What are the federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination?
There are several federal statutes that prohibit discrimination in employment practices, including: • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin • The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination • The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older • Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which prohibit employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private sector and in state and local governments • Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government • Civil Rights Act of 1991, which, among other things, provides monetar