Employment Laws Chart
Complete the chart below using information from the weekly readings and additional research if necessary.
Employment Law |
Description and Requirement of Law |
Court Case(s) Influential to Establishment of Law |
Importance of Law |
Workplace Application |
Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
Enacted on July 2, 1964 is a landmark |
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Heart of Atlanta Motel, Incorporated v. United States, et al. (1964) |
The law banned |
Removed employment discrimination based on one’s race, religion, sex, national origin and color became illegal. This law protects employees of a company as well as job applicants. All companies with 15 or more employees are required to adhere to the rules set forth by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law also established the |
Equal Employment Opportunity Act |
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Equal Pay Act |
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 |
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
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Civil Rights Act of 1991 |
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 |
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Privacy Act of 1974 |
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Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 |
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Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 |
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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) of 1988 |
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