{"id":25528,"date":"2026-11-08T12:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/?p=25528"},"modified":"2026-11-09T12:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:36:38","slug":"discriminacion-y-acoso-laboral-conozca-sus-derechos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/discriminacion-y-acoso-laboral-conozca-sus-derechos\/","title":{"rendered":"Discrimination and workplace harassment: Know your rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25528\" class=\"elementor elementor-25528\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16501ecb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16501ecb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5abab6f0\" data-id=\"5abab6f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d83c492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d83c492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Discrimination and workplace harassment: Know your rights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4625ed39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4625ed39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-181f533a\" data-id=\"181f533a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3814f2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3814f2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><ul class=\"meta wpex-text-sm wpex-text-gray-600 wpex-mb-20 wpex-last-mr-0\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-date\"><span class=\"ticon ticon-clock-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-04-19\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"\">November 8, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-category\"><span class=\"ticon ticon-folder-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><a class=\"term-59\" href=\"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/category\/LABOR\/\">LABOR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5197586a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5197586a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47a002e6\" data-id=\"47a002e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f91e2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f91e2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No one should feel unsafe, humiliated, or treated unfairly in their workplace. Federal law provides important protections against discrimination and workplace harassment. These rights apply to all workers in the United States, regardless of their immigration status.<\/p><p><strong>What is Labor Discrimination?<\/strong><\/p><p>Employment discrimination occurs when an employer treats an employee unfairly because of a protected characteristic and not because of their job performance.<\/p><p>According to federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against an employee on the basis of:<\/p><ul><li>Race, color, or national origin.<\/li><li>Sex or gender identity.<\/li><li>Religion.<\/li><li>Age.<\/li><li>Disability.<\/li><li>Pregnancy.<\/li><\/ul><p>These protections apply during hiring, dismissal, promotions, salary, work assignments, and any other employment conditions.<\/p><p><strong>What is Occupational Harassment?<\/strong><\/p><p>Harassment is a form of discrimination that creates a hostile or intimidating work environment.<\/p><p>It can include:<\/p><ul><li>Offensive jokes.<\/li><li>Insults or derogatory comments.<\/li><li>Threats.<\/li><li>Burlas.<\/li><li>Unwanted physical contact.<\/li><\/ul><p>When these behaviors are directed at a person due to a protected characteristic, they can constitute illegal harassment.<\/p><p>Sexual harassment is also strictly prohibited and includes unwanted insinuations or requests for sexual favors.<\/p><p>Although a single incident does not always constitute harassment under the law, repetitive behaviors that interfere with your ability to work are taken very seriously.<\/p><p><strong>Who Enforces These Protections?<\/strong><\/p><p>The <strong>United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)<\/strong> It is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the laws against discrimination in the workplace.<\/p><p>If you believe that you have been the victim of discrimination or harassment, you have the right to file a complaint with the EEOC.<\/p><p>Generally, complaints must be submitted <strong>within 180 days after the incident<\/strong>, Although this timeframe may vary depending on the state, it is therefore important to act as soon as possible.<\/p><p><strong>How to File a Complaint?<\/strong><\/p><p>You can contact the EEOC in the following ways:<\/p><ul><li>Visit <strong>eeoc.gov<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Call the <strong>1-800-669-4000<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Go to a local EEOC office.<\/li><\/ul><p>The EEOC website also provides the location of its offices, information for filing complaints by mail, and special numbers for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals.<\/p><p><strong>Final Note<\/strong><\/p><p>Every worker deserves to be treated with dignity and respect in their workplace. Knowing their rights is the first step to protecting them.<\/p><p>For more information, visit the official website of the <strong>United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/\">Home | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46e3f004 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46e3f004\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3981ba44\" data-id=\"3981ba44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c37de69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c37de69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\"><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/\">Home | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one should feel unsafe, humiliated, or treated unfairly in their workplace. 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