Workplace discrimination can not only take a toll on your self-confidence, but it can block access to opportunities, which can otherwise improve your career aspects. In Illinois, such actions are illegal, especially if they compromise the safety and wellbeing of a protected class.
What the Illinois Department of Human Rights Can and Cannot Do for a Discriminated Employee
What Is Considered Discrimination?
The term discrimination is often thrown around when an individual feels singled out or faces an unfavorable situation. However, when it comes to legal perspective, discrimination refers to a prejudicial or unjust behavior towards an individual or group of people on the grounds of certain characteristics. These characteristics may include age, gender, religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, and disability, among others.
