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UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES 
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§  2000e-2. [§703] (a)

(a) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer

            (1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; or 

            (2) to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 

(b) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate against, any individual because of his race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or to classify or refer for employment any individual on the basis of his race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 

(c) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for a labor organization- 

            (1) to exclude or to expel from its membership, or otherwise to discriminate against, any individual because of his race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; continued...

Title 5, Part 3,  § 2302 (a) Prohibited personnel practices

(b) Any employee who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority—

      (1) discriminate for or against any employee or applicant for employment—
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              (A) on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, as prohibited under section 717 of the  Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16);
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              (B) on the basis of age, as prohibited under sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 633a);
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              (C) on the basis of sex, as prohibited under section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206 (d));
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              (D) on the basis of handicapping condition, as prohibited under section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791); or
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              (E) on the basis of marital status or political affiliation, as prohibited under any law, rule, or   regulation;
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A person of integrity would not capitalize on or use 
any weakness of the victim as an excuse for their abusive behavior