Employment Discrimination
Denying someone employment, or disallowing one from applying for a job, is recognized as employment discrimination when the grounds for such an exclusion is not related to the requirements of the position, including such elements as race, age, gender, religion, height, weight, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
The United States federal laws that protect against:
- Race, color and national origin discrimination include the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order Number 11478 among other numerous laws that protect people from race, color and national origin discrimination.
- Sex and gender discrimination include the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Equal Pay Act of 1963.
- age Discrimination include the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.
- Physical and mental disability discrimination include the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
- Religious discrimination include the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- Military status discrimination include the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
Most other western nations have similar laws protecting these groups.
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