This activity is important because managers must be knowledgeable of the history of protections as it relates to employment legislation in the United States. Understanding the history of DE&I management helps managers to realize its importance and anticipate its challenges. The evolution of DE&I has evolved through key legislation, court rulings, and employment law milestones that provided federal protections for employees and established various protected classes through the years.

The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the evolution of DE&I management in organizations by reviewing scenarios of key legislation, court rulings and employment milestones, and matching the appropriate federal protections$/$employment legislation to it$.$

Match the fictional employee who would be protected with the specific employment legislation that granted that federal protected class status.