Articles Posted in National Origin Discrimination

Federal statutes like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are widely-known and frequently invoked in cases of allegedly unlawful discrimination or harassment. The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on a wide range of factors, including race, gender, and religion. Other statutes also protect workers from specific types of discrimination.…

A Jersey City woman, who has been a housekeeper for 25 years to many of New York City’s rich and famous, alleges she was denied a job based on her Filipino heritage, The New York Daily News reports. Discrimination based on one’s national origin has no place in New Jersey,…