{"id":8004,"date":"2020-03-31T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdcr.test\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T22:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:18:30","slug":"31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis","status":"publish","type":"dom","link":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\/","title":{"rendered":"31010.3 Definitions of Discrimination Basis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<ul class=\"cdcr-dom-group-block\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Age<\/strong> \u2013 Refers to the chronological age of any individual who has reached their 40th birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ancestry<\/strong> \u2013 The national or cultural origin of a line of familial descent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Color<\/strong> \u2013 The color of skin of an individual, including shades of skin within a racial group.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Disability (Physical or Mental)<\/strong> \u2013 A physical or mental impairment affecting one or more body systems which limits a major life activity, including but not limited to work; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Genetic Information<\/strong> \u2013 Includes information about the individual\u2019s genetic tests, genetic tests of family members, as well as information about any disease, disorder, or condition of an individual\u2019s family members (e.g., an individual\u2019s family medical history).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Marital Status<\/strong> \u2013 The legal status in a relationship such as married, never married, single, separated, divorced, or widowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Medical Condition<\/strong> \u2013 A person\u2019s genetic characteristics or a diagnosis of cancer, record or history of cancer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>National Origin<\/strong> \u2013 Physical, cultural or linguistic characteristics, tribal affiliation, marriage or association, organizational membership, or name associated with a national origin group. National origin groups include, but are not limited to, ethnic groups, geographic places of origin and countries that are not presently in existence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Political Affiliation<\/strong> \u2013 Membership or association in a political party or special interest group (union issues are not included).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Race<\/strong> \u2013 One of the widely recognized biological racial groups: e.g., Caucasian, Black or African American, Aboriginal, Asian, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander. Race is inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Religion<\/strong> \u2013 Any traditionally recognized religion, as well as beliefs, observances, and practices which an individual sincerely holds and which occupy in their life a place of importance parallel to that of traditionally recognized religions. This protection encompasses all aspects of religious belief, observance, and practice including religious dress and grooming.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>EEO Retaliation<\/strong> \u2013 An adverse employment action taken against an individual due to<s> <\/s>their protected activity (including the individual opposing any practices forbidden under this policy, or because the individual has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any investigation or proceeding related to this policy, or the person has requested a reasonable accommodation for disability, medical condition, pregnancy, or religious reasons).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sex<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cSex\u201d includes:\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul class=\"cdcr-dom-group-block\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A person\u2019s gender. \u201cGender\u201d includes a person\u2019s gender identity and gender expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul class=\"cdcr-dom-group-block\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cGender Identity\u201d means a person\u2019s sense of identification and deeply held sense of being a man, woman, or non-binary person, and is distinct from sexual orientation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cGender expression\u201d means a person\u2019s external manifestations of gender, expressed through names, pronouns, clothing, behavior, voice, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cTransgender\u201d means a person whose gender identity differs from their assigned sex at birth.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sexual Orientation<\/strong> \u2013 Refers to heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, etc.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"cdcr-dom-item-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Military and Veteran Status<\/strong> \u2013 A member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces Reserve, the United States National Guard, and the California National Guard, and any person entitled to the rights and benefits under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t","protected":false},"parent":8001,"template":"","class_list":["post-8004","dom","type-dom","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>31010.3 Definitions of Discrimination Basis - Department Operations Manual (DOM)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"31010.3 Definitions of Discrimination Basis - Department Operations Manual (DOM)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Department Operations Manual (DOM)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-03T22:18:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/dom\\\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\\\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\\\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/dom\\\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\\\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\\\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\\\/\",\"name\":\"31010.3 Definitions of Discrimination Basis - Department Operations Manual (DOM)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-31T16:24:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-03T22:18:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/dom\\\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\\\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\\\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/dom\\\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\\\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\\\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/dom\\\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\\\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\\\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DOM\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/dom\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Chapter 3 &#8211; Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/dom\\\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Article 1 &#8211; Equal Employment Opportunity\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/dom\\\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\\\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"31010.3 Definitions of Discrimination Basis\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/\",\"name\":\"Operations Manual\",\"description\":\"CDCR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\\\/operations-manual\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"31010.3 Definitions of Discrimination Basis - Department Operations Manual (DOM)","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"31010.3 Definitions of Discrimination Basis - Department Operations Manual (DOM)","og_url":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\/","og_site_name":"Department Operations Manual (DOM)","article_modified_time":"2025-03-03T22:18:30+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\/","url":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\/","name":"31010.3 Definitions of Discrimination Basis - Department Operations Manual (DOM)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-03-31T16:24:16+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-03T22:18:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/31010-3-definitions-of-discrimination-basis\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DOM","item":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Chapter 3 &#8211; Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations","item":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Article 1 &#8211; Equal Employment Opportunity","item":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/dom\/chapter-3-personnel-training-and-employee-relations\/article-1-equal-employment-opportunity\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"31010.3 Definitions of Discrimination Basis"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/","name":"Operations Manual","description":"CDCR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Department Operations Manual (DOM)","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dom\/8004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dom"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dom"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dom\/8004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33196,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dom\/8004\/revisions\/33196"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dom\/8001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/operations-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}