Equal Employment Opportunity and Equal Opportunity Commision

Equal Employment Opportunity Act and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

There are laws that have been established across the United States to protect employees’ rights in the workplace. Laws have been designed to protect employees and potential employees from discrimination based on disability these laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act. Also, if an organization decides to extend a job offer to a candidate The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 ensures that all American workers have an equal opportunity for employment regardless of gender, race, or any other discriminating factors.

What is the defense for the baseball gear job?

According to the BFOQ or Bona fide occupational qualifications law, an employer can hire a person based on their religion, sex or national origin if it is reasonable and necessary to that business’ normal operation (Wikipedia, 2016). In the case of the woman applying for a men’s baseball gear modeling job, it is advertised as a men’s modeling job and therefore under BFOQ it is legal. The BFOQ law basically says that if a business advertised a job to model clothing for men then it is reasonable that they can deny a woman the job due to specifically needing a man. Another example of this would be a person applying for a position in a play that requires a woman such as the part of somebody’s mother, and they deny a man the position because it requires a woman to play a mother. In this case the 4/5ths rule would not apply because the company clearly hires both men and woman to work for them, even if they keep them separated to different positions. The glass rule is a term which talks about how there is an invisible barrier to promotion for some people while others that are less qualified may move up that same ladder (Wikipedia, 2016). This rule would not apply in this case either due to the fact that it is an advertised position that requires very specific criteria or qualifications.

Why didn't Fred's age discrimination case go anywhere?

Fred attempted to bring a case of age discrimination. This decision stems from when Fred was moved from performing fitness demos for the company to stock management. The reason that Fred ha to have his position switched was because he could no longer perform his duties during the fitness demos. The reason that Fred’s case didn’t go anywhere is because he could not prove that he was being discriminated against due to his age. The reason that he was moved from one position to another was not because of his age. He was moved simply because he could no longer perform the functions of his previous position. According to the EEOC, or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an employer cannot discriminate against older employees, or candidates for a position. Also according to