Discrimination definition

Discrimination means discrimination against any student by a student or students and/or employee or employees on school property or at a school function including, but not limited to, discrimination based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex.

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Discrimination means discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, age, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or religion by which an individual is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of the school.

Discrimination means the differential treatment of an individual or group based on prescribed characteristics protected by law. Prescribed characteristics generally include age, color, race, religion, sex, gender, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, disability. It does not matter whether the discrimination is intentional; it is the effect of the behavior that matters.

Examples of Discrimination in a sentence

• The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (49 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of age).

• The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, (PL 100-209), (Broadened the scope, coverage and applicability of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, by expanding the definition of the terms “programs or activities” to include all of the programs or activities of the Federal-aid recipients, subrecipients and contractors, whether such programs or activities are Federally funded or not).

• The parties agree to adopt any and all additional protected categories into this Non- Discrimination Article as approved by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

• Any employee alleging such discrimination should use the internal administrative process explained in the City Policy against Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation which is available on the City’s Intranet website to redress the situation.

• The Pitstop will comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the Race Relations Act 1976 as amended by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, the Sex Discrimination Acts 1975 and 1986 and the Human Rights Act 1998.

More Definitions of Discrimination

Discrimination means differentiation of any kind without objective justification in respect of the supply of goods or services, including public services, employed for the operation of air transport services, or in respect of their treatment by public authorities relevant to such services;

Discrimination means any conduct which is prohibited under the B.C. Human Rights Act and regulations and amendments made thereto, and shall include discrimination on the basis of any employee’s age, marital status, sex, race, creed, colour, national origin, political or religious affiliations, disability, sexual orientation nor by reason of union membership participation in its activities.

Discrimination means for the purpose of this Policy, conduct based on a person's race, religion, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin. Discrimination may be direct or indirect. Direct discrimination means treating or proposing to treat another person less favourably on the basis of a person’s race, religion, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin. Indirect discrimination means imposing or intending to impose a requirement that a person of a particular race, religion, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin cannot comply with, but which a higher proportion of people without that attribute (or with a different attribute) can, when it is not reasonable in the circumstances to do so.

Discrimination means interfering with or preventing a student from enjoying the advantages, privileges or courses of study of a school, or discriminating against an employee in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment, because of that person’s race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or religion, or any other status as protected under state and federal nondiscrimination laws.

Discrimination means adverse treatment of a Concerned Individual because he/she raised an Employee Concern.

Discrimination means to treat individuals differently, or to harass or victimize based on a protected classification including race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, marital status, pregnancy and/or handicap/disability.

Discrimination under this section means that a tenant is being treated differently as to the rent charged, the services rendered, or the action being taken by the landlord, which shall be a prerequisite to a finding of retaliatory conduct.