Legal Research Paper

Legal Research Paper

42 USCS § 2000e-2: Unlawful employment practices

Introduction

This paper would focus on two court cases involving unlawful employment practices. The paper would analyze the judgement made by the judge through a court trial on both the cases. The paper also identifies the legislation that were used in order to present the judgements by the judge in the court trials, in relation to both the cases. Apart from this, social impact that the act of sexual harassment can have and the impact of the decisions made by the judge on the people of the society will be presented, along with the presentation of the personal opinions on the judgement of the legislation, as well as, on the decision taken by the court.

Unlawful employment practices and sexual harassment in the workplace has been subject to the legal definition, in the field of labor law. In particular, sexual harassment is defined by the directive mentioned as all those conducts having a kind of a sexual nature that is expressed verbally, non-verbally, or physically, and is not desired by the other individual, based on the purpose to violate the dignity of the othr individual, particularly, by creating even in this case as well as in gender harassment, a hostile, intimidating, degrading, offensive and humiliating. It is essential for the authorities to take notice of this act and take strict actionns against those found guilty of committing this act. This is said because of the fact that sexual harassment can be a cause of serious concern for a society, and those being sexually harassed might have to face several difficult consequences. Therefore, the paper tries to highlight how, even after committing a harassment on a co-employee, an idividual can escape a legal sentence, which in turn provides the chance to highlight on the importance for the need of a strong legislation in the society, against the act of sexual harassment.

Legislation

42 USCS § 2000e-2

§ 2000e-2: Unlawful employment practices

Employer practices. The following elements should be regarded as unlawful on part of the employer:

To either refuse or fail to hire or discharge an employee. It also includes discrimination against employees on the issues related to conditions, compensation, privileges of employment or terms. It includes all components of discrimination i.e. sex, religion, race and culture.

Also, if the employer tends to segregate, limit or categorize his/her employees or applicants in a manner which seems inappropritate or which deprives them of their dignity also fall under unfair employment practices.

Rationale

Even with regard to the issues of sexual harassment, as well as, about the bullying of gender, deserves recall, as well as all the rules already cited above, also that in terms of safety. Many employers are adapting to this indication, introducing regulations or codes of conduct intended to prevent, among other things, sexual harassment in the workplace. And so, for example, enter a code of ethics within the definition of harassment, a decline of the same internal complaints procedure and specify the disciplinary sanctions associated ...