Discussion with 250 words and minimum of 2 references

Discuss some of the protected characteristics covered by equal employment opportunity laws and why they are important in today’s employment setting.

Your discussion is to be submitted in 12-point Times New Roman font using APA format.  You must have a minimum of two sources to support your answer.

You must also have a minimum of two intext citations of your sources, in addition to listing the sources at the end of your post.  Cite the author and the date within the text of your post. Failure to have intext citation of sources will result in a 3 point penalty.