Sexual / Gender Discrimination
Throughout much of the 19th century, women could not
hold office, serve on juries, or bring suit in their own names, and married
women traditionally were denied the legal capacity to hold or convey property
or to serve as legal guardians of their own children. Women were denied even
the right to vote until adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment half a century
later. Various advances in the law have eliminated these impediments to the
equality of men and women. The Fifth Amendment United States Constitution, no
person shall "...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process
of law..." The Fourteenth Amendment states that no state shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person with its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 state that all personnel actions affecting employees or applicants
for employment shall be made free from any discrimination based on sex. Under
the federal laws cited above and the California Fair Employment and Housing
Act, an employer may not discriminate in the terms and conditions of employment
because of gender. All employees must be treated equally regardless of their
sex.
For further information on discrimination, please
visit our sister site,
FightDiscrimination.net.
For a free consultation with an experienced employee
rights attorney, contact David Spivak:
- Email David@SpivakLaw.com
- Call toll free (877) 876-5744
- Visit The Spivak Law Firm, 16530 Ventura Boulevard Suite 312 Encino, CA 91436
- Fax (310) 499-4739
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