Employment Law

Employment Law

First Case

The first case talks about an African-American not being promoted in the police force due to the case of relative ranking. Direct discrimination means that someone is disadvantaged by being treated less favorably than another in a comparable situation, and this is related to sex, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation or age (Carlson, 2009, pp.54-79). The employer must prove that the unfair treatment is not about discrimination. This was seen in the case as the officer was not promoted due to being a minority, rather than on merit. The reason for promotion for any job should be the performance and character of the person, if the person meets the criteria than there is no reason to not promote them.

Any person would feel degraded and frustrated for not being promoted in an organization because of the discrimination. The discrimination is to be found particularly in the field of law enforcement. The duty of these agencies is to make sure that the laws are implemented, and there is no violation. The police are supposed to set an example for the citizens to look up to and adapt. If the practice is followed in such a level of organization, than what will be the impact on the regular citizens. The people of the African American will feel the pinch of discrimination that will cause them to rebel against the system. If the people in the police force do not perform their duty with full commitment than the ordinary citizens will suffer as they will not get the service that the police are supposed to give. Racial discrimination should be avoided in all forms.

Second Case

The main reason why Myrna was fired was that she was too argumentative with customers. Being a ...