Employment Law Issue: Gender Discrimination Before doing the research for this assignment I would have never thought that gender discrimination could have been a major issue. It appears discrimination is alive and well in the businesses of America. In recent years many suits have been filed and settled. Most are settled outside of court. Home Depot settled a gender discrimination suit in 1997 that alleged that women were not given the same opportunities for advancement as …
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