This lesson provides concrete examples of prohibited conduct across a range of protected characteristics to help learners identify issues quickly.
Prohibited Conduct Across Protected Characteristics: Examples
This lesson provides concrete examples of prohibited conduct across a range of protected characteristics to help learners identify issues quickly.
Prohibited conduct by characteristic
This unit shows how harassment and discrimination manifest for different protected characteristics across workplaces.
- Race or ethnicity — racial slurs, derogatory stereotypes, or exclusion based on race
- Sex and gender identity — inappropriate jokes about gender identity or sex, unwelcome advances
- Pregnancy and parental status — pressuring leave or denying accommodations
- Disability — mocking disability or denying reasonable accommodations
- Religion — insulting beliefs or pressuring participation in rituals
- Age — ageist remarks or exclusion from opportunities
- National origin — xenophobic remarks or immigration related questions
- Sexual orientation — harassment based on orientation
- Marital status or family status — biased decisions due to status
- Veteran status — disparaging remarks about service