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Equal Opportunity Law
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Equal opportunity 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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Equal Opportunity Law News
• Domestic Partner Registry Now Law Putnam County Courier
CARMEL Unmarried residents of Putnam County, regardless of sexual orientation, will have an opportunity to enroll in the countys Domestic Partner Registry now that County Executive Robert Bondi has signed the bill into law.
• St. Louis Restaurant Settles Harassment Lawsuit Belleville NewsDemocrat
A St. Louis restaurant and bar that did nothing to stop the sexual harassment of two female employees will pay 64,000 to settle a lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday.
• Letters: Parallel Laws Independent
The concept of parallel justice systems, different for various communities based on their religious beliefs, is in effect a denial of the principles of gender equality and inclusion and shared citizenship Sharia law coming to Britain , 4 July.
• Group: Affirmative Action Ban Will Be On Ballot Lincoln Journal Star
Supporters of a proposed equal rights petition believe they have collected more than enough signatures to get the proposal on the November ballot.
• WHAT FREEDOM MEANS The Florida TimesUnion
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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