December 21, 2007

Employment Discrimination Laws and Application

Employment Discrimination in the U.S.
Employment discrimination has been a long-time problem in many states in the U.S. This occurs whenever the employers or the top ranking official in a company unjustly single out their employees or applicants based on the following reasons:
0 age
0 color or race
0 gender
0 religious affiliation
0 nationality
0 disability
0 other grounds
Created in 1964, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) aims to end such problems, which affect the morale of the workforce. This agency has been deputized to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that affects the labor sector and to promote government programs to achieve equal employment opportunity for the people. Since 2000, the commission has been involved in the resolution of labor disputes, with an average of more than 75,000 charges every year.
Employment Laws
After the establishment of the EEOC, numerous federal laws have been implemented to provide protection to the workers. Usually, other state labor legislations were based on these statutes depending on the need of a particular jurisdiction.
Examples of major employment discrimination laws are:
0 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
0 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
0 Civil Rights Act of 1964
0 Equal Pay Act of 1963
0 Rehabilitation Act of 1973
0 Bankruptcy Act
0 Civil Service Reform Act
0 Whistleblower Protection Act
These laws prohibit various acts […]