Discrimination - Law Dictionary Search Results
equal employment opportunity commission (eeoc)
equal employment opportunity commission (eeoc) The federal administrative agency that enforces laws prohibiting discrimination in employment
equal opportunity
equal opportunity often attrib : freedom from discrimination (as in employment) on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, or sometimes sexual
equal credit opportunity act (ecoa)
equal credit opportunity act (ecoa) a federal law requiring lenders to make credit available equally without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, or receipt of income from public assistance
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fair housing
fair housing Federal and state "fair housing" laws entitle home buyers, renters, and mortgage borrowers with protections against discrimination based on disability, gender, marital status, race, and sexual orientation (among other things).
invidious
invidious : of, relating to, or being discrimination that arises from the creation of a classification that is arbitrary, irrational, or capricious and not related to
fair housing act
fair housing act a law that prohibits discrimination in all facets of the home buying process on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
title ix
title ix Short for Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
pattern
form or model proposed for imitation 2 : a recognizably consistent series of related acts [found a of discrimination in that company] [a of racketeering activity]
Indiscriminate
Not discriminate wanting discrimination undistinguishing not making any distinction confused promiscuous
hostile working environment
hostile working environment A work environment that is so charged with harassment or similar unwanted behavior that it interferes with the ability to do one's job and is said to violate anti-discrimination laws
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