If you have been fired because of your race, you can get help! California and federal laws protect you from race discrimination at your place of work. Under the law, your boss may not discriminate against you because of your race on the ‘terms and conditions’ of employment. ‘Terms and conditions’ include things that are related to an individual’s job. Some examples include vacation time, salary, titles, positions, etc. ‘Race’ is defined as a person’s ancestry or ethnic characteristics.

Not only is it illegal for your employer to discriminate against you because of your race, but it is illegal for your employer to discriminate against you because of the race of the people you associate with. Thus, it is illegal for your employer to discriminate against you because you are married to a person of another race. Did you know that it is also illegal for your employer to discriminate against you based on ethnic characteristics? An employer cannot favor a ‘light-complexioned’ African American individual over a dark complexioned African American individual.

There are two basic types of race discrimination. The first type is disparate treatment discrimination. This is straight-forward discrimination and involves an individual being treated different because of their race. The second type of discrimination is disparate impact discrimination. This type of discrimination occurs when a company policy excludes or prevents individuals of a certain race from certain jobs or advancements.

Race discrimination is sadly all too common. If you have been a victim, you should know you are not alone. Recently, a former assistant managing editor of The Wall Street Journal brought a lawsuit against Dow Jones & Co. for racial discrimination. The company denies the allegation. If you believe you are a victim of race discrimination, get help now! Contact the discrimination lawyers at Law Offices of David H. Greenberg. You can reach us at 1-888-204-1014. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.