Background - Employment Discrimination in Arizona
While an Arizona lawyer will litigate or defend an employment discrimination case filed in Arizona, the most significant claims in any such case are likely to be based upon federal anti-discrimination statutes, which are applicable in all fifty states. The primary such claims and statutes are as follows:
o Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, and National Origin Discrimination as well as claims of harassment. These claims are based upon Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Arizona Civil Rights Act has similar protection against employment discrimination.
o Age Discrimination. Claims of age discrimination, generally involving a person over the age of 40, are based upon the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA.
o Discrimination against people with Disabilities. Claims of discrimination against people with disabilities are based upon the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. The Arizona Civil Rights Act also prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
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