06/28/2024
Title VII prohibits discrimination against employees because of their religious beliefs. However, employers are allowed to express their own faith in their places of business. But what if employees oppose their employer’s religious expressions at work not because they adhere to different faith traditions but because they simply object to the employer’s religiously motivated actions?
06/28/2024
Like any other employer, companies that perform contract work for the federal government may not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, national origin and other protected characteristics made illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other federal nondiscrimination laws. Unlike other employers, they must answer to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, a part of the Department of Labor specifically dedicated to ensuring federal contractors abide by non-discrimination rules.