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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law, making it illegal for employers to discriminate against qualified job applicants and employees based on their physical or mental disabilities. The law also requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees who need them because of their disabilities, unless doing so would cause undue hardship.
TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
Federal law that protects individuals from discrimination based upon sex, gender and race.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
A federal law that protects individuals 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age.
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