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In the state of Connecticut, workers have various protections under federal and state law. There are many laws regarding workers' rights. One example is that workers are protected from unlawful job discrimination under federal and state civil rights legislation. According to Connecticut General Statute § 46a-60, we see which discriminatory employment practices are prohibited. It is considered a discriminatory practice in violation if "an employer, by the employer or the employer's agent, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment any individual or to discriminate against any individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of the individual's race, color, religious creed, age, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, present or past history of mental disability, intellectual disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, status as a veteran or status as a victim of domestic violence".

According to the equal opportunity in the federal government in the United States Code: "It is the policy of the Government of the United States to provide equal opportunity in Federal employment for all persons, to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a parent. [sic] and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a continuing affirmative program in each executive department and agency".

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