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.