Protected Classification definition

Protected Classification. The term describes characteristics or factors which are specifically protected from harassment, discrimination or retaliation based on federal or state laws. Protected classifications include, but are not limited to, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, religion, political affiliation, action, or belief, marital status, age (over 40), pregnancy related condition, medical or physical disability, and genetic history.
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Examples of Protected Classification in a sentence

  • For purposes of this Agreement, harassment is a form of discrimination and unwelcome conduct based on an individual’s status within a Protected Classification.

  • Harassing conduct can take many forms and includes, but is not limited to, slurs, jokes, statements, gestures, pictures, or cartoons regarding an employee’s Protected Classification.

  • This Policy prohibits treating individuals differently or otherwise discriminating against an individual because of the individual’s Protected Classification as defined by this Policy.

  • This Policy prohibits City officials, officers, employees, interns and contractors from harassing or discriminating against applicants, officers, officials, employees, interns and contractors because: (1) of an individual’s Protected Classification, (2) of the perception that an individual has a Protected Classification, or (3) the individual associates with a person who has or is perceived to have a Protected Classification.

  • Verbal harassment, such as epithets (nicknames and slang terms), derogatory or suggestive comments, jokes or slurs, including graphic verbal commentaries about an individual’s body, or that identify a person on the basis of his or her Protected Classification.

  • Visual forms of harassment, such as derogatory posters, notices, bulletins, cartoons, drawings, sexually suggestive objects, or e-mails on the basis of a Protected Classification.

  • Verbal harassment may include comments on appearance and stories that tend to disparage those of a Protected Classification.