What is a Discrimination Complaint?
The following state and federal anti‐discrimination laws and prohibitions make it illegal in Maryland State Government to discriminate against State employees or job applicants based on the protected groups of: age; ancestry; color; creed; disability; gender identity and expression; genetic information; marital status; national origin; race; religious affiliation, belief or opinion; sex; sexual orientation; or retaliation for either having previously filed a discrimination complaint or having participated in the investigation of a discrimination complaint:
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended (ADAAA)
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- Equal Pay Act (EPA)
- Genetic Information Non‐Discrimination Act (GINA)
- Maryland Anti‐Discrimination Law
- State Government Title 20
- Annotated Code of Maryland State Personnel and Pensions (SP&P) Article 2‐302
- Governor's Code of Fair Employment Practices (Executive Order 01.01.2007.16)
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