Discrimination happens when people act on their stereotypes or prejudices. Discrimination refers to actual behaviour towards another individual or group.Below, we explain both disparate treatment (intentional discrimination) and disparate impact (discriminatory effect, regardless of intent). Disparate Treatment. Discrimination means singling out, selecting, or separating one thing (or things) from another, or other things. Title VI often covers, and prohibits discrimination in, the larger entity, rather than the smaller program that directly receives the funding. For information on where to report discrimination, see the below section: What If I Have Been Discriminated Against? Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in. Discrimination is when you suffered adverse employment actions due to your membership of a protected class, such as race, gender, national origin, age, etc. 10 On the other hand, unfair discrimination occurs when the same risks are treated differently because of a factor unrelated to risk.