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These programs expanded on the Civil Rights Act, signed in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, outlawing employment discrimination based on race, religion, sex, color and national origin, experts ...
Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (2019) Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (2002) CROWN Act (2019) Oregon Oregon Constitution, Article I, §46 (2014) CROWN Act (2021) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Constitution, Article I, § 28 (1971), Pennsylvania Constitution, Article I, § 29 (2021) Rhode Island
Anti-discrimination laws vary by jurisdiction with regard to the types of discrimination that are prohibited, and also the groups that are protected by that legislation. [2] [3] Commonly, these types of legislation are designed to prevent discrimination in employment, housing, education, and other areas of social life, such as public ...
[3]: 12, 21 The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, pregnancy, and gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, and retaliation for participating in a discrimination complaint proceeding and/or opposing a discriminatory practice.
Anti-Black racism is rising in the United States. A frank discussion of our history of inequality can help us all understand one another, according to this sociology professor. | Opinion
For the purpose of assisting individuals or groups with a characteristic pertaining to a prohibited ground of discrimination; and; The individuals or groups in question need (or may reasonably be supposed to need) assistance in order to achieve an equal place with other members of the community.
Now California may add caste as a protected category to its state law, becoming the first state to make discrimination based on caste explicitly illegal. In recent weeks, there have been efforts ...
In pursuing policy changes, the Fighting Discrimination Program works in cooperation with nongovernmental organizations throughout Europe and North America and advocates directly with the governments concerned and through intergovernmental organizations, such as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the United Nations ...