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Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 protects
individuals who are 40 years of age or older. The U. S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the law enforcement
agency charged with enforcing the ADEA.
Age
Discrimination Act of 1975 protects people from
discrimination based on age in programs or activities receiving
Federal financial assistance. The U. S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission is the law enforcement agency charged
with enforcing ADA of 1975.
Title
I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits
employment discrimination against qualified individuals with
disabilities by employers with 15 or more employees. The
U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office for
Civil Rights are the agencies assigned to enforce Title 1 of the
ADA.
Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin
in any program or activity receiving Federal financial
assistance and Title VII of the civil Rights 1964 prohibits
discrimination. Programs and activities that receive
Federal financial assistance from the United States Department
of Education are covered by title VI. the Office for Civil
Rights (U.s. Dept. of Education), is the law enforcement agency
charged with enforcing Title VI.
Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects individuals
against unlawful employment practices based on their race,
color, sex and national origin. The Civil Rights Act of
1991 significantly extended plaintiffs' rights under Title VII.
The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the law
enforcement agency charged with enforcing Title VII.
Civil
Rights Act of 1991 provides monetary damages in cases of
intentional employment discrimination. the U. S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission is the law enforcement agency
charged with enforcing the CRA of 1991.
Title
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits
discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or
activities and extends to employment and admission to
institutions that receive Federal financial assistance.
The Office for Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education), is
the law enforcement agency charged with enforcing Title VI.
Equal
Pay Act of 1963, protects men and women who perform
substantially equal work in the same establishment from
sex-based wage discrimination. The U. S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission is the law enforcement agency charged
with enforcing the EPA.
Executive
Order 11246 requires certain government contractors to
engage in equity and diversity and to not discriminate based on
race, sex, or national origin. The Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs (U.S. Department of Labor) is the
agency charged with enforcing the EO 11246 and ensuring that
federal contractors are in compliance.
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. Women
affected by pregnancy or related conditions must be treated in
the same manner as other applicants or employees with similar
abilities or limitations.
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