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Appearance Discrimination in the Workplace

National Review Online - "Appearance Discrimination: The New Racism?", June 29, 2010, Retrieved April 19, 2011 from http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/243355/appearance-discrimination-br-new-racism-robert-verbruggen

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, Retrieved April 19, 2011 from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

Endicott College - The Eye of the Beholder: Appearance Discrimination in the Workplace, Retrieved April 19, 2011 from http://www.nczonline.net/downloads/AppearanceDiscriminationInTheWorkplace.pdf

Epstein Becker Green - "Appearance Discrimination: What's the Tall and Short of It", Retrieved April 19, 2011 from http://www.ebglaw.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=14164

Slate - "Should It Be Legal to Fire the Unattractive?", June 7, 2010, Retrieved April 19, 2011 from http://www.slate.com/id/2255922/   

Effects of Workplace Discrimination

Ensher, Ellen A.. "Effects of Perceived Discrimination on Job Satisfaction, Organization Commitment, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, and Grievances." Claremont Graduate University. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011.

Rahman, M, and AK. Sen. "Effect of job satisfaction on stress, performance and health in self-paced repetitive work." International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 59.2 (1987): 115-121. Print.

Allen, R. E., & Keaveny, T. J. (1985). Factors differentiating grievants and nongrievants. Human Relations, 38 (6), 519-534.  Print.

How to Prevent Discrimination

"NEW GALLUP POLL ON EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION SHOWS PROGRESS, PROBLEMS 40 YEARS AFTER FOUNDING OF EEOC." US EEOC Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-8-05.cfm.  

"Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." US EEOC Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm.  

Dodson, Angela. "USATODAY.com - Tips for preventing discrimination in the workplace." News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/diversity/2002-11-15-prevent-tips_x.htm.

What Constitutes Age Discrimination?

"The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)." US EEOC Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adea.cfm.  

"Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination: Questions AndAnswers." US EEOC Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html.  

What Constitutes Gender Discrimination? 

"Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." US EEOC Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm.  

"Sex-Based Discrimination." US EEOC Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sex.cfm.

"United States Code: Title 29,206. Minimum wage | LII / Legal Information Institute." LII | Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode29/usc_sec_29_00000206----000-.html#d>.

"The Pregnancy Discrimination Act." US EEOC Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/pregnancy.cfm.   

What Constitutes Racial Discrimination in the Workplace?

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Race-Color Discrimination, Retrieved May 3, 2011 from  http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/race_color.cfm

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Filing a Charge of Discrimination, Retrieved May 3, 2011 from http://www.eeoc.gov/employees/charge.cfm

Rockford Register Star - "Two Former Employees Sue Gray's Food for Racial Discrimination", May 3, 2011, Retrieved May 3, 2011 from http://www.rrstar.com/carousel/x294380708/Ex-employees-file-suit-against-Gray-s-Foods-for-racial-discrimination   

What Constitutes Religious Discrimination in the Workplace?

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, Retrieved April 19, 2011 from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

Facts About Religious Discrimination, Retrieved April 19, 2011 from http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/fs-religion.cfm

OC Weekly - "Former SOKA University Professor Loses Appeal in Religious Discrimination Case,": April 18, 2011, Retrieved April 19, 2011 from http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2011/04/former_soka_university_profess.php

Fox News - "Holder Sues So Muslim Can Make Pilgrimage to Mecca", March 26, 2011, Retrieved April 19, 2011 from http://nation.foxnews.com/eric-holder/2011/03/25/holder-sues-so-muslim-teacher-can-make-pilgrimage-mecca

What Constitutes Weight Discrimination in the Workplace?

USA TODAY - "Weight Discrimination Could Be As Common as Racial Bias," May 21, 2008, Retrieved May 3, 2011 from http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2008-05-20-overweight-bias_N.htm

MSNBC - "Fat Chance: It's Not Easy for Obese Workers", January 1, 2007, Retrieved May 3, 2011 from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16755130/ns/business-careers/

ABC News - What Would You Do?, April 8, 2011, Retrieved May 3, 2011 from http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/fat-work-health-food-store/story?id=13317868

New York Daily News - "Many Workplace Hiring Decisions Are Unfair, But That Doesn't Make Them Discriminaory", April 8, 2011, Retrieved May 3, 2011 from http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-04-08/news/29412404_1_personal-trainer-employers-practices