My aunt sent my younger cousin to sleep over so that I could take her prom dress shopping in the morning. My cousin is 18 and I am 26. We went into the store and walked in, greeted one of the vendors and he told us to look around and go find his wife in the back for help. So we went straight to his wife who asked us what we were looking for. We told her we were looking for a mermaid style strapless prom dress and she told us to look around. We asked her if there was any specific section and she said it was all over the store. So we looked around after 1 hour we found two dresses my cousin wanted to try on. She immediately started saying they were too expensive for us and what our price range was. We told her our price range and asked her the prices of the dresses since they were within our price range we asked her to try them on and she said “we don’t let just anyone try our dresses, you have to come with your parents”. I told her I was 26 and she was 18 and in charge of her. And she added that she didn’t want her trying on dresses she wasn’t going to buy because she would have to call her parents. I told her we’ll spend our money somewhere else. My cousin said she had her own money which she does. Her mother opened up a credit card with her under her credit. And I had money and my own credit cards. I am very upset not even when I in high school had I been treated that way, what can we do about this discrimination?

Discrimination is a part of everyday life and in a personal aspect it is unavoidable. However, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 helps to eliminate it as much as possible in the workplace. Discrimination against Race, Gender, and Religion is against the law and Title VII enforces protecting workers from discrimination.
What The Government Is Doing
Our government has set forth laws that forbid employers from basing their hiring decisions on a person’s characteristics. Such laws include the Equal Pay Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Civil Rights Act. This also applies to how an employee is treated versus co-workers of different characteristics. There are also varying state and county laws that further protect employees and job applicants from discrimination.
How To Know You Are Being Discriminated Against
Many people overlook or do not even notice when there is discrimination in the workplace. Some examples of this situation include:
• You make less in pay or receive less in benefits as someone who is of a different gender, race, or religion. If your job titles are different then this may not be discriminatory. If you do the same amount of work and have the same position as the person receiving more than you, then this would be discrimination.
• If you are fired from a position for no valid reason. If you were fired even though you have performed all job duties correctly and in a timely manner, this would be a violation of your rights. The same is true if you have shown a higher level of performance than co-workers who are of a different race, gender, or religion.
• If an employer asks an employee of a different gender to perform sexual favors in order to keep or further their position in the company.
• Another employee is being favored for bonuses, promotions, etc. although you perform as well or better than they do.
• The company is providing benefits at different levels for the same job position but different employee characteristics.
• Your employer or co-workers have expressed how they feel about a certain characteristic, and have used these feelings as a basis for hiring and promoting employees in the company.
Although there are many laws prohibiting any type of discrimination in the workplace, it is still happening on a daily basis. There are many laws that are lowering the occurrence of this situation and employers as well as employees should know the rights and regulations of workplace practices.

Additional Legal Source: Shavitz Law Group, P.A. Serving all of Florida

I was recently terminated from a federal job for poor attendance. The reason that I was out from work was due to complications stemming from pregnancy. I received a letter which stated that I was being removed from my position while out on maternity leave. I contacted my Union, who in turn set up meeting with the boss for me. During the meeting he did not even look at any of my medical documentaition which sholud have clearly kept me my job. On top of that during the meeting he did not really discuss my absences during my pregnancy which is what the termination letter has on it. Instead, he went all the back to 2007 which had nothing to do with this situation and far less absences. I know of several people recently whose work record are seriously worse than mine (not due to pregnancy)who they tried to terminate that were given thier jobs back. While on the other hand, I have been told that I can’t have my job back. So, my question is should I file an EEOC?

my name is nicole i am from a small town and i am a freshman in high school i have a boyfriend and we previously got into trouble with pda (public display of affection). but what happened was we couldn’t be near each other for months then we set up a meeting with the dean and the bus garage and my bus driver asked if we were planing to date again and we said no because at this time we were not going to date then. so this lasted a little while then we sat next to each other again but about a month later they viewed the tapes and saw him kissing me on the cheek and gave me a hug a normal friend hug at this time we were dating but also i had a family crises and was upset and talking about wanting to die so he tried cheering me up so he got taken off the bus and ever since he was on the bus in the first place she checked the camera numerous times and when she checked the camera she didn’t say anything to the kids who were eating candie on the bus who could choke and die if the bus simply went over a bump and she didn’t say anything about the kids gaming on there lap tops when we weren’t supposed to have laptops or the people on there cell phones which could distract the driver if it simply rang she didn’t say anything to them but she kicked him off because he gave me a kiss on the cheek and a hug to make me feel better. now is this discrimination or is this me just overreating? and is a kiss on the cheek and a hug P.D.A? this is really important to me and i really want to know!

I live in San Jose, CA. I applied for an auto loan through the Car Dealer’s financial bank. I was verbally told by the car dealer that my loan was approved by the Bank. When the Bank learned that I could not speak English, the Bank denied my auto loan. However, no documents were legally signed. Do I have a recourse to file a discrimination lawsuit?

i have worked for nj tiomunicipality 10 years for about 3 years i have been onset with breathing problems that now have been diagnosed as asthma,.i have been terminated , their reasoning is that per our handbook , i abused my sick time i called each day out sick ran out of sick time ,after a discussion with superintendent i did not have to continue calling till i see a doctor,i returned with a note now they say they meant the rest of that week i did not have to call is this legal i found out later by the union they did not offer family medical leave or disability i feel this is discrimination, do i have a case the union feels it was a misunderstanding and they have to take me back

I am a disabled vet. I have been working for my current employer for four years. I was hired on vet preference points. Lately, I have been a victim of hostile work environment and discrimination due to a disability. At first I thought it was just me but it keeps getting worse. About 8 months ago I talked to a rehab counselor about alternate employment. Two weeks ago, out of the blue, I got a letter from him saying I was unemployable. I am not even 40 years old and hold a masters degree. Also, the local EEOC rep refuses to acknowledge an issue or help file a complaint, even with documented information and supporting law. If I am considering legal action, what should I do or not do and is there anything in particular that would help prove my side? Thank you.

I’m 18 yrs old and my girlfriend is 16. She recently told her parents she was, i guess you could say gay, and they beat her. She had bruises on her back to her legs. They also poured hot sauce down her throat. slapped her, and pulled her by her hair. Is there any legal way I can get her out of there? Emancipation or divorce? She is not happy at all. Always depressed, and literally just wants to get out of there. I’m doing this only for her safety and because I love her.

I am currently working in Baltimore MD at a manufacturing company and think I am being discriminated against. My boss sent out a memo on a new English language only policy in the for the office. Over 1/3 of my fellow employees here are hispanic mostly from Mexico and speak spanish. We communicate very well with our non spanish speaking co-workers, clients, and prospective clients There have bee reprimands from our CEO and VP about spanish being spoken so much while we are on the clock. This memo states that if anyone is caught speaking spanish, while working, then it could result in “punative action” including a $45 fine and or dismissal. We are doing our job well, and never had any complaints about our productivitiy and work perforance. I think we are being discriminated against as we can speak our first language among ourselves. Can we file a lawsuit with the Equal Employement Agency? Or should we try to find a good immigration lawyer and sue?