Affirmative Action
For federal contractors and subcontractors, affirmative action must be taken by covered employers to recruit and advance qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. Affirmative actions include training programs, outreach efforts, and other positive steps. These procedures should be incorporated into the company’s written personnel policies. Employers with written affirmative action programs must implement them, keep them on file and update them annually.
Age Discrimination
This page provides answers to a number of questions about age discrimination in the workplace, including: 1. What is age discrimination? 2. Which federal law(s) cover older workers? 3. Who is covered by age discrimination laws? 4. Which employers are covered by the law? 5. Are all older workers protected under the law? 6. What forms of discrimination or unfair treatment are illegal? 7. What are valid reasons for an employer to fire an older worker?
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities. The ADA also establishes requirements for telecommunications relay services.
Employment Protections for the LGBTQ+ Community- Anti- Discrimination Law Map
This page contains a map of the states which have laws that prohibit discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws prohibit specific types of job discrimination in certain workplaces. This web site contains information about (1) federal laws relating to: Age Discrimination, Disability, Ethnic/National Origin, Color, Race, Religion, and Sex; (2) Federal Financial Assistance Programs, (3) Veterans, and (4) Immigration.
Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination (Questions and Answers)
This webpage lists frequently asked questions and answers about federal laws that prohibit employers from discriminating against their employees and applicants for their jobs.
Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination based on a person's national origin, race, gender, color, disability, religion, or familial status. This document explains your rights in more detail.
How to File a Discrimination Charge
This web page, from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) web site, shows you how to file a discrimination charge if you believe you have been discriminated against by an employer, labor union or employment agency when applying for a job or while on the job because of your race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, or disability, or believe that you have been discriminated against because of opposing a prohibited practice or participating in an equal employment opportunity matter.
Race Discrimination
This page provides answers to a number of questions about race discrimination in the workplace, including: 1. What is race discrimination? 2. Which federal law covers race discrimination? 3. Who is protected under the law? 4. Can I be discriminated against because my spouse and friends are of different races? 5. Can I be discriminated against because of the color of my skin or by someone of the same race? 6. Are racial jokes or slurs against the law? 7. Can I be assigned to a particular kind of job, or to a certain neighborhood or territory because of my race?
Take Action Against Employment Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Workers
You can help make lesbian and gay workers safe from discrimination on the job. Statewide protections against workplace discrimination exist in only 14 states; in the rest of the country, employees fired simply for being gay have no legal recourse unless they work in a locality with its own anti-discrimination ordinance.
Whistleblower Fact Sheet
You may file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor if your employer discriminates against you because you have "blown the whistle" - reported certain activities against your employer. This fact sheet provides more information about your rights.
Workplace Rights
Rights of employees including public employees, tools for activists, other workplace rights resources.
Workplace Rights
Rights of employees including public employees, tools for activists, other workplace rights resources.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities. The ADA also establishes requirements for telecommunications relay services.
Whistleblower Fact Sheet
You may file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor if your employer discriminates against you because you have "blown the whistle" - reported certain activities against your employer. This fact sheet provides more information about your rights.
