DISCRIMINATION

Every employee should be free of illegal discrimination at work. Employment decisions should be based on the quality of your work - not your sex, race, national origin, or other protected characteristic. Unfortunately, in the state of California, illegal discrimination at work occurs every single day.

In the state of California, the legislature enacted rules and regulations protecting employees against illegal discrimination. The California legislature protects employees against illegal discrimination if the employee is part of (or perceieved to be a part of) the following PROTECTED CLASSES:

PROTECTED CLASSES (ATTRIBUTES) FOR ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION

  1. Gender and Sex

  2. Race and National Origin 

  3. Disability and Medical Condition

  4. Pregnancy Discrimination

  5. Age Discrimination

  6. Discrimination due to Gender Identity or Gender Expression

  7. Discrimination based on Military / Veteran Status

  8. Discrimination against victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking

What is a wrongful termination? EX. 1: If you are fired after complaining about racism, that’s a wrongful termination.

Make all of your discrimination complaints in writing!

Unlawful (illegal) termination vs. Being Terminated for a wrong reason.

Federal Employees have a short timeline to report discrimination to the EEO

Women with Children are being laid off at a higher rate than Men, or Women with No Children.

U.S. Supreme Court adds Gender Identity as a “Protected Class”