Federal Law Governing
- Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is probably the best known of the various federal anti-discrimination statutes.
It governs the employment practices of most public and private employers, prohibiting employment discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
This statute prohibits discrimination in hiring, terms and conditions or termination based upon a person's age. It specifically defines a protected class of employees as those employees over the age of 40 years. The ADEA prohibits not only the discriminatory treatment of employees based upon age, but also the utilization of a neutral policy that has a discriminatory impact.