According to the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, discrimination is defined as “is treating, or proposing to treat, someone unfavorably because of a personal characteristic protected by law” ("Santana," n.d.). These personal characteristics protected by the law include gender, race, religion, disability and so forth. In the United States of America, federal law forbids acts of discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a part of the government that enforces discriminatory laws. If someone feels that he or she is being discriminated against, he or she can legally protect themselves via many forms. One way to initially go about doing so is by approaching your offender in order have a respectable and understanding conversation about the incident in hopes resolving the issue. As an executive-level manager of a racially and culturally diverse organization, I would encourage employees to bring up the complaints with the human resources department of the company, allowing them the chance to resolve the issue and prevent its reoccurrence in the organization. Furthermore, one could file a lawsuit against the organization for discrimination practices. In order to do, one must first …show more content…
The theme of diversity can be categorized in the ethical principle of respect for others. Rushton emphasizes that “ethical executives demonstrate respect for the human dignity, autonomy, privacy, rights, … they are courteous and treat all people with equal respect and dignity regardless of sex, race or national origin.” This shows that the ethical principle of respect for others originates from social invention to prevent discriminations amongst a diverse