President Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act in July 1990.
Photo Courtesy of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
Major Equal Employment Legislation in the U.S.
Many different laws have been passed in the United States to help prevent employment discrimination. This legislation includes: 1) the Equal Pay Act (1963), which protects men and women who perform the same work in the same establishment from sex-based pay discrimination; 2) the Civil Rights Act (1964), which forbids employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; 3) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from age discrimination; 4) The Rehabilitation Act (1973), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government; 5) the American with Disabilities Act (1990) (ADA), which prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private sector and in state and local governments; and 6) the Civil Rights Act (1991), which provides monetary damages in case of intentional employment discrimination.
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