Racism in the workplace?
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I found this http://www.adversity.net/philly_schools/default.htmMaybe there is hope?
Pete
Repete
I don't know your story but the burden of proof would be pretty steep for a whitey to win a reverse discrimination suit.Equality said:
I always thought "reverse discrimination" was a stupid term. Discrimination is discrimination. Reverse discrimination would be if you hired someone you didn't want because of race.
How about if experienced white people who were currently employed got passed up for a promotion for someone with no experience of a different race?Pete said:I don't know your story but the burden of proof would be pretty steep for a whitey to win a reverse discrimination suit.
I always thought "reverse discrimination" was a stupid term. Discrimination is discrimination. Reverse discrimination would be if you hired someone you didn't want because of race.
Pete said:Too bad for you. Supreme court ruled a couple years ago in a case of U of Michigan Law School that race and race quota's are sufficient reason to bypass qualified white candidates for minorities.
But I may be wrong and Ken will tell you soon.
this particularly company is staffed with 90% black.
Well Pete, if I recall that was a matter of an affirmitive action policy for admission as a student and not in regard to employment.Pete said:Too bad for you. Supreme court ruled a couple years ago in a case of U of Michigan Law School that race and race quota's are sufficient reason to bypass qualified white candidates for minorities.
But I may be wrong and Ken will tell you soon.
A lot has to do with whom the employer is, private party, contractor working for the Fed or a government entity. Depending on that then there are specific regulations dealing with what does or does not constitute discrimination.
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Dude, if my dial up slows down the internet you guys are in serious trouble. I wonder what I could do with highspeed?Pete said:The company might be 90% black but blacks are still a minority in the nation.
I just felt the internet slow down, Ken King must be searching out your answer as we speak.
Private company? Good luck proving anything.
Baywatchv8
New Member
That took to long Ken!!
Your response would have taken longer had you used the correct form of "too".Baywatchv8 said:
Actually somd.com froze up on me as it is known to do. I had to shut down the browser and reopen it. Plus I am reading other posts trying to catch up on what has been going on.
What are you doing online at this time of the evening, working OT?
Larry Gude
Strung Out
What did you...
..do wrong?
Equality said:
..do wrong?
Larry Gude
Strung Out
That's what...
...white people always say.
Then, before you know it, people are in chains, lands are stolen, cultures destroyed and T shirt shops open up displaying how cool things used to be.
Equality said:
...white people always say.
Then, before you know it, people are in chains, lands are stolen, cultures destroyed and T shirt shops open up displaying how cool things used to be.