Title VII prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee on the basis of religion. "Religion" is defined broadly to mean "all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief." Assuming there is no “direct evidence” of religious...
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Year: 2022
Discrimination Based on Accent Can Be National Origin Discrimination
The EEOC recognizes linguistic discrimination as national origin discrimination and prohibits "the denial of equal employment opportunity . . . because an individual has the . . . linguistic characteristics of a national group." 29 C.F.R. § 1606. The Sixth Circuit...
The United States Supreme Court Determined That Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Prohobits Employment Discrimination Against Gay, Lesbian And Transgender Employees
The United States Supreme Court held on June 15, 2020 in the case of Bostock v. Clayton Cty., 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020) that the long standing 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender employees, even though this federal law...