- "Employment discrimination law in the United States derives from the common law..."
Covers the legal requirements and policies that employers must follow to prevent discrimination and harassment in the workplace based on race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, and other protected categories.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: This federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): This federal law prohibits employment discrimination against individuals who are 40 years of age or older.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): This federal law prohibits employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations.
Sexual Harassment: This type of harassment involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
Hostile Work Environment: This refers to a workplace in which an employee is subjected to harassment or discrimination based on protected characteristics such as race or gender, which creates an environment that is intimidating, hostile, or offensive.
Retaliation: This occurs when an employer takes adverse action against an employee for asserting their rights in relation to discrimination or harassment.
Equal Pay Act: This federal law requires employers to pay male and female employees the same wage for substantially the same job.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act: This federal law prohibits employment discrimination against pregnant women.
National Origin Discrimination: This involves discrimination against employees based on their country of origin, ethnicity, or accent.
LGBTQ Discrimination: This includes discrimination against employees based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or transgender status.
Religious Discrimination: This involves discrimination against employees based on their religion or religious beliefs.
Workplace Bullying: This refers to repeated and intentional mistreatment of an employee by a supervisor or coworker that causes harm or creates a hostile work environment.
Unlawful workplace practices: This refers to the illegal practices that lead to harassment and discimination in the workplace.
Age Discrimination: Treating an employee or job applicant unfairly based on their age, usually over 40.
Race Discrimination: Treating someone unfavorably because of their race or ethnicity, including color, nationality, and ancestry.
Gender Discrimination: Treating someone unfavorably because of their gender identity or sex, including sexual harassment.
Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Treating someone unfairly because of their sexual identity.
Pregnancy Discrimination: Treating a woman unfairly based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Disability Discrimination: Treating someone unfavorably because of a physical or mental disability.
Religious Discrimination: Treating someone unfavorably because of their religious beliefs.
National Origin Discrimination: Treating someone unfavorably because of their country of origin, including language and accent.
Genetic Discrimination: Treating someone unfavorably based on genetic information.
Retaliation: Taking adverse action against someone for engaging in protected activity, such as filing a complaint of discrimination or harassment.
- "Employment discrimination law in the United States... is codified in numerous state, federal, and local laws."
- "These laws prohibit discrimination based on certain characteristics or 'protected categories.'"
- "The United States Constitution also prohibits discrimination by federal and state governments against their public employees."
- "Discrimination in the private sector is not directly constrained by the Constitution..."
- "...but has become subject to a growing body of federal and state law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
- "Federal law prohibits discrimination in a number of areas, including recruiting, hiring, job evaluations, promotion policies, training, compensation and disciplinary action."
- "State laws often extend protection to additional categories or employers."
- "Under federal employment discrimination law, employers generally cannot discriminate against employees on the basis of race, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental, including status), age (for workers over 40), military service or affiliation, bankruptcy or bad debts, genetic information, and citizenship status..."
- "disability (physical or mental, including status)"
- "age (for workers over 40)"
- "military service or affiliation"
- "bankruptcy or bad debts"
- "citizens, permanent residents, temporary residents, refugees, and asylees"
- "sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity)"
- "genetic information"
- "religion"
- "These laws prohibit discrimination based on certain characteristics or 'protected categories.'"
- "pregnancy"
- "State laws often extend protection to additional categories or employers."