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American's with Disability Act
Under the equal employment provisions of the ADA (Title I), it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability. Like most discrimination statutes, the prohibition applies to conduct involving applicants and employees in the terms, privileges and conditions of employment.
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act
The ADEA is the primary federal statute that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees in terms, privileges and conditions of employment on the basis of age. The law also applies to employment agencies and labor organizations. To be covered by the ADEA, an individual must be 40 years old or older (there is no cap on an employee's age to be covered by the ADEA).
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Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and requires that an employer who sponsors a group health plan to give the plan's "qualified beneficiaries" the opportunity to elect "continuation coverage" under the plan when the beneficiaries might otherwise lose coverage upon the occurrence of certain "qualifying events," including:
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
ERISA covers most private sector, voluntarily established employee benefit plans, which ERISA divides into "pension plans" and "welfare plans". Pension plans provide retirement income or are intended to defer income until termination of covered employment or beyond. Welfare plans provide health benefits, disability benefits, death benefits, prepaid legal services, vacation benefits, day care centers, scholarship funds, apprenticeship and training benefits, or other similar benefits.
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Executive Order 11246
Executive Order 11246 protects employees of covered Federal contractors and subcontractors from employment discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The Executive Order also requires that certain employers take affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants and employees receive equal employment opportunity. E.O. 11246 and its regulations are administered and enforced by the Employment Standards Administration�s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
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Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping and child labor standards for nearly all workers in the private sector and in federal, state and local governments.
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