What types of discrimination are covered by the EEOC?

What types of discrimination are covered by the EEOC?

The EEOC is responsible for protecting you from one type of discrimination – employment discrimination because of your race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age (age 40 or older), or genetic information.

What are the most common types of employment discrimination?

The 8 Most Common Forms of Workplace Discrimination

1. Race Discrimination.
2. Disability Discrimination.
3. Pregnancy Discrimination.
4. Gender Discrimination.
5. Age Discrimination.
6. Sexual Orientation Discrimination.
7. Religious Discrimination.
8. Parental Status Discrimination.

What does associative discrimination mean?

Associative discrimination is the legal term that applies when someone is treated unfairly because either someone they know or someone they are associated with has a certain protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.

What is an example of associative discrimination?

Associative discrimination (or discrimination by association) is when you treat someone unfairly because of someone else’s protected characteristic. For example, not employing a mother because she has a disabled child is associative disability discrimination.

What does the EEOC do to prevent discrimination?

The EEOC is responsible for protecting you from one type of discrimination – employment discrimination because of your race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age (age 40 or older), or genetic information.

What is an example of discrimination in the workplace?

transfer, promotion, layoff, or recall; 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, genetic information, or age;

What is an EEOC Fair Employment Practices agency?

EEOC refers to these agencies as “Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs).” Through the use of “work sharing agreements,” EEOC and the FEPAs avoid duplication of effort while at the same time ensuring that a charging party’s rights are protected under both federal and state law.

What are the federal laws prohibiting job discrimination?

What Are the Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;