Walnut Creek Ethnic Discrimination

Examples of Disparate Treatment

Employees or job applicants in California have the right to fair consideration of their suitability for a particular role and to equal treatment in all facets of the job.

Talk to discrimination attorneys in Walnut Creek if you believe that you are a victim of ethnic discrimination in California. The examples below will give you an idea of the types of treatment that may be unlawful, but keep in mind that even neutral-seeming policies may be considered ethnic discrimination if they disproportionately affect persons of a certain ethnicity without justifiably relating to the needs of the business.

Ethnic Discrimination in Walnut Creek

Here are a few examples of behavior or communication that may be ethnic discrimination:

• An advertisement that requests all or most workers are the same ethnicity
• A job notice that requires an educational background unrelated to work performance
• A request that applicants submit to tests for skills or knowledge unrelated to the job
• Derogatory comments about a particular background at work
• Jokes about ethnicity, even those that purport to be friendly or acceptable
• Instances of physical contact that are based in ideas or presumptions about ethnicity
• Exclusion of particular groups from certain roles
• Creation of job groups specifically intended to attract particular ethnicities

For the most part, instances of these and similar types of behavior or activity are actionable as ethnic discrimination in California.

Nancy Balles, A Professional Corporation, advises clients on the legitimacy of employer or hiring actions that may be in violation of ethnic discrimination laws and is prepared to help you find a lawful resolution to the problem without derailing your career or letting employers or corporations get away with unlawful tactics.

Call 1 925-937-2646 for discrimination attorneys in Walnut Creek.