The law also requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause an undue hardship. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of national origin and citizenship.Īmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Title I prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by employers. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of age against applicants and employees who are forty years of age and older. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 was enacted to provide for jury trials in Title VII cases and to expand the remedies available to plaintiffs under the civil rights laws by providing for compensatory and punitive damages, with statutory caps, under Title VII, the ADA, and the Rehabilitation Act. The 1978 amendment provides that discrimination because of pregnancy is sex discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, and national origin. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) was enacted as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, forbidding sex-based wage discrimination in employment. The following are selected laws and regulations on discrimination in employment and education.
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