After working for employer John was fired he was sure that he was being discriminated against and wanted to file a complaint. Though, what are the procedures does he or doesn’t he have the right?
Title VII of the civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against discrimination in voting, education, public concessions, accruing federal funds, and employment on the grounds of race, color, gender, national origin and religion. This law came about after the United States efforts to integrate the blacks. When the act was first presented it took ninety nine years later to actually pass. Since then the there have been additions/amendments to give more specifics and protection to the people. This act has significally shaped the way the United States employment laws and rights are to be followed (Bennett & Hartman, 2007).
Under title VII for employment it specifies that no employer must discriminate against race, color, gender, religion, national origin, in regards to hiring, firing, training, discipline, compensating, benefits, and other conditions that pertains to employment. This act applies to all federal government employment and private employers with fifteen or more employees. For an employee to able to file a complaint against a private employer one must see if title VII covers them (Bennett & Hartman, 2007).
The private employer must have as fifteen or more employees, do business in the U.S. , not of a communist organization, not employing Native Americans and working in Native American reservations, and not engaged in interstate commerce. Even though this is what title seven covers, there are states with other rule and laws that a claimant sh ...