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An employer may not ask an employee or applicant whether she is pregnant. Inquiring about pregnancy or basing employment decisions on pregnancy violates labor law and can result in legal liability for the employee.
→ Read MoreMandatory retirement is outlawed under the 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Workers over 40 are protected if working in a business with more than 20 employees. Your boss can offer older workers a voluntary retirement package without violating ADEA. Typically, should you accept the package, you will be asked to sign a waiver of your right to sue under the ADEA.
→ Read MoreThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides broad protections to employees caring for disabled or elderly family members.
→ Read MoreA company hiring construction workers, who must be able to lift and carry heavy objects can require candidates to be able to lift and carry objects of that weight, but cannot require the candidates to be men as opposed to women. Click this link for more.
→ Read MoreAge discrimination involves treating a person or persons differently on the basis of age. In many instances, this is a form of prohibited discrimination as age should not affect the hiring or firing of an employee, or the terms or conditions of a job.
→ Read MoreIf you believe that you have been illegally discriminated against based on your age, file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC, for short) within a certain time frame.
→ Read MoreFederal and state laws prohibiting employment discrimination can be somewhat confusing, since these laws can apply to various types of discrimination across a variety of contexts, from housing to employment. The discrimination laws that apply to any given case will depend largely upon where the case is located and the type of case in question.
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