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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees and applicants from discrimination—including Americans—based on their national origin and applies equally to all racial, ethnic, and national origin groups. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a one-page technical assistance document titled, “Discrimination Against American Workers Is Against The Law.”
This document explains that treating employees and applicants differently because of their geographic origin constitutes national origin discrimination. National origin discrimination means “treating employees or applicants unfavorably or favorably because they are from a particular country or part of the world, because of ethnicity or accent, or because they appear to be of a certain ethnic background.”
The bulletin explains that favoring foreign workers over American workers is one form of national origin discrimination. Examples of discrimination against Americans include:
- Job advertisements that favor certain national origins or visa statuses;
- Disparate treatment that makes it difficult to apply for positions due to national origin;
- Harassment based on national origin; and
- Retaliation against employees for engaging in an activity protected under the law.
How to comply:
- Read the EEOC technical document (linked below).
- Audit your hiring and recruitment policies and practices to ensure compliance.
- Review your job postings and recruitment materials and remove any potential biases related to national origin.
- Train HR personnel and hiring managers on national origin discrimination.
- Review your vendor and staffing agency contracts for compliance.
Resources:
Discrimination Against American Workers Is Against The Law
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission National Origin Discrimination
2025 Minimum Wage Updates
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Check out the latest minimum wage changes for 2025, typically updated in December and June to ensure you know about the majority of increases before taking effect on January 1 and July 1.
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