Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (DE-SOWN-YAY) proudly represents California's 10th Congressional District, which includes much of Contra Costa County and a part of Alameda County.
Discrimination is the process of distinguishing one person from another on the basis of caste, religion, language, creed, color, economic condition is called discrimination. Discrimination happens when people act on their prejudices or stereotypes.
Ancestry discrimination occurs when an applicant, employee, or student is treated adversely because of their country, nation, tribe or other identifiable group of people from which a person descends. It can also refer to common physical, cultural or linguistic characteristics of an individual's ancestors.
A simplified description of the legal definition of discrimination is when a person is treated disfavourably or when a person's dignity is violated. The disfavourable treatment or the violation of a person's dignity must also be related to one of the seven grounds of discrimination.
Disparate treatment (also called intentional discrimination) happens under Title VI when similarly situated persons are treated differently because of their race, color, or national origin by a recipient of federal funds directly or through contractual or other arrangements.
Disparate treatment (also called intentional discrimination) happens under Title VI when similarly situated persons are treated differently because of their race, color, or national origin by a recipient of federal funds directly or through contractual or other arrangements.