Anti Discrimination law is one of the major legal breakthroughs in human rights. It prohibits discrimination against people on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, disability, and sexual preferences.

Anti discrimination law is also the legal basis of defining the rights of people in the workplace, in the form of Equal Employment Opportunity rules. It affects employment law across the board, covering all aspects of employee rights.

In all aspects of work, both in job seeking and on the job, Anti Discrimination law underpins rights and entitlements. Many court cases in employment law are decided on the basis of breaches of Anti Discrimination law.