Avoiding On-The-Job Discrimination
Enactment of the Civil Rights Act of l991 has thrust the issue of discrimination
into the national spotlight. Various forms of discrimination, including sex harassment
cases punctuated by the Judge Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill confrontation, and the
enactment of the Americans With Disabilities Act underscore the concern employers
are now feeling in this area. This chapter will examine many current discrimination
laws pertaining to on-the-job rights and offer numerous ways employers can avoid
tough new penalties for non-compliance.
A. The Civil Rights Act of 1991
B.Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
C. American With Disabilities Act
D. Sex Discrimination
E. The Equal Pay Act of 1963
F. Pregnancy Discrimination
G. The Family and Medical Leave Act
H. Sex Harassment
I. Religious Discrimination
J. Racial Discrimination
K. Age Discrimination
L. Disability Discrimination
M. Retaliation Discrimination
