Statutory Protections Against Discrimination

1. Statutory Protections Against Discrimination Kim Kause EdPA 5344 Summer 2006

2. Statutory? • What does the word statutory means? • The term statutory is derived from the word, statute, which means it is a law that has been enacted by the legislative branch of a government. • Therefore, the federal government has different federal statutes that provide protections against discrimination.

3. Federal Statutes • In the United States, the federal government has approximately 11 statutes that provide protections against discrimination. • This presentation will briefly discuss each federal statute that covers the area of discrimination.

4. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • This statues protects against what? • Race • Color • National Origin • This statute states that they cannot be discriminate against if they are participating in federally assisted programs and activities.

5. Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 • This statute prohibits employers, including political subdivisions of a state, with 15 or more employees to discriminate against… • Race • Color • Religion • Gender • National Origin

6. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 • This statute prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

7. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 • According to this statute, men and women are expected to receive equal pay and benefits for the same job or for jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility. • This statute prohibits gender-based wage discrimination.

8. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act • This statute prohibits employers to discriminate on the basis of… • Pregnancy • Childbirth • Or related medical conditions.

9. The Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 • This statute prohibits discrimination on the basis of.. • Sex • Race • Color • National origin • This discrimination cannot happen in public elementary and secondary schools, requiring educational opportunities.

10. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • This statute does not allow discrimination against any “otherwise qualified” person with a disability in federally assisted programs and activities.

11. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 • This statute prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in.. • Employment • Public Services • Public Accommodations • Telecommunications • Public Transportation Services

12. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • This does not allow employers to discriminate against individuals on the basis of age in… • Hiring • Discharge • Compensation • Terms • Conditions • Privileges of employment • This only applies to employees who are at least 40 years old and the employers must have at least 20 employees in the company.

13. The Immigration Reform and Control Act • It prohibits employers from knowingly hiring unauthorized aliens but employers cannot discriminate on the basis of national origin or the citizenship status of an “intending citizen.” • This does not apply to undocumented aliens.

14. Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act • This statute prohibits discrimination on the basis of… • Race or alienage in the making of a contract, performance of a contract, or modification of a contract, or termination of a contract, or enjoying of benefits, privileges, terms, and conditions of a contractual relationship