What is illegal under Equal Employment Opportunity Laws?

It is illegal to discriminate in any aspect of employment including the following:

Referring individuals for jobs

Hiring, terminations, and benefits

Training and apprenticeship programs

Pay, retirement plans, and disability leave

Promotions, transfers, layoffs, or recalls

Compensation, assignment, or classification of employees

Use of company facilities

Retaliation against an individual for filing a charge, opposing discriminatory practices, or participating in an  investigation.

Other terms and conditions of employment

Discriminatory practices under these laws also include:

Harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age.

Employment decisions based on stereotypes or assumptions about the abilities, traits, or performance of individuals of a certain sex, race, age, religion, or ethnic group, or individuals with disabilities

Denying employment opportunities to a person because of marriage to, or association with, an individual of a particular race, religion, national origin, or an individual with a disability. Title VII also prohibits discrimination because of participation in schools or places of worship associated with a particular racial, ethnic, or religious group