Discrimination at work: Most US employers are required to abide by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This means that employers are required to pay people equally for equal work and they can't discriminate against their workers because of race, sex, color, religion or national origin. The Civil Rights Act also includes an amendment that protects women from discrimination because of pregnancy.
Employers must also abide by the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination based on disability and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits discrimination based on age. Currently, there is no federal law that protects people from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
A worker who has been discriminated against can file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, a government agency that is responsible for enforcing the laws that protect workers from discrimination in the workplace.
