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bona fide occupational qualifications  

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  • United States federal fair employment laws generally prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of certain protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability. However, the fair employment laws permit employers to discriminate based on a protected characteristic in rare situations where the characteristic is considered a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) for the job in question. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications]

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