People are protected from employment discrimination by both federal and state laws. At the federal level the law applicable to this field includes administrative rulings, case law, statutes and even the U.S. Constitution. Many states have a similar regulatory scheme as well. Employment discrimination is, at its heart, a matter of civil rights. Prohibited conduct may flow from distinctions made about a person based on their gender, age, disability or race. Specific cases often involve either on-the-job harassment or illegal termination. However, many cases also arise in the context of the failure to hire an otherwise qualified person, based on race, age, gender or disability.

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