The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Author: Evan Bailyn
What is Discrimination?
In general, any practices that violate the Civil Rights Act are considered discrimination. |
Legal Action Against Departing Employees
Author: Evan Bailyn
Departing employees can pose a competitive threat to an employer in a variety of ways. |
Involuntary Retirement of Employees
Author: Evan Bailyn
History
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 protected people in a certain age bracket from being discriminated against in employment, and this included forced retirement. |
Immigration Reform and Employment
Author: Evan Bailyn
The Legal Structure
The flood of illegal immigrants into this country over the last forty years, seeking employment and a better life, led to legislative attempts beginning in the 1980s to control immigration and the employment of undocumented immigrants. |
Harassment Remedies
Author: Evan Bailyn
Prior to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, sexual harassment in the workplace was adjudicated under the statutes of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as interpreted and applied by the courts and the EEOC. |
Employment Equality for Women and Minors
Author: Evan Bailyn
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), chief federal arbiter and rule maker on equality in employment, holds that the following actions are illegal:
• Refusal to hire women because of the extra costs involved;
• Refusal to give men the same pay and benefits that are required for women.
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Drug Tests
Author: Evan Bailyn
The Drug Free Workplace Act requires federal contractors to warn employees of the hazards of drug use and to "take action to prevent employee drug use, possession and sale." |
Drug Testing: Rights and Limitations
Author: Evan Bailyn
Rights and the Constitution
The United States Constitution is the legislation that forms the basis of the American system of government. |
Diseases and the ADA
Author: Evan Bailyn
HIV and AIDS
The Supreme Court has held that HIV is a physical impairment within the definitions of the ADA from the moment of infection through every stage of the disease. |