... the organization by means of ongoing training or "pow-wow" sessions to maintain 100% awareness of laws geared to stop employment discrimination. Many organizations are placing employees in management level positions that graduate outside of the business discipline and may not have been exposed to topics relating to employment discrimination. This paper is directed towards those who have little or no knowledge of employment discrimination. Introduction Discrimination can be defined as a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on a categorical basis rather than according to actual merit. Though intentional or unintentional, discrimination occurs and is present in all walks of life. Equal employment opportunities are the basis for the laws and regulations that were created to protect employees from discriminatory practices. These laws have a great impact on human resource management since it is HR who is responsible to have and maintain a thorough knowledge of the laws ...

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