The Justice Department has issued updated guidance on how federal law enforcement officers should avoid bias on the basis of a person’s race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, religion, sexual ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) extends protections to people with gender dysphoria, a federal appeals court found this week. The opinion, issued Tuesday, marks the first time any federal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Most people know that the law protects them from being discriminated against by their employer on the basis of race, gender, ...

Psychologists are calling for social class to be made a protected characteristic to tackle widening inequalities and make levelling up a reality across the UK. A person’s social class should be given ...

It is easy to imagine experiencing a house fire and needing homeowner’s insurance. We have also heard horror stories of the consequences of not having enough life insurance. While these protections ...

There is a growing consensus around extending the Equality Act (2010) to outlaw class discrimination – as well as race, gender and other forms of discrimination already covered by the Act. But might ...

Harassment is unwelcome conduct that is based on a protected characteristic, which includes race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, height, weight, ...

Executive Summary: On April 4, 2019, the Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court reaffirmed that obesity, standing alone, is not a protected characteristic under the New Jersey Law Against ...

Under the 2010 Equality Act, discrimination on the basis of characteristics including age, sex, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief – including pacifism and ...