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If you believe you’ve been discriminated against at work or in applying for a job, the EEOC may be able to help.  \nWho is Protected? What Organizations are Covered?  \n• Employees (current and former), including managersand temporary employees  \n• Job applicants  \n• Union members and applicants for membership in a union  \n• Most private employers  \n• State and local governments (as employers)  \n• Educational institutions (as employers)  \n• Unions  \n• Staffing agencies  \nWhat Types of Employment Discrimination are Illegal?  \nUnder the EEOC’s laws, an employer may not discriminate against you, regardless of your immigration status, on the bases of:  \n• Race  \n• Color  \n• Religion  \n• National origin  \n• Sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity)  \n• Age (40 and older)  \n• Disability  \n• Genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase, use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history)  \n• Retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding  \n• Interference, coercion, or threats related to exercising rights regarding disability discrimination or pregnancy accommodation  \nWhat Employment Practices can be Challenged as Discriminatory?  \nAll aspects of employment, including:  \n• Discharge, firing, or lay-off • Obtaining or disclosing  \n• Harassment (including genetic information unwelcome verbal or of employees physical conduct) • Requesting or disclosing  \n• Hiring or promotion medical information of employees  \n• Assignment  \n• Conduct that might  \n• Pay (unequal wages or  \nreasonably discourage  \ncompensation)  \nsomeone from opposing  \n• Failure to provide reasonable discrimination, filing a accommodation for a charge, or participating in an disability; pregnancy, investigation or proceeding childbirth, or related medical  \n• Conduct that coerces, condition; or a sincerely-held  \nintimidates, threatens, or  \nreligious belief, observance  \ninterferes with someone  \nor practice  \nexercising their rights,  \n• Benefits  \nor someone assisting or  \n• Job training encouraging someone else  \n• Classification to exercise rights, regarding disability discrimination  \n• Referral  \n(including accommodation) or pregnancy accommodation  \nWhat can You Do if You Believe Discrimination has Occurred?  \nContact the EEOC promptly if you suspect discrimination. Do not delay, because there are strict time limits for filing a charge of discrimination (180 or 300 days, depending on where you live/work) . You can reach the EEOC in any of the following ways:  \nSubmit an inquiry through the EEOC’s public portal ( [https://publicportal.eeoc.gov/Portal/Login.aspx](https://publicportal.eeoc.gov/Portal/Login.aspx))  \nCall 1–800–669–4000 (toll free)  \n1–800–669–6820 (TTY)  \n1–844–234–5122 (ASL video phone)  \nVisit an  EEOC field office ([www.eeoc.gov/field-office](www.eeoc.gov/field-office))  \nE-Mail  [info@eeoc.gov](info@eeoc.gov)  \nAdditional information about the EEOC, including information about filing a charge of discrimination, is available [at](at www.eeoc.gov)[ ](at www.eeoc.gov)[www.eeoc.gov](at www.eeoc.gov).  \nEMPLOYERS HOLDING FEDERAL CONTRACTS OR SUBCONTRACTS  \nThe Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces the nondiscrimination and affirmative action commitments of companies doing business with the Federal Government. If you are applying for a job with, or are an employee of, a company with a Federal contract or subcontract, you are protected under Federal law from discrimination on the following bases:  \nRace, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin  \nExecutive Order 11246, as amend","cbCaioGKTRKFKUxI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioGKTRKFKUxI","pdf",382060,"English","# Know Your Rights\n## Who is protected and which organizations are covered\n## Illegal types of employment discrimination\n## Employment practices that can be challenged\n## What to do if discrimination is believed to have occurred\n## Employers holding federal contracts or subcontracts","[{\"question\":\"Who is protected under the EEOC’s laws?\",\"answer\":\"Protected groups include employees (current and former), temporary employees, job applicants, union members and union applicants, most private employers, state and local governments as employers, educational institutions as employers, unions, and staffing agencies.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of employment discrimination are illegal?\",\"answer\":\"Discrimination is illegal on bases such as race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), age (40 and older), disability, genetic information, and retaliation for filing, opposing, or participating in discrimination proceedings.\"},{\"question\":\"How should someone contact the EEOC if they suspect discrimination?\",\"answer\":\"Contact the EEOC promptly and do not delay because there are strict time limits (180 or 300 days depending on location). 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