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What
is illegal under Equal Employment Opportunity Laws?
It is illegal to
discriminate in any aspect of employment including the following:
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Referring individuals for jobs |
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Hiring, terminations, and benefits |
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Training and apprenticeship programs |
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Pay, retirement plans, and disability leave |
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Promotions, transfers, layoffs, or recalls |
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Compensation, assignment, or classification of employees |
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Use
of company facilities |
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Retaliation against an individual for filing a charge, opposing
discriminatory practices, or participating in an investigation. |
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Other terms and conditions of employment |
Discriminatory practices under these laws also include:
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Harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
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disability, or age |
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Retaliation against an individual for filing a charge of discrimination,
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participating in an investigation, or opposing discriminatory practices |
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Employment decisions
based on stereotypes or assumptions about the |
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abilities,
traits, or
performance of individuals of a certain sex, race, age, |
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religion,
or ethnic group, or individuals with disabilities |
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Denying
employment opportunities to a person because of marriage to,
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or
association with, an individual of a particular race, religion, national
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origin, or an individual with a disability. Title VII also prohibits
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discrimination because of participation in schools or places of worship
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associated with a particular
racial, ethnic, or religious group |
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