The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Origin: Related Forms of Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also prohibits discrimination
based on race or religion. These forms of discrimination
are sometimes closely related to national origin discrimination and can
overlap with claims of
national origin discrimination. Commission resources on race and religious
discrimination, and
issues that overlap with national origin discrimination include:
Other Federal Laws Prohibiting Related Forms of Discrimination
In addition to national origin discrimination, other federal laws
enforced by other agencies
prohibit some unfair employment practices that are closely related to
national origin
discrimination.
- Citizenship discrimination: The Department of Justice's Office of Special Counsel
for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices enforces
the Immigration
Reform and Control Act, which prohibits
employers with four or more employees from discriminating because
of citizenship
status against U.S. citizens and certain classes of foreign
nationals authorized to
work in the United States with respect to hiring, referral, or
discharge.
- Unfair Wage Practices: The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforces the
Fair
Labor Standards Act, which requires employers to
follow certain wage practices, including paying at least the
federally designated
minimum wage and appropriately compensating workers for
overtime.
- Visa
Requirements:
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour
Division enforces visa requirements for employment of foreign
nationals under
special visa programs,
such as H-1B and H-2A visas, which may impose certain requirements
related to
wages, working conditions, or other aspects of employment.
This page was last modified on December 2, 2002.
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