Question

The EEOC has held that discrimination based on sexual orientation violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.​ However, current federal regulations only specifically prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation if the employee is employed​ by: _____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Federal Government

Explanation:

EEOC stands for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It is the agency responsible for enforcing federal laws regarding harassment and discrimination against a job applicant or employee in US. Employees , Former employees, applicants and former employees of a company are protected from discrimination based on colour, religion, race, sex, age , genetic information and disability.

Employees are also protected from Harassment , denial of reasonable workplace and retaliation if he has complained about job discrimination are also protected by EEOC.

The agency was created by the civil rights Act of 1964 to interpret and enforce federal laws prohibiting discrimination.  .

Although discrimination based on sexual orientation is prohibited only if you work for federal government. There is no federal statute that prohibits private sector sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace.