
• Taunts
• Being given impossible tasks

An example of this can be a situation as follows:

A G A Y person Sam working in a call center office is often called as Princess by some of his fellow co-workers. This is a discrimination based on the sexual orientation of a person. This is not actually as per the ethical code and is a violation of the federal law.

Key indicators of this violation are the unfair treatment of the Sam by his co-workers.

A proper investigation can be done from the side of the internal committee should be carried out to inquire the matter. Employees should be interviewed about the matter.

Title VII of the civil rights act will be deemed to be violated in this case.

To minimize the future occurrence like this the company need to set a strong example before the employees. All the employees should be strictly addressed about the company’s policy and the consequences of not following the same.