Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964- Title VII as amended - makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. The law also makes it illegal to retaliate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit. The law also requires that employers reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' sincerely held religious practices, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer's business.
Race Discrimination:
Race discrimination involves treating someone (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because he/she is of a certain race or because of personal characteristics associated with race (such as hair texture, skin color, or certain facial features). Color discrimination involves treating someone unfavorably because of skin color complexion.
Discrimination can occur when the victim and the person who inflicted the discrimination are the same race or color.
Discrimination based on religion:
Religious discrimination involves treating a person (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs. The law protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, but also others who have sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs.
Religious discrimination can also involve treating someone differently because that person is married to (or associated with) an individual of a particular religion or because of his or her connection with a religious organization or group.
Discrimination based on national origin:
National origin discrimination involves treating people (applicants or employees) unfavorably because they are from a particular country or part of the world, because of ethnicity or accent, or because they appear to be of a certain ethnic background (even if they are not).
National origin discrimination also can involve treating people unfavorably because they are married to (or associated with) a person of a certain national origin or because of their connection with an ethnic organization or group.
Discrimination can occur when the victim and the person who inflicted the discrimination are the same national origin.
Discrimination based on sex:
Sex discrimination involves treating someone (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of that person's sex.
Sex discrimination also can involve treating someone less favorably because of his or her connection with an organization or group that is generally associated with people of a certain sex.
How can we help?
We will partner with you to build a work environment that is consistent with the rules and regulations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.The vast majorityof
legal employment claims fall under one of the prongs of Title VII and employers can reduce their exposure to liablity by ensuring that their employment practices are consistent with the governing regs.Recent filings by the EEOC suggests that they have stepped up the pace regarding the filing of discrimination suits against employers. Now is the time to review your practices to ensure that you are in compliance with all applicable regulations.
Give us a call at: 561-886-7535 or send us an email to request a no-obligation proposal regarding our Title VII compliance services.
