Consider the topic of age discrimination. Is it ever appropriate to discriminate based on age? Give examples of two situations for which you believe age discrimination is acceptable. Then give examples of two situations for which you believe age discrimination would not be acceptable. For all examples, provide an explanation of your reasoning. Then, answer the following questions: Are older people entitled to protection from employment discrimination as a class? How might a law protecting older people from discrimination work?
Research the issue online to assist you in developing supporting facts and arguments for your positions. You may want to look at Web sites for government agencies that enforce anti-discrimination laws, such as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, available at https://www.eeoc.gov/, the British Government Equalities Office, open at https://www.gov.uk/society-and-culture/equality, and the Australian Human Rights Commission available at https://humanrights.gov.au/. Professor Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D., has put together a helpful Web site on ageism available at http://faculty.webster.edu/woolflm/ageism.html. Lastly, the BBC provides an overview of age discrimination in Britain and globally, open at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5334972.stm.
Paper Requirement:
• Prepare an essay with an introduction, main body, and conclusion of at least 1,500 words citing information supporting the paper’s position arguments and facts.
• The paper should be in 12-point font, Times New Roman.
• Include bold headers before paragraphs that introduce new topics.
• Include a list of any outside sources used in APA format.
• Please use credible sources, and do not use Wikipedia or Blogs as sources.
• Look for URLs ending in “.edu” and “.gov.”
• The uploaded textbook, Chapter twelve of The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (Lau and Johnson), can pave the ground for legal terminology and a general understanding of the subject. Please feel free to use it as one of the credible sources, and for additional information, please do further research.
