ABSTRACT
Discrimination in the workplace is strictly prohibited. If you use a worker’s race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, or national origin as a basis on which to hire, fire, or demote someone, you are in violation of federal and state laws. If you harass someone because of those attributes, you are violating the law. Some states also prohibit discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and against persons with AIDS.1 In many areas of labor and employment law, state law may demand more of the employer than the federal law’s protections and requirements.
