SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION
It is illegal in California for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of that employee’s sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation. It is also illegal in California for an employer to discriminate against an employee on the basis of that employee’s perceived sexual orientation. There are currently no federal laws prohibiting this type of discrimination.
There are two types of discrimination in the workplace: “disparate treatment” and “disparate impact”. “Disparate treatment” is straightforward discrimination. Simply put, it is treating a person differently because of a protected class, like sex or race. Disparate Impact Discrimination is slightly more complicated. “Disparate Impact” is where some type of company policy excluded a certain individual or individuals from the job or from promotions. The policy wasn’t designed to exclude them; that was just the unfortunate result.
There are two types of discrimination in the workplace: “disparate treatment” and “disparate impact”. “Disparate treatment” is straightforward discrimination. Simply put, it is treating a person differently because of a protected class, like sex or race. Disparate Impact Discrimination is slightly more complicated. “Disparate Impact” is where some type of company policy excluded a certain individual or individuals from the job or from promotions. The policy wasn’t designed to exclude them; that was just the unfortunate result.
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