Legal Protection From Employment Discrimination
Many countries have laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Sometimes these are part of broader anti-discrimination laws.
- Employment discrimination law in the United States
- Employment discrimination law in the United Kingdom
- Employment discrimination law in the European Union
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