As a Senior HR Professional, You Must Be Familiar with Certain

As a Senior HR Professional, you must be familiar with certain legal terms, laws, and regulations that affect how you and others operate in the workplace. One term is protected class. Which of the following statements best describes a protected class?

A) A group of people who share a common characteristic and who are protected from discrimination and harassment on the basis of that shared characteristic.
B) A group of people who share a common characteristic and who are exempt from discrimination regulations on the basis of that shared characteristic.
C) A group of people who do not share a common characteristic and who are not protected from discrimination and harassment on the basis of that shared characteristic.
D) A group of people who share a race and who are protected from discrimination and harassment on the basis of that race.