Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - protects all employees and applicants from employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, and national origin. Title VII also requires reasonable accommodation of the religious practices of an employee or prospective employee, unless it would create an undue hardship upon the employer. Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government. Title VII also prohibits discrimination because of participation in schools or places of worship associated with a particular racial, ethnic, or religious group. Title VII prohibits not only intentional discrimination, but also practices that have the effect of discriminating against individuals because of their race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
Sex discrimination is discrimination based on gender.
Pregnancy Based Discrimination - Pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions must be treated in the same way as other temporary illnesses or conditions. The EPA prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the payment of wages or benefits, where men and women perform work of similar skill, effort, and responsibility for the same employer under similar working conditions. For example, treating African Americans with darker skin differently than those with lighter skin would be color discrimination. National Origin may refer to an individual's birthplace, ancestry culture, or ethnic origin or to the linguistic characteristics common to a specific ethnic group. Religion refers to a person's religious background, religious beliefs or lack of such beliefs, or membership in a religious group.