Employment practices you think could be discriminatory

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• Hiring discrimination: This is when an employer refuses to hire someone because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. For example, an employer might refuse to hire someone because they are black, Muslim, or over the age of 40.
• Wage discrimination: This is when an employer pays someone less than they would pay someone else of a different race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. For example, an employer might pay a woman less than a man for doing the same job.

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• Harassment: This is when an employer or coworker creates a hostile work environment for someone because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. For example, a coworker might make racist jokes or comments to a black employee.
• Retaliation: This is when an employer takes action against someone because they have filed a complaint of discrimination or have participated in an investigation of discrimination. For example, an employer might fire someone who has filed a complaint of sexual harassment.

The entire country does not follow the same policies related to equal employment. There are federal laws that prohibit discrimination in employment, but there are also state and local laws that may provide additional protections. For example, some states have laws that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Equal employment policies are established at the federal level. The most important federal law is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Other important federal laws include the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). State and local governments can also establish equal employment policies. These policies can be more restrictive than federal law, but they cannot be less restrictive. For example, a state could pass a law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, even though federal law does not. I believe that equal employment policies are important because they help to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to get a job and to succeed in the workplace. These policies also help to create a more just and equitable society.