Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits
employment discrimination based on race, color, religion,
sex, or national origin;
the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which protects
men and women who perform substantially equal work in the
same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination;
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years
of age or older;
Title I and Title V of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which prohibit employment
discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities
in the private sector, and in state and local governments;
Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against qualified
individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government;
and
the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which, among
other things, provides monetary damages in cases of intentional
employment discrimination.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces
all of these laws. EEOC also provides oversight and coordination
of all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices,
and policies. |
