Employment Discrimination Law under Title VII

Employment discrimination refers to the illegal practice of makingemployment decisions based on an employee's age, race, sex, religion, nationalorigin, or physical disability. This almanac examines Title VII of the CivilRights Act of 1964, as amended, the primary federal anti-discrimination statute,and the role of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)in interpreting and enforcing the provisions of the Act. This almanac also explores other federal statutes that prohibit employmentdiscrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),which prohibits employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities,and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which prohibitsdiscrimination against individuals because of their age. Further, this almanacexamines the state laws that are patterned after the federal statutes, some ofwhich also extend protection to additional groups not covered by federal law. The Appendix provides applicable statutes, resource directories, and otherpertinent information and data. The Glossary contains definitions of many ofthe terms used throughout the almanac.Jasper, Margaret C. is the author of 'Employment Discrimination Law under Title VII', published 2008 under ISBN 9780195338980 and ISBN 0195338987.