Impact of Civil Rights Act of 1991

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This paper examines the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 upon American businesses and their human resources departments. While acknowledging that there is evidence of increased litigation, some of which has resulted in seemingly exorbitant penalties for businesses, and while acknowledging that there is evidence the act has not resulted in an appreciable increase of minority and female representation in some areas presumably because of an unwillingness on the part of employers to hire high risk candidates, the paper asserts that the Act has forced human resources departments to adopt a more collegial and cooperative approach.

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"It remains an interesting topic for debate: has the 1991 Civil Rights Act achieved its intended goal of furthering the "integration" of the American workplace or has it had the opposite impact of making it more costly and therefore more unpalatable for employers to hire "protected status" workers? With the aforementioned in mind, this paper will argue that, while the 1991 Act has not been without shortcomings, it has nonetheless done many positive things for American business (specifically as it pertains to creation of a more diverse and equable workplace) and that the benefits of the 1991 Act still outweigh the costs."

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