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

         

From Hiring to Firing: The Legal Survival Guide for Employers
Copyright © 1995 by Steven Mitchell Sack