discrimination claims
Unfair treatment allegations
Discrimination claims are formal allegations that someone has been treated unfairly based on protected characteristics like race, sex, age, disability, or religion.
The term appears most often in employment and civil rights contexts: She filed discrimination claims against her former employer.
A discrimination claim typically initiates a legal or administrative process seeking remedy for the alleged unfair treatment.
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- class action lawsuitCombined suit by many harmed
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- hostile work environmentLegally actionable workplace harassment
plaintiff · settlement · EEOC · Title VII · hostile · workplace · retaliation · wrongful · termination · prejudice · complaint · filing · attorney · evidence · burden of proof · testimony · damages · back pay
discrimination claimsequal treatment
Uniform handling regardless of identity
fair employment practices · equal opportunity · equitable treatment · affirmative action · accommodation
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