Discrimination Theories

Discrimination Theories

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides the basic requirements for equal employment opportunity and established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to administer and enforce legislation that prohibits two forms of discrimination: disparate treatment and disparate impact.
What are the main ideas of each of the two forms of discrimination? List and summarize at least two landmark court cases and research for current examples to support the definition of each of the two forms of discrimination.

Note:
• Key terms to consider in your answers – “prima facie,” “burden of proof.” “Bona fide occupational qualifications (BFOQ), Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.
• Key landmark cases – Griggs v. Duke Power Co.; Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody; and McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green.

Required Reading: you may also do your own research
• Antidiscrimination in the Workplace. (2013). Congressional Digest, 92(10), 9-11. Retrieved from EBSCO multi-search database in the Touro library.
• Corrigall E, Cirka C. A Case of Ability and Disability: What Managers Must Know About the ADA. Organization Management Journal (Routledge) [serial online]. January 2014;11(1):31-39. Retrieved from EBSCO multi-search database in the Touro library.
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Retrieved May 31, 2019, from

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