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Introduction

Discrimination in the workplace has been one of many focal points of standard company policies for over 30 years now. Amazingly, in the history of the United States, even after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and yes, even after the suffrage movement granting women the right to vote, it was not until the mid-1960s that equal opportunity laws outlawed discrimination in the workplace based on race and sex!

Reviewing the Virtual Business, Riordan Industries, I find they have quite a diverse group of people. Riordan is a non-union company, but they do have strict policies in place regarding employee conduct and work rules, and solid policies on sexual and other unwanted harassment. They also operate in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 in that they employ legal U.S. citizens and aliens who are legally authorized to work in the United States.

Types of Discrimination in the Workplace and Applicable Laws

• Age Discrimination

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)

• Disability Discrimination

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

• Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination

• Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• National Origin Discrimination