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Running head: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 1

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Yashicka Warren
SOC/315 Cultural Diversity
February 29, 2011
Judy Vandenberg

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Discrimination is more than a name calling, or an unfair treatment based on prejudices, or ethnic, and cultural differences.   A person’s religion, disability, ethnicity, gender, and even age, can all be a form of discrimination. Discrimination is not only morally wrong; discrimination is a violation of all human rights.
On October 26, 2010, a compliance issue was brought upon The Nassua County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums, for violating the law after firing a 71-year-old man, which led to a lawsuit of discrimination.   Age discrimination violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which protects individuals, 40 years or older from employment discrimination based on age (The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2008).
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Nassua County, alleging that 71-year-old Jay Lieberfarb, a 50-year experienced lifeguard from New York, was suspended after failing a swim test while other youth lifeguards also failed the same test, but continued their employment.   Leiberfard, was fired from his job just two days after his suspension for failing the swim test, and before he completed a retest, which was offered to him to complete within one week.  
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s filed the lawsuit, Civil Action No. CV-10-4471 after first, trying to pursue a settlement through reconciliation seeking monetary relief and reinstatement for Jay Lieberfarb (The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2008). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission coerces federal laws forbidding employment discrimination, and requiring that all workers be treated equal.
The Equal Employment...