What are the 7 protected classes?

Federal protected classes include:

• Race.
• Color.
• Religion or creed.
• National origin or ancestry.
• Sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity).
• Age.
• Physical or mental disability.
• Veteran status.

What are considered protected classes?

Protected Class: The groups protected from employment discrimination by law. These groups include men and women on the basis of sex; any group which shares a common race, religion, color, or national origin; people over 40; and people with physical or mental handicaps.

Which group does not qualify as a protected class through familial status?

What does “familial status” mean? Familial status means the makeup of your family. The FHA prohibits discrimination on this basis including: children under the age of 18 living with parents/guardians, pregnant women, and people seeking custody of children under 18.

Which group is not protected by fair housing laws?

Race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin. Although some interest groups have tried to lobby to include sexual orientation and marital status, these aren’t protected classes under the federal law, but are sometimes protected by certain local state fair housing laws.

What are the 17 protected classes?

Protected Classes

• Race.
• Color.
• Religion (includes religious dress and grooming practices)
• Sex/gender (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/ or related medical conditions)
• Gender identity, gender expression.
• Sexual orientation.
• Marital status.

Are students a protected class?

While students are not a protected class in and of themselves, each student is still protected under fair housing laws.

Is pregnancy a protected class?

Is pregnancy a protected characteristic? According to federal law, pregnancy qualifies as a protected characteristic under sex discrimination laws. As a result, being pregnant places women in a protected class. Many state and local laws offer additional protections for pregnant employees.

Who does FHA protect?

It is illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing, including against individuals seeking a mortgage or housing assistance, or in other housing-related activities. The Fair Housing Act prohibits this discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.

Is family size a protected class?

The Fair Housing Act (FHA) outlaws discrimination against tenants based on certain personal characteristics, commonly known as “protected classes.” The FHA added “familial status” as a protected class in 1989 to make sure that families with children aren’t treated differently when renting.

Is age a protected class?

Under the law, the protected class for age is people aged 40 and older. The federal law that governs age discrimination is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA. This law encourages employers to hire workers based on abilities and skill, rather than age, and prohibits age discrimination in the workplace.

How many protected classes are there?

According to federal law, especially since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, there are 10 classes or categories of people that are legally protected from discrimination.

Are you not a protected class under the law?

Although discrimination can exist in all types of groups, not every group is a protected class under the law. Unfortunately, if a person is not a member of a protected class, they may not be protected under federal or state anti-discrimination laws. People with Criminal Records.

Are unmarried couples protected from discrimination in the US?

Several courts have interpreted federal law to protect unmarried couples from discrimination there.) State law is not much better.

Does the term ‘marital status’ protect unmarried couples?

Oddly, courts in Maryland, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin have ruled that the term “marital status” protects single people from being treated differently from married people, and vice versa, but does not protect unmarried couples.

Is marital status a protected class under the Fair Housing Act?

The Federal Fair Housing Acts (42 U.S. Code § § 3601–3619) prohibit discrimination on the basis of race or color, religion, national origin, gender, familial status (having children and pregnancy), and physical or mental disability. Marital status is not one of the protected categories under federal law. (Public housing is an exception.