Understanding Business and Personal LawChapter 20:
Employment LawService LearningEmployment Discrimination
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was an important law in American history. It prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, or national origin. However, people are often discriminated against on the basis of age. Do you think teenagers are denied jobs because the employers thought they were too young? How would you feel if that happened to you? Activity: With a partner, discuss how you might convince an employer to hire you even though he or she thought you were too young. Use this Web site to help with your discussion:
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library.htm?category=2.1
(Web site for America’s Career InfoNet)  | 
