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social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > legal and regulatory issues > employment discrimination
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > stratification, power and inequality at work > employment discrimination
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > stratification, power and inequality at work > employment discrimination

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employment discrimination  

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  • Employment discrimination is defined by federal equal employment opportunity (or EEO) laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability. Among these laws, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 offers the broadest protections. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Employment Discrimination]

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