{"id":357676,"date":"2016-04-04T10:45:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/employment\/employment-discrimination.html"},"modified":"2024-11-04T20:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T01:57:00","slug":"employment-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/employment\/employment-discrimination.html","title":{"rendered":"Employment Discrimination Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Employment Discrimination Law\n <\/h1>\n \n Applicants, employees, and former employees have protection from employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Some types of discrimination, such as racial discrimination, are a protected class under federal law. Other types, like consumer discrimination<\/a>, are not a protected class.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Employment Discrimination: The Basics\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n