Discrimination in the Workplace

• Marital status
• Sexual orientation or preference
• Military service or history
• Political affiliation
• Service dog necessitation
• Criminal accusations
• Victim of domestic violence
• Sabbath observance
• Participation in any lawful activity outside work
• Familial Status
• Gender Identity
• Prior arrests

What Employers Are Required to Comply with Anti-discrimination Laws?

Any employers that have 15 employees or more are under federal anti-discrimination laws excluding age discrimination (needs 20 employees or more), discrimination because of citizenship status (needs 4 employees or more) and equal pay between women and men (any number of employees). The state of New York’s anti-discrimination law includes any employers that have four or more employees.

If you have been discriminated against, you can call the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that regulates discrimination in the workplace. This is the federal agency that handles workplace discrimination and the Division of Human Rights enforces the anti-discrimination law within the state of New York.

Potential Forms of Discrimination

New York employment discrimination law defines workplace discrimination as any special or unique treatment given, or not given, to an employee based on a protected class. For example, it would be unlawful to fire – or not hire – an applicant merely because he/she was 41 years old.

Actions that could potentially lead to a discrimination lawsuit include:

• Hiring or firing an employee
• Promotions or demotions
• Raises or cost cuts
• Employee scheduling

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