Yes, minorities can be liable for job bias.

Discrimination isn't always about a majority group disfavoring a member of a minority group. Sometimes, that scenario is reversed. And other times, one minority member may favor those of his or her own group over another minority.

Realize that all three are forms of illegal discrimination. And remind supervisors that all employment decisions should be blind to race, color, gender, age, religion or disability status.

Recent case: Carmen, a Hispanic woman who was born in Puerto Rico, worked for a manager of Indian origin. She complained to HR that her boss gave favored project assignments only to other employees with Indian...