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18 lis 2016 · WHAT IS "NATIONAL ORIGIN" DISCRIMINATION? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, protects applicants and employees from employment discrimination based on their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, opposition to practices made unlawful by Title VII, or participation in Title VII proceedings. [1] .
National origin discrimination involves treating people (applicants or employees) unfavorably because they are from a particular country or part of the world, because of ethnicity or accent, or because they appear to be of a certain ethnic background (even if they are not).
It defines "national origin" discrimination and discusses typical employment situations in which national origin discrimination may arise. This Section also is intended to fulfill the more specific needs of employees, employers, and EEOC staff engaged in mediation and enforcement.
Because of National Origin, 29 C.F.R. §§ 1606-1606.1 (2008) (defining national origin discrimination as "the denial of equal employment opportunity because of an individ-ual's, or his or her ancestor's, place of origin; or because an individual has the physi-cal, cultural or linguistic characteristics of a national origin group").
15 sty 1997 · EEOC enforces the federal prohibition against national origin discrimination in employment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which covers private sector employers with fifteen or more employees, federal government employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations.
In the face of increasing workplace diversity and escalating claims, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued new guidance and instructions for investigating and analyzing charges of employment discrimination based on national origin.
The Guidance modernizes the definition of national origin discrimination to include treating an employee or job applicant differently because he or she has the physical, cultural or linguistic characteristics of a national origin group.
