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The Equal Employment Act of 1972
The ERA was created to promote equal employment
opportunities for American workers.
It allows for an
employee to file charges (within 180 days) with the EEO
commission and grants the Commission the authority to
investigate and resolve the issue with the employer.
The law affects
any employer who has fifteen or more employees for each
working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in
the current or proceeding calendar year, and any agent
of such a person.
Visit the
EEOC Q&A web page to learn more about
Equal Employment.
Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII prohibits
employment discrimination based on race, color,
religion, sex and national origin
ADA
(Americans with Disabilities Act)
Title I and Title V prohibit employment discrimination
against qualified individuals with disabilities in the
private sector
Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
Protects men and women who perform substantially equal
work in the same establishment from sex-based wage
discrimination.
ADEA
(Age Discrimination in Employment Act)
Protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older
from age discrimination inthe workplace.
Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination
Act of 2008 (GINA)
Prohibits employment discrimination based on genetic
information about an applicant, employee, or former
employee.
The Civil Rights Act of 1991
Provides monetary damages in cases of intentional
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