马塞诸斯州大学波士顿

公民权利

的 Office of 公民权利 and 第九条 与学生合作, 教师, 工作人员, and other campus community members to build a community free from unlawful discrimination and 骚扰, 不分种族, color, 国家的起源, 祖先, 宗教信仰, 性, 性取向, 性别表达, 性别认同, 残疾, 精神疾病, criminal record (inquiries only), 资深地位, 现役军人, 遗传学, pregnancy and related conditions, 婚姻或父母状况, 和/或报复.

We welcome anyone to come to our office with their questions and/or 担忧 so we can help navigate the scope of civil rights with respect to campus policies and procedures.

具体地说, our office will address any questions, 担忧, or complaints regarding discrimination, 骚扰, 或者住宿需求. To assist with this discussion, the following are the current defined protected classes: 

年龄

的 1967 年龄 Discrimination in 就业 Act (ADEA) forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older.

U.S. Equal 就业 Opportunity Commission, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

残疾

Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) requires schools to make their programs accessible to qualified students with disabilities.

  • 的 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended (艾达) prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a 残疾 who is an employee or applicant, and direct the university to provide reasonable accommodation that does not pose an undue burden.

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Massachusetts 艾达 grievance

国家的起源

Refers to cultural factors, including nationality, regional culture, 祖先, and language

Massachusetts Law on unlawful discrimination based on race, color, 宗教信仰, 国家的起源, 祖先, 或性, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

比赛

Refers to a person's physical characteristics, such as color of their skin, bone structure and hair

Massachusetts Law on unlawful discrimination based on race, color, 宗教信仰, 国家的起源, 祖先, 或性, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

宗教

A sincerely held belief that an individual or group of people practice and/or worship that may need to be reasonably accommodated if it does not pose an undue burden to do so

Massachusetts Law on unlawful discrimination based on race, color, 宗教信仰, 国家的起源, 祖先, 或性, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

性

的 1964 Title VII of the 公民权利 Act (Title VII) prohibits treating someone differently or unfavorably because of that person’s 性. Discrimination against an individual because of 性别认同, including transgender status, or because of 性取向 is prohibited

  • 性骚扰: 不受欢迎的性挑逗, requests f或性ual favors, and other verbal or physical 骚扰 of a 性ual nature. Harassment does not have to be of a 性ual nature, 然而, and can include offensive remarks about a person's 性. Both victim and the harasser can be either a woman or a man, and the victim and harasser can be the same 性.

Massachusetts Law on unlawful discrimination based on race, color, 宗教信仰, 国家的起源, 祖先, 或性, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

  • 的 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act expressly prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, such as lactation or the need to express breast milk for a nursing child. Generally, employers have an obligation to accommodate pregnant workers.

MCAD Guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

  • 性别认同: Massachusetts General 法律 (MGL 151B) prohibits discrimination based on 性别认同, which is defined as “a person's gender-related identity, 外表或行为, whether or not that gender-related identity, 外表或行为 is different from that traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned 性 at birth.
    • Gender identity is internal and a central part of a  person’s sense of self
    • Gender expression is the external way of defining self and is separate from 性取向 and gender assigned at birth.
  • 性取向: Having an orientation for or being identified as having an orientation for hetero性uality, 双性恋, 或者同性恋
  • Pregnancy: 第九条 of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits schools that receive federal funds from discriminating against students on the basis of 性, which includes a student’s “actual or potential” parental, family or marital status and a student’s “pregnancy, 分娩, 假怀孕, termination of pregnancy or recovery there from.”  -- 第九条 Know Your Rights (DOE).

Massachusetts Law on Gender Expression and Identity, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination 很高兴

资深地位

You are a “protected veteran” under VEVRAA if you belong to one of the categories of veterans described below:

  • Disabled Veteran: A veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. 军事 and is entitled to 残疾 compensation, or was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected 残疾. 
  • Other Protected Veteran: A veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. 军事 during a war, or in a campaign or expedition 
  • Recently Separated Veteran: A veteran separated during the three-year period beginning on the date of the veteran’s discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. 军事. 
  • Armed Forces Service Medal Veteran: A veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. 军事, participated in a U.S. 军事 operation that received an rmed Forces service

Massachusetts Department of Veteran Services, Boston Regional 退伍军人 Affairs Office, United States 退伍军人 Affairs