... be protected from discriminatory employment practices, a person must prove that he/she is a member of a protected class, and that the discrimination is because of their protected class status. Protected classes include; race, color, creed or religion, national origin, sex, age, and disability. Many people fall into more than one protected category. An adverse employment action is anything the employer does which ... and employer treats some people less favorably than others as a "standard operating procedure - the regular rather than the unusual practice." When there is statistical evid...

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... is still being measured to this day. Since its passing, the workplace has made dramatic changes. Because Title VII applies equally to everyone, it gave new rights to women and minorities who, prior to its passing, had little or no recourse for workplace discrimination. What Title VII did was to open the door in preventing job discrimination and created the expectations ... to Title VII. These amendments further strengthened this act. In 1972 there was the passage of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act. This act expanded the coverage of Title VII, to include government employees, and ga...

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