Employment and Policy Law

Paper Summary:

The paper analyzes "The American with Disabilities Act" (ADA), the "Age Discrimination in Employment Act" (ADEA), and the "Family and Medical Leave Act" (FMLA), which are all-important pieces of legislation that have affected US federal, state and local businesses. The paper explains what each act deals with and handles and that each of these pieces of legislation have one thing in common, the anti-discrimination against American employees, both domestically and internationally. This paper explores each piece of legislation and determines their importance to American business as well as state, local and federal government employees.

Outline:
Introduction
The Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
ADA Defined
Description
History
Positive and Negative Issues
Importance
ADA Case Law
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Definition
Description
History
BFOQ (Bona Fide Occupational Qualifier Clause)Issues (Positive or Negative)
ADEA Case Law
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Definition
Description
History
Positive/Negative Issues
FMLA Case Law
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"A 'covered entity' can refer to any employment agency, labor organization or joint labor-management committee, employing 15 or more workers. When an entity discriminates against its workers, they do a great disservice against its workers; they do a great disservice against themselves as a whole. Entities that discriminate might "limit or classify a job applicant or employee in an adverse way". They might even "deny employment opportunities to those who truly qualify (yet are disabled)". Entities might also discriminate by "not making reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of disabled employees with disabilities" or not advancing these same employees with disabilities."

Sample of Sources Used:

• ADA.gov. (n.d.) ADA Act of 1990. Retrieved 29-Oct-2008 from http://www.ada.gov/pubs/ada.htm
• Americans with Disability Act. (2000). ADA. The White House. Retrieved 14-Nov-2008 from http://www.cataplexic.com/american.html
• Americans with Disability Act Homepage. (2008). Employment. Retrieved 14-Nov-2008 from http://www.ada.gov/
• Answers.com. (2008). Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Retrieved 10-Nov-2008 from http://www.answers.com/topic/family-and-medical-leave-act-of-1993
• Barden v. The City of Sacramento, 1999

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