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Equal Employment Opportunity Laws

Equal Pay Act (1963)Summary of Equal Employment Opportunity

Laws and Executive Orders

Law/Executive Order YearEqual Pay Act 1963

(Continued)

Purpose or IntentProhibits sexual-based

discrimination in rates of pay formen and women working in thesame or similar jobs.

CoveragePrivate employers engaged

in commerce or in theproduction of goods forcommerce and with two ormore employees; labororganizations.


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Equal Employment Opportunity Laws (continued)

Title VII, Civil Rights Act (1964)Summary of Equal Employment Opportunity


Law/Executive Order YearTitle VII, 1964

Civil Rights Act(as amendedin 1972)

(Continued)

Purpose or IntentProhibits discrimination based

on race, sex, color, religion, ornational origin.

CoveragePrivate employers with 15 or

more employees for 20 ormore weeks per year,institutions, state and localgovernments, employmentagencies, labor unions, and

joint labor-management

committees.


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Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967)Summary of Equal Employment Opportunity


Law/Executive Order YearAge Discrimination 1967

in Employment Act(ADEA)

(Continued)

Purpose or IntentProhibits discrimination against

individuals who are at least 40years of age but less than 70.

An amendment eliminatesmandatory retirement at age 70for employees of companieswith 20 or more employees.


more employees for 20 ormore weeks per year, labororganizations, employmentagencies, state and localgovernments, and federalagencies, with some

exceptions.


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Rehabilitation Act (1973)Summary of Equal Employment Opportunity


Law/Executive Order YearRehabilitation Act, 1973

as amended

(Continued)

Purpose or IntentProhibits discrimination against

handicapped persons andrequires affirmative action toprovide employment opportunityfor handicapped persons.

CoverageFederal contractors and

subcontractors with contractsin excess of $2,500,organizations receivingfederal financial assistance,and federal agencies.


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Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (1974)Summary of Equal Employment Opportunity


Law/Executive Order YearVietnam-Era Veterans 1974

ReadjustmentAssistance Act

(Continued)

Purpose or IntentProhibits discrimination in hiring

disabled veterans with 30percent or more disability rating,veterans discharged orreleased for a service-connected disability, andveterans on active duty

between August 5, 1964 andMay 7, 1975. Also requireswritten AAPs for certainemployers.

CoverageFederal contractors and

subcontractors with contractsin excess of $10,000;employers with 50 or moreemployees and contracts inexcess of $50,000.


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Pregnancy Discrimination Act (1978)Summary of Equal Employment Opportunity


Law/Executive Order YearPregnancy 1978

Discrimination Act(PDA)

(Continued)

Purpose or IntentRequires employers to treat

pregnancy just like any othermedical condition with regard tofringe benefits & leave policies.

CoverageSame a Title VII, Civil Rights

Act.


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Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (1990)Summary of Equal Employment Opportunity


Law/Executive Order YearOlder Workers 1990

Benefit ProtectionAct

(Continued)

Purpose or IntentProvides protection for

employees over 40 years of agein regard to fringe benefits andgives employees time toconsider an early retirementoffer.

CoverageSame as ADEA.


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Civil Rights Act (1991)Summary of Equal Employment Opportunity


Law/Executive Order YearCivil Rights Act 1991

(Continued)

Purpose or IntentPermits women, persons with

disabilities, and persons whoare religious minorities to havea jury trial and sue for punitivedamages if they can proveintentional hiring and workplacediscrimination. Also requires

companies to provide evidencethat the business practice thatled to the discrimination was notdiscriminatory but was job-related for the position inquestion and consistent with

business necessity.


more employees.-Burden of Proof-MoneyDamages(compensatory,punitive)


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