Maryland Mass. Michigan Minnesota Miss. Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hamp. New York N. Carolina N. Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Penn. Employment discrimination is treating one person better than another because of their age, gender, race, religion or other protected class status. For example, an employer does not have to hire someone who lacks qualifications. An employer could also refuse to hire anyone born under the sign of Aquarius, without breaking the law.
Discrimination laws respond to specific biases that have worked their way into employment decisions.
These biases lack any valid business justification and have been used to deny people employment opportunities because of the bias. While a bias against people born under the sign of Aquarius lacks any business justification, it is not so widespread that Aquarians generally are at a disadvantage when it comes to employment opportunities. The EEOC therefore only prohibits discrimination based on age, sex, race, national origin, disability, creed or religion. Court statistics show that most discrimination cases are filed on the basis of age, sex and race. Sex discrimination cases include sexual harassment, which happens all too often.