AACG Published on Law360: Disentangling Various Forms Of Workplace Discrimination

AACG National Managing Director Dr. Daniel S. Levy’s article has been published on Law360.

Lilly Ledbetter, the outspoken advocate for the equal treatment of women in the workplace, died in October at age 86. Her experience reminds us that there are often multiple forms of discrimination in the workplace.

Ledbetter said that she viewed these various facets of discrimination, including wage discrimination, promotion discrimination and harassment, as connected by a common root cause.[1]

Whether or not this is the case, the effects of these various forms of discrimination are interrelated in their effect on observable marketplace outcomes such as wages and hiring, promotions, and termination rates.

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