Washington Employment Discrimination Poster

AN EMPLOYER OF EIGHT (8) OR MORE EMPLOYEES MAY 	
NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF A PROTECTED CLASS:	 	
FOR EXAMPLE, AN EMPLOYER CANNOT	: 	
 	Race	 	
 	Color	 	
 	Nationa l Orig in	 	
 	Sex	 	
 	Creed	 	
 	Disab ility	—	Sensor y,  Mental 	
or Physic al	 	
 	HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis C	 	
 	Ag e (40 yrs old and older)	 	
 	Marital Status	 	
 	Preg nancy or maternity	 	
 	Sexual Orientation or 
Gender Identity	 	
 	Use of  a service anim al by 
a person with a disability	 	
 	Honorably d ischarg ed 
Veteran or Military status	 	
 	Retaliation f or f iling  a 
whistle blo wer complaint 
with the state auditor	 	 	
 	Retaliation f or f iling  a 
nursing  home abuse 
complaint	 	
 	Retaliation f or opposing  an 
unf air practice	 	
 	Refuse to hire you or discharge you from employment	 	
 	Discriminate in compensation or other terms or conditions of 
employment	 	
 	Print, circulate, or use any discriminatory statement, 
advertisement, publication, or job application form	 	
 	Make any discriminatory inquiries in connection with prospective 
employment.	 	
W a s h i n g t o n   S t a t e   L a w   P r o h i b i t s  	
D i s c r i m i n a t i o n   i n   E m p l o y m e n t	 	
P r o t e c t e d   C l a s s e s	 	P R O H I B I T E D   U N F A I R   E M P L O Y M E N T   P R A C T I C E S	 	
If  you have been discriminated 
against, please call or go to:	 	
1-800	-233	-3247 or www.hum.wa.gov	 	
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Washington State	 	
Human Rights Commission	 	
LABOR UNIONS MAY NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF A 	
PROTECTED CLASS.	 	
FOR EXAMPLE, A LABOR UNION CANNOT:	 	
 	Deny membership or membership rights and privileges	 	
 	Expel from membership	 	
 	Fail to represent a person in the collective bargaining unit. 	 	
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES MAY NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE 	
BASIS OF A PROTECTED CLASS.	 	
FOR EXAMPLE, AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY MAY NOT:	 	
 	Discriminate in classification or referrals for employment	 	
 	Print or circulate any discriminatory statement, advertisement, or 
publication	 	
 	Use discriminatory employment application forms, or make 
discriminatory inquiries in connection with prospective 
employment.