Employment Discrimination laws (which generally apply only to companies with more than 15 employees) include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. These laws prohibit employers from firing an employee, refusing to hire a job applicant or changing the terms and conditions of employment (such as pay or benefits) for reasons related to the employee's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability or age. Employment Discrimination can take different forms, including: "disparate treatment" (where an employer intentionally singles out an individual or a group of people for unequal treatment for an illegal reason) or "disparate impact" (where an employer's policy or practice is not related to an actual requirement of the job but has a discriminatory effect). At SMBB, our lawyers have the tools to help you fight for fair treatment in the workplace.