Employment Law

Paper Summary:

The paper reviews the historical process of labor and employment law in the United States as well as the current laws that are in effect and enforceable in relation to employment law in the United States. The paper addresses Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Equal Pay Act (EPA), Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

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Objective
Introduction
Employment Law in the United States
Three Acts
Centralization of American Labor Law
Laws Presently in Existence
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Specific laws exist that govern employers and one of these is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Additionally the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same workplace from sex-based wage discrimination. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are over the age of forty years of age. Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private employment sector and in state and local governments."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Stone, Katherine V.W. (2008) The Future of Labor and Employment Law in the United States. UCLA School of Law & Economics Research Paper Series. Research Paper No. 08-11.
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