Real Life Examples

This section is intended to help guide you in answering the question, "Am I a victim of unlawful discrimination?"  Remember, for discrimination to be illegal, it must be based on factors such as your age, disability, race, religion or sex, and these vary somewhat depending on the type of discrimination (i.e. employment, education, housing, public accommodations).   Each link below offers situations that are examples of problems people are facing that may be illegal discrimination. 

Age

Disability

Family Status (with children under age 18) (Housing only)

Gender (Sex)

National Origin/Ancestry

Pregnancy

Race/Color

Religion