Discrimination by Race and Color The Missouri Human Rights Act
(the Act) protects individuals against discrimination on the
bases of race and color. The Act applies to employers with six
or more employees, including state and local governments. It
also applies to employment agencies, “temp services,” labor
organizations, landlords, housing providers, property managers,
those selling houses, realtors and those providing loans for
dwellings. The Act also covers all businesses that offer their
goods and services to the general public, including state and
local governments and therefore, those entities cannot refuse,
withhold, or deny accommodations, advantages, facilities, or
privileges to any person based on their race or color. Equal
employment opportunity, fair housing opportunity, and public
accommodations cannot be denied to any person because of his/her
racial group or perceived racial group, his/her race-linked
characteristics (e.g., hair texture, color, facial features), or
because of his/her marriage to