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Mauricio Herrera Hackney English 101: Rhetoric 16 September 2013 Statement of Scope for the Annotated Bibliography No blacks allowed. It was only sixty years ago that signs like this were present on the streets of Americas biggest cities. Prejudice is not foreign to many Americans, even today. Despite the fact that discrimination is not at the rates they were in the 1960s, there are many people that experience discrimination in the workplace. If workplace discrimination continues to become a common practice, then governments should implement more laws and organizations to combat it. This essay will explore the various forms of workplace discrimination and the bills and organizations used to defend workers from it. I will explain the forms of discriminations such as sex, race, religion, and sexual orientation. I will also discuss the organizations used in combatting workplace discrimination. In addition to this, I will explain what laws are in place in order to discourage employers from discriminating their workers. This selected bibliography includes sources that address the laws and organizations used for the defense of employees, and the various forms of workplace discrimination. The first source explains the two organizations in place fighting for workers rights within companies and unions, while the second explains three forms of workplace discrimination and the settlements that followed the cases. The third source describes a bill placed in in Mexico in hopes that it will discourage employers from discriminating employees. The fourth source goes on to tell about a case of alleged workplace discrimination, and the fifth explains the actual bills in place to fight against workplace discrimination and how lawsuits are settled. In sum, the sources provide a thorough explanation of what exactly workplace discrimination is, how the lawsuits are settled and what bills and organizations are in place to prevent discrimination in the workplace.

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Annotated Bibliography "Black and Blue: African Americans, the Labor Movement, and the Decline of the Democratic Party." elibrary. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. This source chronicles the birth of the NRLB and EEOC, two organizations that fight for the rights of employees within companies and within unions, protecting them from discrimination. It explains how the EEOC started as an organization to defend workers but congress gave them little support or legal jurisdiction. It is then explained that the NRLB was a fighter for the right for workers to fight for their ability to organize unions and bargain collectively with employers and that they eventually split into two groups dealing with political and legal issues. "EEOC on the CASE bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?" elibrary. N.p., 1 Feb. 2010. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. This article submitted to Ability Magazine by an anonymous poster describes 3 cases of discrimination in the workplace. It goes to explain the different settlements each of the employers paid, and the varying forms of discrimination. The three examples being health, involving a worker not being able to return to work after receiving chemotherapy and being replaced in the time he was on medical leave. Age, telling the story of how a 73 year old man was denied a position he was qualified for in favor of a younger, less qualified co-worker. And lastly, physical disability, explaining how a woman was immediately rejected for a position she was absolutely qualified for because of her blindness. The source then goes on to explain that accommodations for workers with disabilities are on average free, or cost little to make. "Mexico Lawmakers Amend Labor Law." elibrary. N.p., 1 Jan. 2013. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. This source explains that Mexico has recently passed a bill that will regulate the workplace in all aspects. It will combat workplace harassment, discrimination, outsourcing, and wages,

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among other things. The bill includes a regulation that states that any workplace discrimination are legal grounds for termination. "Red Robin to pay $150K to settle EEOC tattoo suit." elibrary. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. This source looks into one specific case of alleged workplace discrimination involving the Red Robin restaurant. An employee filed a claim against Red Robin because of what he believed was religious discrimination because his clearly visible tattoos had the word God. The employee was warned to cover the tattoos in order to abide by the company's tattoo policy, and refused, prompting his termination and his subsequent lawsuit against his former employer. The employee then settled out of court, but goes on the record in order to state that Red Robin advocates religious discrimination. "Workplace Discrimination." elibrary. N.p., 12 June 2009. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. This source goes on to explain many bills and acts that have been passed in order to combat workplace discrimination. Vinluan simply states the bills and then answers possible questions. He explains to what extent the workplace discrimination laws cover and what exactly is the legal terms for a case of discrimination, and how discrimination suits are dealt with.