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◉ Civil Rights Act - 1866. Answer: - Regulates the actions of all
individuals or entities when entering into a contract to employ
someone else
- No minimum requirement of number or employees
- Amended in 1991 to cover actions by employer after the contract
has been forms, including discrimination during employment or
termination
◉ Civil Rights Act of 1964. Answer: - Unlawful employment practice
for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or discharge any individual
or discriminate agains individual with respect to compensation,
- Due to religion, race, color, national origins
- Private employers with 15 or more employers
- Union, joint labor, management commitiees
,- Federal, state and local governments
◉ ADA of 1990. Answer: - Prohibits discrimination in employment
agains otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities who cannot
perform essential functions of their jobs with OR without reasonable
accommodation
- A firm must make "reasonable accommodation" to a physically or
mentally disabled individual unless doing so would impose "undue
hardship"
- All employers engaged in interstate commerce with 15 or more
workers
- State and local government employers
- Employment agencies, labor unions, joint labor management
committees
◉ COBRA. Answer: - Applies to a group health plan of 20 or more
employees
- 18 month coverage post termination at retail rates
, - Gives right to maintain at their own expense, coverage under their
health plan that would be lost due to a term/layoff
◉ Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Answer: - Requires
organizations with 50 or more employees within a 75 mile radius to
provide as much as 12 weeks of unpaid leave after childbirth or
adoption
- To care for seriously ill child, spouse or parent
- Employees are guaranteed the same or comparable job at on their
return to work
- Employees must have one year of service or 1250 work hours to
qualify
◉ Equal Pay Act of 1963. Answer: - Mandates wages, hours, and ages
for employment in the US
- Sets standards for minimum wage and overtime pay
- Regulates child labor, wages, and hour