Labor and Employment Law - Racial Discrimination

It is illegal under both Federal and State Law to discriminate on the basis of a person's race or color in the terms or conditions of employment. This could include salary, benefits, hours, vacations, promotions or whether a person is hired.

Race is generally defined as a person's ancestry or their ethnic characteristics. Everyone person is some race or color. So, it is illegal to discriminate against anyone if the basis of the discrimination is their race or color. Discrimination may take the form of outright different treatment, or be more subtle and be accompanied by ethic slurs and derogatory comments.

Further, discrimination based on a person’s association with people of a particular race is also prohibited.

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