Individual paper on Virtual Organization: Discrimination in the workplace:

Essay by DWILLZUniversity, Bachelor'sA, January 2009

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Discrimination ComplaintTom Jones is an employee at Smith Systems Consulting Inc., a private sector organization, who wants to file a discrimination complaint against his employer. This is a long and tedious process that hopefully nobody will ever have to go through, except for Tom. In this paper I will be discussing and evaluate ethical and legal duties related to the Virtual Organization Smith Systems Consulting Inc., SSC. I will discuss how Tom Jones, an employee with SSC, files a discrimination complaint and civil litigation process. This will include how the complaint begins with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level and up to the United States Supreme Court.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a very important piece of legislation that has started and helped get the employment law rights going in this country. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that an employer shall not refuse to hire or discharge any individual due to that individuals religion, race, sex, color or national origin or to classify or segregate applicants in a way that would deprive an individual of employment opportunities.

In November of 1991 President George Bush overhauled Title VII, which ended battles that have raged over the conservative decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court in civil rights cases. This renovation of the law only made it stronger and more effective which includes the Glass Ceiling Commission and establishing the National Award for Diversity and Excellence in American Executive Management (www.eeoc.gov).

Tom wants to file a discrimination complaint against his employer, SSC. Tom will need to begin first with filing a charge of discrimination with the EEOC in person at the nearest office or by mail. To file a charge, information of...