Discrimination is the disparate (i.e. Different) or adverse (i.e.Discrimination laws in the California workplace are supposed to protect employees from unfair treatment, especially when it comes to hiring and firing. Discrimination: An Unfavorable Action taken because of an individual's actual or perceived Protected Category, including Failure to Accommodate. The following laws and regulations guide the City of Riverside's Equal Employment. A charge of discrimination is a signed statement asserting that an employer, union or labor organization engaged in employment discrimination. Reverse discrimination is the unfair treatment of members of the majority group based on their race, age, sex, or other protected class. It is against the law for an employer to treat any worker in Riverside, California, negatively because of their race, color, or national origin. PURPOSE: Title VI, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq. Was enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights.