(for employment, housing and public accommodation)
Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Gender, Pregnancy,
Age (over 40), Disabilities, Vietnam Veterans
State of Pennsylvania Protected Classes:
Race, color, religion, ancestry, age (40 and above), sex, national origin, non-job related disability, possession of a diploma based on passing a general education development test, willingness or refusal to participate in abortion or sterilization or to refuse to contract with certain independent contractors for the same reason
Local Municipality protected Classes:
(Allentown, New Hope, Scranton, Easton)
race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry or place of birth, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, family status (in housing only), age or use of a guide animal due to blindness, deafness or physical disability
There are 14 PA Municipalities that protect citizens based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity, other protected classes vary in these municipalities:
Allentown, Easton, York, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Scranton, New Hope, Erie County, West Chester, Lansdale, Swarthmore, and State College (in housing only). No Other PA town or city has this protection.
There is no state or federal law that protects you from discrimination based on
sexual orientation or gender identity.