It"s time to repeal equal employment laws

What is Equal Employment Opportunity or (EEO) Laws? It is the stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by prejudices or preferences. The aim is that important jobs should go to those "most qualified" -persons most likely to perform ably in a given task – and not go to persons for arbitrary or irrelevant reasons, such as circumstances of birth, upbringing, friendship ties to whoever is in power, religion, sex, ethnicity, race, caste, or "involuntary personal attributes" such as disability, age, or sexual preferences. Such that they have "an equal chance to compete within the framework of goals and the structure of rules established. " The idea is to remove arbitrariness from the selection process and base it on some "pre-agreed basis of fairness. Individuals should succeed or fail based on their own efforts and not "extraneous circumstances" such as having well-connected parents. . http://en.wikipedia.org... Rebuttal to Pro Indeed my opponent has made correct claims here in his first round. People do indeed make outlandish claims on why they fail to gain employment. There is alot of people who are under-represented in the work force, there are alot who are under-valued and most certainly(even though employers will not admit) there are some that are discriminated against. There to many regulations for quotas and being prosecuted if they are not met. Some of his claims how ever seem a little far-fetched. He claims that it is women who are the biggest complainers. In fact the truth is, it is women by the percentage that are more content on what they have then men. It is women who usually accept the cards they are dealt and handle it with more dignity then men. This has been the case throughout history. It even seems that it is women who are the less emotional on numerous instances. My opponent then attacks the old; the physically-handicapped; religious fanatics; gays; the obese; the mentally-retarded and ethnic minorities. I think my opponent hurts is whole case by these examples. If it was not for equal employment laws, how would these people find employment? Unless by some special consideration by a specific employer these people would have a hard time ever finding a chance of equal employment. These are perfect examples why we need equal employment laws in place. If there was not then only healthy, athletic, highly educated and experienced people would ever find jobs. It is almost that case today even with these laws in place. How worse would it be if these laws were not there? My opponent pushes forward with disappointed applicants who accuse employers of being discriminating against them. These cases are the very reason why equal employment was made law in the first place. If equal laws were not in place then these accusations would more than triple how many they are now. There would most certainly be more and more cases of discrimination applied. If employers were able to just hire employees they wanted then millions would be out of work. These laws are in place so that employers are given less chance of favoritism in the work-place. Matter of fact the tables can be turned on my opponent and we can say that many applicants that are more suitable and experienced for jobs could be denied for jobs if equal employment was not in place. Think of how many stero-types or racisms or biased judgements that would be applied if equal oppurtunity was not a law. My opponent then(I assume because no links were given) gives us examples of situational adds for employment. He then continues to prove my point by being biased against or for dwarfs, Jews, cripples, the poor, criminals, women, divorcées, Protestants, hispanics, blacks, homosexuals, bi-sexuals and even condom salesmen. These examples show the reason equal employment is needed in society still to this day because people(as probably my opponent) will be biased against certain people. Con's full argument Like I said previously, if we did not have equal opportunities for all in the workforce then many discriminations would become more rampant. We would have discrimination by race, sex, color, disabilities, preferences and origin. Under equalism these groups are protected and any unequal treatment is illegal by law. This is rightly a law because no one should be discriminated against because of their certain group or pairing. A example of discrimination is when a company needs to hire entry-level employees. This job requires lifting and physical exertion but no technical skill. The employer requires a high school diploma but many of the applicants are Hispanic and do not have a high school diploma. This also eliminates many American born employees that do not have a high school diploma. This company does not have justification to require a high school diploma for this specific job. Thus, this engages in discrimination against people who either chose not to finish high school or had no choice in not having a high school diploma. Also included in the law is equal pay. Under this act all genders, race, origin and preferences are protected and ensured equal pay as any other. This is also considering the experience and education of the employee. Any different pay amounts based on the above groups are a violation of the law. This is fairly so because if it was not law then many would make more than others regardless if they earned it or not. Then many who did earn it or has the education for the pay would not recieve it by unfairness. There was a employee at Goodyear Tire company that sued to her employer based on allegations that she was paid less than her male counterparts and that she recieved a pension unequal to her male counterparts with the same job. This became a act called the 'Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. ' This act further made it unfair and illegal for employers to engage in unfair compensation practices. There are workers that are discriminated against because of their disability. It is unlawful for employers to deny employment based on a precieved disability. There are many accommodations that can be provided for such workers. There is no doubt of the importance of equal employment oppurtunity in society. References . http://www.uiowa.edu... . http://www.dol.gov... . http://www.docstoc.com... . http://www.ehow.com... . http://www.archives.gov... Back to Pro