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Discrimination cannot be established simply by showing that employees who are unable to work are not afforded the same compensation or benefits given to employees who do work. Employers may properly award some workplace benefits on the basis of employee participation (i.e. time actually spent actively working, rather than simply maintaining employment status while on leave).