Discrimination Overview
This section provides some general information about the different types of discrimination and harassment in the workplace, as well as tips on what interview questions are impermissible, plus resources on protecting your legal rights if you have been victimized by discrimination or harassment on the job. To begin, browse through the resources below.
- Employees Rights 101
A run-down of employee rights in the workplace, including a look at employee rights with respect to discrimination on the job.
- Employment Discrimination: Overview
A summary of the key laws and employee rights against workplace discrimination, including information on race, age, disability, and other forms of discrimination.
- Filing an EEOC Complaint or Charge
Learn about the process of filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- What to Expect: An EEOC Cause of Action Chronology
A timeline of what (and when) an employee claiming discrimination can expect after filing their claim with the EEOC.
- Dealing with Discrimination: Tips for Employees
Suggestions for employees faced with co-workers' or supervisors' discriminatory actions or words.
- Tips for Creating a Friendly Workplace
Advice for both employees and employers on how to create an open and friendly work environment, and how to address potential discrimination at work.
- Civil Rights Act of 1991
- Dealing with Discrimination: Tips for Employees
- Dealing with Multinational Employers
- Dictionary: Discrimination and Harassment
- Discrimination and Harassment: Resources
- Discrimination FAQ
- Discriminatory Practices
- Disparate Impact Discrimination
- EEOC Claims FAQ
- EEOC's Charge Processing Procedures
- Employee Rights: Other Discrimination / Harassment
- Employees Rights 101
- Employment Discrimination: Overview
- Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination: Questions And Answers
- Filing an EEOC Complaint or Charge
- Overview of Employment and Anti-Discrimination Laws
- Reverse Discrimination
- Tips for Creating a Friendly Workplace
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Equal Employment Opportunity
- What to Expect: An EEOC Cause of Action Chronology