Here\u2019s a closer look at each.<\/p>\n
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Age Discrimination<\/h3>\n
The Age Discrimination Act of 1967<\/a> prevents employers from discriminating against workers and job applicants who are over the age of 40, as does the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, or FEHA. Thanks to these two laws, it\u2019s unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person due to age with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment.<\/p>\n Age discrimination can look like:<\/p>\n Related: Age discrimination: What every worker over 40 needs to know<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits employers from discriminating against persons with disabilities. These laws also require employers to make reasonable accommodations so that a person with disabilities can safely perform the functions of a job.<\/p>\n Disability discrimination can look like:<\/p>\n Sexual orientation discrimination is against the law. Employers are not allowed to make any employment decisions \u2013 favorable or unfavorable \u2013 based on a person\u2019s sexual orientation. Sexual orientation discrimination can look like:<\/p>\n The Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits gender discrimination in California. This type of discrimination, which can apply to gender, gender identity or gender expression, occurs when an employer treats someone differently because of that person\u2019s gender.<\/p>\n Gender discrimination can look like:<\/p>\n Related: Gender discrimination laws in California<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids employers from discriminating against a person because of that person\u2019s religion or religious beliefs. It also requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with religious beliefs that may conflict with the performance of a job, such as wearing a specific garment or making time to pray.<\/p>\n Religious discrimination can look like:<\/p>\n National origin discrimination occurs when an employer discriminates against someone based on that person\u2019s birthplace, ancestry, culture or linguistic characteristics that are common to a specific ethnic group, and it\u2019s against the law. Additionally, ethnic slurs and other verbal conduct are illegal if the conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, interferes with the worker\u2019s performance, or negatively impact the worker\u2019s employment opportunities.<\/p>\n National origin discrimination can look like:<\/p>\n Race and color discrimination is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but it still occurs. Race and color discrimination occur when employees and job applicants are treated differently \u2013 favorably or unfavorably \u2013 based on unalterable characteristics such as physical features related to their race (such as skin color or facial features).<\/p>\n Race and color discrimination can look like:<\/p>\n If you believe you\u2019ve been discriminated against, whether as a job applicant or as an employee, we may be able to help you. You can contact us by calling 818-230-8380 or filling out the form below. We\u2019ll be happy to schedule a free consultation with you, so get in touch with us today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are several forms of discrimination that take shape in workplaces all over the country \u2013 but what are they, and would you know how to recognize them if you saw them? Forms of Discrimination in American Workplaces The most common forms of discrimination in California workplaces \u2013 and across the rest of the country \u2013 include: Age discrimination Disability … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[5,56],"tags":[175,2437,58,81,33,4626,78,163,1250,457,4903,72,4583,223],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yeremianlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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<\/p>\nDisability Discrimination<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSexual Orientation Discrimination<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nGender Discrimination<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nReligious Discrimination<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nNational Origin Discrimination<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nRace and Color Discrimination<\/h3>\n
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Do You Need to Talk to an Attorney About One of These Forms of Discrimination?<\/h2>\n