

Regardless of whether a job applicant or employee is Mexican, Filipino, Russian, American Indian, Iranian, or any other nationality, they have a right to equal access to employment because it is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of national origin under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Physical appearance or a name associated with a particular nationality.Attendance or participation in churches, schools, mosques, or temples associated with a national origin group.


Membership in or association with ethnic promotion groups.Marriage to or association with persons of a national origin group.National origin discrimination also includes discrimination due to: A “national origin group” is a group of people sharing a common language, culture, ancestry, and/or other similar social characteristics. National origin discrimination is when an individual is mistreated because of their country of origin, culture, ancestry, linguistic characteristics, accent, or physical appearance. National origin refers to the country a person was born in or where their ancestors lived.
