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  2. Clayton County –— a landmark United States Supreme Court case in 2020 in which the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity

  3. Employment discrimination law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Under federal employment discrimination law, employers generally cannot discriminate against employees on the basis of race, [1] sex [1] [2] (including sexual orientation and gender identity), [3] pregnancy, [4] religion, [1] national origin, [1] disability (physical or mental, including status), [5] [6] age (for workers over 40), [7] military ...

  4. Employment discrimination - Wikipedia

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    The pinnacle of anti-employment discrimination law in the USA is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. In this section, two theories are laid out: disparate treatment and disparate impact.

  5. Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 - Wikipedia

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    It prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, and marital or familial status. [1] Specifically, it empowers the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to take enforcement action against individuals, employers, and labor unions which violated the employment provisions of the ...

  6. Supreme Court Rules for Employees in Unusual Anti ... - AOL

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    By a unanimous 8-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that anti-discrimination laws forbid employers from firing a complaining employee's fiance. In the case of Thompson v. North American Stainless ...

  7. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency that was established via the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to administer and enforce civil rights laws against workplace discrimination.