Types of Discrimination in The Workplace

1. Types of Discrimination in The Workplace

2. No employee should ever face discrimination in the workplace. Unfortunately, discrimination occurs in a wide variety of ways against all types of individuals in and around the Los Angeles area. Discrimination has a negative impact on one’s employment, but it can also affect an individual’s business and housing situation, as well as his or her access to medical services, education, and other public services.

3. What Is Discrimination? Discrimination occurs when an individual is treated differently based on a set of federally protected characteristics. In the workplace, it often involves an employee not being paid an equal wage, being given menial tasks instead of meaningful ones, or not having the same opportunity for career growth and promotion.

4. Common Types of Discrimination in The Workplace 01. Age Also known as ageism, this often affects older individuals (i.e., an older individual being forced to retire early with an attractive benefits package so that he or she could be replaced by a younger, lower salary employee). 02. Gender Also known as sexism, gender discrimination takes place when an individual is treated differently or unfairly due to his or her gender.

5. 03. Marital Status Discrimination of this type may hinder someone in the workplace based on whether they are married, single, or other. 04. Pregnancy When someone is discriminated against based on pregnancy, she may have been fired because she is pregnant, or because of any childbirth or childbirth-related medical conditions.

6. 05. Religious This type of discrimination is the unfair treatment of an individual due to his or her religious beliefs or practices (this also includes forcing an individual to or not to participate in any religious activities).

7. 06. Sexual Orientation Sexual discrimination takes place when a person is treated unfairly due to his or her sexual orientation (there is no federal law against this, but many states and municipalities prohibit it, including California – see California Government Code § 12940(a)).

8. 07. Race and National Origin 08. Reverse Discrimination This occurs when an individual is being treated unfairly due to his or her characteristics of his or her birthplace or race (this includes physical, cultural, lingual, or This type of discrimination occurs when members of a majority group are neglected or mistreated to promote someone who is part of a minority. cultural).

9. 09. Mental or Physical Disability This includes discriminating against someone because they have a physical, mental, and/or learning disability, or chronic illness.

10. Steps To Take If You Experience Workplace Discrimination If you feel that you were discriminated against, you should bring the matter to your employer’s attention in writing. Document your request and their response. You should attempt to gather any documents that would indicate discrimination. If you feel that you were discriminated against, you should bring the matter to your employer’s attention in writing. At the Marcarian Law Firm, P.C, an experienced Los Angeles discrimination attorney Armond Marcarian handles different types of discrimination cases.

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