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Fair Employment and Housing Act Description
This law provides protection from harassment or discrimination in employment because of:
- Age (40 and over)
- Ancestry
- Color
- Religious Creed
- Denial of Family and Medical Care Leave
- Disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS
- Marital Status
- Medical Condition (cancer and genetic characteristics)
- National Origin
- Race
- Religion
- Sex
- Sexual Orientation






