Religious discrimination involves treating a person unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs. The law
protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions,
such as Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, but also others who have sincerely held
religious, ethical or moral beliefs.
Religious discrimination can also involve treating someone
differently because that person is married to (or associated with) an
individual of a particular religion.The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of
employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions,
layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any other term or condition of
employment.
You are protected if someone discriminates against you because they think
you are a certain religion, when you are not. For example, it's against
the law for someone to discriminate against you for wearing a headscarf
because they think you are a Muslim, even if you are not actually
Muslim.
Religious discrimination involves treating a person unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs. The law protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, but also others who have sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs.
Religious discrimination can also involve treating someone differently because that person is married to (or associated with) an individual of a particular religion.The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.
You are protected if someone discriminates against you because they think you are a certain religion, when you are not. For example, it's against the law for someone to discriminate against you for wearing a headscarf because they think you are a Muslim, even if you are not actually Muslim.