Patterson v McLean Credit Union Revised

Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
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Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
According to the case, Patterson was not given justice despite it being clear that as a black female, who worked for the McLean Credit Union (MCU) she was treated unfairly in many ways. Evidently, this worker was denied training, promotion, replacement whenever she was absent and other benefits. On the other hand, other employees who she had similar positions enjoyed these benefits. Patterson was not served justice because even though section 1981 of the employment law was not in effect as far as the development of the contract is concerned, the human right itself forbids any form of discrimination (Stone, 2000, p. 519). According to the case, Patterson was discriminated against and despite her taking that long to report the case hoping that at last she will get promoted like other employees nothing was done about it (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2009, p. 143). She knew that when she worked for a long time, maybe the supervisor will see her potential and stop stereotyping her and other black people.
If I were the manager, I would ask Patterson questions which are in line with her treatment at MCU. I will ask her to outline the various forms of discrimination that she has experienced in the institution. After answering me, I will ask her to state her recommendations or rather if she was the supervisor how she should have treated all employees. …