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Equal Opportunity Law

Equal opportunity Law as administered by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission includes rights given to individuals under various laws such as the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment act and others.  In addition to employment, equal opportunity also refers to equal access to such services as health care, education and social welfare.  The collection of laws passed by the United States Congress give protections to individuals with regard to discrimination of race, gender, age, national origin and religion.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was established to enforce all of the federal laws regarding discrimination and equal treatment in the workplace.  Some of the laws enforced by the EEOC are called "affirmative action" laws which provide certain segments of the population that suffer persistent discrimination in employment preferential rights over those not in these population segments.  Some consider affirmative action nothing more than reverse discrimination but it has helped bring many socially oppressed population segments escape a poverty driven cycle.

Federal and state governments require the implementation of affirmative action programs in governmental hiring and contracting.  Some countries consider such practices to be illegal under their equal opportunity laws.  The concepts of equal opportunity and affirmative action have been controversial in their implementation and in their attempt to arrive at a state of equality for all.  

 

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Marking 20 Years Of The ADA The Times Of Trenton NJ.com
Peopleaposs WorldMarking 20 years of the ADAThe Times of Trenton NJ.comOfficial prodding seems warranted according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, workers with disabilities such as deafness, blindness, Americans with Disabilities Act hits 20 year markPeopleaposs WorldCelebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with The White House blogall 34 news articles raquo

Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Dalton Township, Michig...
Apartment Finance TodayJustice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Dalton Township, MichiganPR Newswire press releaseTitle II of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that State and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from On anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act, Chicago developer charged Chicago Sun Times blogHUD Fair Housing Report finds disability discrimination tops list of complaintsNational Mortgage Professional Magazineall 35 news articles raquo

Anniversary Of ADA Brings Presidential Order To Hire More Disabled Workers W...
Kansas City StarAnniversary of ADA brings presidential order to hire more disabled workersWashington PostAccording to a report released this week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, workers with targeted disabilities including deafness, Obama marks 20th anniversary of landmark disabled rights lawCNN InternationalScott Honors 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities ActTMCnetAmericans with Disabilities Act: 20 Years LaterOzarksFirst.com blogDaily Illini Politico blog Tonicall 664 news articles raquo

Affirmative Action Association Responds To Senator Webbaposs Call To End PR...
The RootAffirmative Action Association Responds to Senator Webb39s Call to End PRLog.Org press releaseAffirmative action laws were added as a means of promoting equal opportunity and remedying the effects of discrimination, said Gregory T. Chambers, I Agree With Sen. Webb: It39s Time to End Federal Diversity EffortsDiversityInc.com subscriptionWebb39s Bold Stand Against Racial PreferencesFrumForumVirginia NAACP head slams Webb for affirmative action columnWashington Post blogall 39 news articles raquo

Target Boycott Movement Grows Following Donation To Support QuotAntigayquot C...
Target Boycott Movement Grows Following Donation to Support quotAntigayquot CandidateCBS NewsSee Republicans are equal opportunity human rights violators they don39t care who dies, just as long as they profit, and that39s why the CEO of Target and more raquo

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