protected class status definition
protected class status means the employee's age, sex, marital status, affectional preference and/or sexual orientation, race, color, creed, or religion, national origin, political affiliation, Veterans' Status, public assistance status or because of a physical or mental disability. Every employee shall have the right to a workplace free from discrimination based on his/her protected class status as defined by law.
protected class status means a group of people sharing a common trait who are legally protected from being discriminated against on the basis of race; color; national origin; sex (includes pregnancy-related conditions); religion; age (18 and older); physical or mental disability; injured worker; a person who uses leave covered by the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act or the Oregon Family Leave Act; a person who uses military leave; a person who associates with a protected class; marital status; family relationship; sexual orientation; whistleblower; expunged