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1. Religious Discrimination
   Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of l964 prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals because of their religion in hiring, firing, and other terms and conditions of employment. Title VII covers employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also a ...
2. Race/Color Discrimination
   Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects individuals against employment discrimination on the bases of race and color, as well as national origin, sex, and religion. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to emp ...
3. Pregnancy Discrimination
   The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII, which covers employers with 15 or more employees, including ...
4. National Origin Discrimination
   Whether an employee or job applicant's ancestry is Mexican, Ukrainian, Filipino, Arab, American Indian, or any other nationality, he or she is entitled to the same employment opportunities as anyone else. EEOC enforces the federal prohibition against national origin discrimination in employment ...
5. Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination
   The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women be given equal pay for equal work in the same establishment. The jobs need not be identical, but they must be substantially equal. It is job content, not job titles, that determines whether jobs are substantially equal. Specifically, the EPA provide ...
6. Harassment
   Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA). Harassment is unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, sex, religio ...
7. Disability Discrimination
   Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job ...
8. Age Discrimination
   The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The ADEA's protections apply to both employees and job applicants. Under the ADEA, it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because o ...
9. Pregnancy Discrimination Charges
   The following chart represents the total number of charge receipts filed and resolved under Title VII alleging pregnancy discrimination as an issue. The data in the pregnancy discrimination table reflect charges filed with EEOC and the state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies around t ...
10. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Titles I and V
    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the text of Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-336) (ADA), as amended, as these titles will appear in volume 42 of the United States Code, beginning at section 12101. Title ...
11. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sections 501 and 505 EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the text of Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-112) (Rehab. Act), as amended, as these sections will appear in volume 29 of the United States Code, beginning at ...
12. The Civil Rights Act of 1991
    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EDITOR'S NOTE: The text of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-166), as enacted on November 21, 1991, appears below with the following modifications: The text of the sections of the CRA that amend the laws enforced by EEOC (i.e., Title V ...
13. Policy Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NOTICE Number EEOC 915.061 Date 9/7/90 1. SUBJECT: Policy Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq. (1982). 2. P ...
14. Policy Statement: Whether an Employer with which an Employment Agency or Union Deals Must Have Fifteen or More Employees in Order for the Agency or Union to be Covered by Title VII
    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NOTICE Number EEOC 915.030 Date 7/11/88 SUBJECT: Policy Statement: Whether an employer with which an employment agency or union deals must have fifteen or more employees in order for the agency or union to be covered by Title VII. P ...
15. Policy Statement on Indian Preference Under Title VII
    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NOTICE Number EEOC 915.027 Date 5/16/88 SUBJECT: Policy Statement on Indian Preference Under Title VII. PURPOSE: This policy statement sets forth the Commission’s interpretation of the meaning and scope of the Indian preferenc ...
16. OFCCP Equal Employment Opportunity Poster
    OFCCP Equal Employment Opportunity Poster Every employer covered by the non-discrimination and EEO laws is required to post on its premises the poster, "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law." The notice must be posted prominently, where it can be readily seen by employees and applicants for ...
17. What is the title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
    A: Title VII is a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination in virtually every employment circumstance on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy or national origin. In general, Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees. The purpose of T ...
18. What is the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975?
    A: The Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination against individuals based on sex or marital status in areas of employment, education, the provision of goods, facilities and services or in the management of premises.
19. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352) (Title VII), as amended, as it appears in volume 42 of the United States Code, beginning at section 2000e. Title VII prohibits employment disc ...
20. The Equal Pay Act of 1963
    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the text of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (Pub. L. 88-38) (EPA), as amended, as it appears in volume 29 of the United States Code, at section 206(d). The EPA, which is part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, a ...