An owner of a business can practice discrimination amongst one's employees. One can refuse to hire someone on the basis of their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, height, etc.. . One can fire someone on the basis of their gender, race, religion, etc... . One is the owner of the business. One used oneself's money to start the business.
2006-10-14 11:16:05 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes. A business is private property of its owner. It is legal in many cases. For example, it is legal for the Catholic Church to only hire people who believe in Catholic views. The Boy Scouts bans gays.
The problem with the government passing these laws is they start telling business owners how to run their business.
2006-10-14 11:26:13 · answer #1 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. My big question would be: Why would anyone want to work for a bigot?
If a person doesn't hire me because of my race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation, there is no way I would want to work for them and let them treat me like crap at my job. There is enough stress in the workplace.
But I heard about a dry cleaners in Chicago that lost his business because he didn't hire a different racial person that was more qualified. He got sued, and lost everything.
I have a boss right now that promotes pretty, young females even though they are not qualified, and then expects me to cover for them because they can't learn the job. As far as I am concerned, when I leave in June, I am leaving HARD.
As for FR_Chuck, he is totally full of it. The government will side with anyone who has been treated badly by an employer for any reason.
It's called the Civil Liberties Act...learn it.
2006-10-14 11:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, to some extent. If it becomes a pattern it would be easier to prove. However, maybe it's not discrimition. Why should someone get the edge because they are a minority? That's reverse dismcrimination. Discrimination and reverse dismcrimitation suck. It will never end until everyone quits pointing fingers. Minorities scream so loud sometimes that they are discriminated against that they actually cause discrimination against non-minorities. It's all wrong and I wish it could be different. Why can't everyone see that a person is a person and should be judged only on their own personal actions. Nothing else.
Enough said.
2006-10-14 11:20:40 · answer #3 · answered by THP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sad - but due to many laws the owner of the business can't do any of that based on gender, race, religion, etc ... other wise they will get sued and fined and no longer be a business owner.
2006-10-14 11:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by akelaamy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a cruel old world, isn't it?
A guy can start a business, work really hard night and day building the business up, it gets bigger and bigger, it becomes a company, and before you know it, the guy is voted off the board.
It's just the same with employing staff.
You need someone to clean light bulbs in the lamps in the ceiling but you can't refuse the job to a dwarf who is frightened of heights.
Makes you wonder why you bothered, doesn't it?
2006-10-14 11:21:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, don't agree.
We have laws in this country, and if you start a business you have to follow those laws. Discrimination based on race, religion, sex, etc. is against the law. It doesn't matter if you started the business with your own money.
It's not only the law, it's morally wrong.
2006-10-14 11:20:13 · answer #6 · answered by yoyahutchinson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No a business can not discriminate based on gender, race, religion.
Yes you can discriminate for sexual orientation, height and color of the hair, color of the eyes and other issues like that.
Only those rights directly protected by the goverment is protected class, you can discriminate for non protected class
2006-10-14 11:22:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as you are not receiving any state or federal funds (this includes business loans), then you're not under the "Equal Opportunity Act." You can hire or fire whomever you want.
However, I wouldn't fire someone and tell them it's because of your discrimination, or you'll find your business burned to the ground, and your family harmed.
Because to be honest, it's what I'll do to you.
Burn your business, and hurt anything that's close to you.
You stay alive, mind you. You simply have to live a very dismal, lonely and prejudice life.
Remember: prejudice begets prejudice which begets hate which begets violence.
2006-10-14 11:18:49 · answer #8 · answered by The Mac 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Legally you can't, but there are ways around it. It's called being nit picky. Most times an employer will find a trivial reason to fire or not hire someone in order to avoid the impending class action suit.
2006-10-14 11:22:11 · answer #9 · answered by Houjo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a small company, less than 15 employees, they can do what ever they want by law. But over 15 employees by law they have to abided by EOE laws.
2006-10-14 11:47:42 · answer #10 · answered by strangedaze23 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋