ABSTRACT
Approximately half of the countries, including the US, protected several classes in the first regulation, most commonly including sex, race, and religious protections. US law and regulation also appear to be different from other countries when it comes to the status of preferential treatment methods in selection. Preferential treatment in this context is referring to the differential treatment of a protected group, generally providing an advantage or special consideration. These international differences in preferential treatment may represent the differential status of what may or may not be perceived as reverse discrimination across various countries, suggesting that this phenomenon is of more concern in the US The chapter describes the components of the framework and illustrates how each portion interacts with the rest of the model to influence the legal context of selection. It establishes a framework around the global development and evolution of employment law as it relates to employee selection, promotion, and termination.
