| Racial Discrimination is any action or attitude, | | | | governments. The law prohibits denial of equal |
| conscious or unconscious, which subordinates an | | | | opportunities to people based on his or her |
| individual based on race. According to the United | | | | perceived race, race-linked characteristics, or |
| States Civil Rights Commission, it can occur on an | | | | marriage to or association with someone of a |
| individual or institutional level. Unfortunately, in | | | | particular group. The law also forbids discrimination |
| 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity | | | | based on stereotypes, assumed abilities, and |
| Commission received 30,510 charges of | | | | traits. All races are protected equally under Title |
| discrimination based on race. Of those charges, | | | | VII. |
| 25,882 were resolved, culminating in $67.7 million in | | | | Specific employment situations discussed by the |
| monetary benefits. | | | | Civil Rights Act include recruiting, advancement, |
| In cases of institutional racism, governments, | | | | work environment, classification of employees, |
| corporations, educational institutions, and other | | | | and retaliation. In recruiting and advancement, all |
| large organizations systematically discriminate | | | | job requirements must be applied consistently. |
| against individuals or groups of people because of | | | | Employers may inquire about racial information for |
| supposed taxonomic differences. These | | | | affirmative action compliance, but this information |
| differences are thought to be indicative of varying | | | | should be kept separate from an employee's |
| levels of intelligence, morality, and sexuality. On a | | | | application or the use of this information could be |
| microcosmic level of institutions, racial | | | | considered a basis of discrimination in hiring |
| discrimination also occurs in the workplace. Title | | | | decisions. Once hired, racial and ethnic slurs, |
| VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects | | | | derogatory comments, and physical conduct |
| against employment discrimination based on race | | | | based on an individual's race are prohibited. The |
| and color, as well as a number of other qualifiers. | | | | actions or speech must be offensive, unwanted, |
| Specifically, the law applies to employers with | | | | severe, and pervasive to be considered |
| more than 15 employees, including state and local | | | | discrimination. |