National Origin / Ethnicity Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law, provides that it is illegal for an employer with 15 or more employees to discriminate against an employee or job applicant because of his/her national origin (ethnicity). Discriminatory acts forbidden by this law include, among other things: an employer deciding to fire, lay off, suspend, demote or refuse to promote or hire an employee or job applicant, or providing lesser terms or conditions of employment (including wages or benefits) to an employee, where the decision is motivated in whole or in part by the national origin of the employee or applicant. In recent years, one of the most common scenarios of national origin discrimination is where a company treats workers of Hispanic or Mid-East origin worse than it treats its other workers, for example, by paying them less money or disciplining them more harshly.
A national origin discrimination claim under Title VII must be asserted against the employer within 180 days of the unlawful employment action and must first be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or, if the claim pertains to an employer located in the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC).
A worker employed by a Tennessee employer is also protected from national origin discrimination by the Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA). If a worker makes a claim under the THRA, he/she must file a complaint with the Tennessee Human Rights Commission within 180 days after the discriminatory event or file a lawsuit under THRA within one year of the event.
- Age Discrimination
- Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
- Civil Servants – dismissal from employment without cause
- Employment Contracts
- ERISA / Employee Benefits
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims – overtime; wage and hour
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Harassment Based on an Employee’s Race, Color or National Origin
- Malicious Interference with Employment Relationship
- National Origin / Ethnicity Discrimination
- Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Issues
- Polygraph Disputes with Employers
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Race/Color Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Retaliatory Discharge and Other Forms of Retaliation Against Employees
- Separation Agreements / Severance Packages
- Sex/Gender Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Tennessee Human Rights Act
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) – military leave claims
- Whistleblower / Illegal Activity Claims
- Workers' Compensation Retaliation Claims
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