Jana Kemper

Discrimination Protections. Under federal law, like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employees are protected from discrimination based on characteristics like sex, race, religion, national origin, age over 40, and disability. These are called protected classes. That means you cannot legally be treated unfairlybecause of who you are. That doesn’t mean every unpleasant interaction is illegal, but what it does mean is far more important, in that when unlawful unpleasantries do occur,...