AGE DISCRIMINATION

 

Age Discrimination. Age discrimination involves treating an applicant or employee less favorably because of his or her age. 

 

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) forbid age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older.

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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

 

Disability discrimination occurs when an employer treats a qualified employee or applicant unfavorably because she has a disability. It is also unlawful to treat a qualified employee or applicant less favorably because of a history of disability, because of the employer’s belief that the individual may have a disability, or because of the individual’s relationship with a person with a disability.

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The law also requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to an employee or job applicant with a disability, unless doing so would cause significant difficulty or expense for the employer (“undue hardship”).

 

The law also protects individuals who are associated with members of a protected class.  

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SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION

 

Under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), it is unlawful for an employer to refuse o hire; to discharge or to terminate; to refuse to select or to bar or discharge an employee from a training program leading to employment; or to discriminate against the person in compensation or in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" because of the employee's sexual orientation.

 

Specifically, an employer cannot discriminate against an employee for being heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. Neither can an employer, under FEHA, express or demonstrate favoritism towards employees with differing sexual preferences purely based on the perceived sexual orientation.

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RACE DISCRIMINATION

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California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) provides that it is unlawful for an employer to refuse to hire; to discharge or to terminate; to refuse to select or to bar or discharge an employee from a training program leading to employment; or to discriminate against the person in compensation or in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" because of the employee's race or color. 

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