Topic > Inequality in the Workplace: The Plight of Minorities

The government implemented laws such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and the Civil Rights Act of 199. All of these laws protect against racial, ethnic, religious, color, sexual preference, gender, and age. According to research provided by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2009), “Employers are required to post notices to all employees informing them of their rights under laws enforced by the EEOC and their right to be free from retaliation [ ...] prohibitions against sex discrimination, sexual harassment and discrimination based on pregnancy, prohibits discrimination based on sex in the payment of wages or benefits, where men and women perform work with similar skill, effort and responsibility for the same employer in similar working conditions. All of these laws protect women, men and people of color; however, there are not many laws used to defend and protect people from the LGBT community to ensure that minorities get their due in the workplace. There may be many laws to protect minorities; however, they exist