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Beyond the federally protected classes (which include race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, and veteran status), North Dakota regulates employment discrimination on the basis of:
Employer defined
“Employer” means a person within the state who employs one or more employees for more than one quarter of the year and a person wherever situated who employs one or more employees whose services are to be partially or wholly performed in the state.
Unlawful employment practices
The unlawful employment practices and exemptions are similar to those for other protected classes. For example, the state law includes an exemption for a bona fide occupational qualification.
It is not a discriminatory practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire an individual, or to discharge an individual, on the basis of participation in a lawful activity off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours if that participation is contrary to a bona fide occupational qualification that reasonably and rationally relates to employment activities and the responsibilities of a particular employee or group of employees, rather than to all employees of that employer.
Contact
Human Rights Division of the Department of Labor
Regulations
North Dakota Century Code, Ch. 14-02.4 - Human Rights
Contact
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Regulations
See applicable discrimination topic.