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\n \n Connecticut Civil Rights Laws\n <\/h1>\n \n Many Americans like to think that discrimination doesn\u2019t exist in the U.S. anymore. However, discrimination, racial or otherwise, is still alive in the country.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Federal and state civil rights laws exist to protect individuals from being discriminated against on the basis of being a member of some legally protected groups, including discrimination based on age, race, color, or gender. At least in some contexts, you can legally fight back to assert your rights.<\/p>\r\n

Workplace Discrimination<\/h2>\r\n

Your civil rights may have been violated if you\u2019re not hired, aren\u2019t promoted, or are discriminated against in another way at work because of your:<\/p>\r\n