Protected Classifications

Discrimination in the workplace is illegal if it is on the basis of any of the following:

• Race
• Color
• Religion
• Sex (this classification includes all forms of gender-based discrimination, including sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination,gender-based wage discrimination, and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity)
• National Origin
• Age
• Disability

The laws protect all employees and applicants for employment from discrimination when it is based on any of these classifications.