Anti-Discrimination Law

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Anti-Discrimination Law

• 10 Points for Discussion

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Title VII

• 1964 Civil Rights Act
• Prohibits discrimination based on race, color,
  religion, gender or national origin.
• Original intention of the law was to defeat race
  discrimination in employment.

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Gender Discrimination

• The concept of gender discrimination was not
  included in the original language of Title VII.
• Gender discrimination was added by politicians
  who wanted to defeat the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

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Sexual Harassment

• Sexual harassment is considered a form of
  gender/sex discrimination.

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Age Discrimination

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects
  workers 40 and older.

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EEOC

• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  oversees compliance issues for The 1964 Civil
  Rights Act as well as the Age Discrimination in
  Employment Act and the Americans with
  Disabilities Act.

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Texas

• Texas is an employment-at-will State. The law
  says an employer may fire you for good reason,
  bad reason, or no reason at all. But the law
  also allows the employee to sue you if you do it.

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Sexual Orientation

• Sexual orientation discrimination is not covered
  under federal law however, some states and local
  governments offer this protection.

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General Harassment

• Generalized harassment/discrimination is not
  covered under federal law.

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State and Local Laws

• Some states have more stringent laws than those
  imposed by the federal government.