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Federal Laws

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION:

• Executive Order 11246 (as amended by 11375) - requires affirmative action programs for women and minorities and prohibits job discrimination on the basis of race, color , religion, sex, or national origin.

• Section 402, Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974 - requires affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era and prohibits discrimination based on Vietnam-era veteran status or special disabled veteran status in federally assisted programs.

• Section 503, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - requires affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities and prohibits discrimination based on disability in federally assisted programs

AGE:

• Age Discrimination Act of 1975 - prohibits discrimination based on age in federally assisted programs

• Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - prohibits discrimination based on age in employment for employees 40 years old or older 

DISABILITY:

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - prohibits discrimination based on disability in employment, public accommodations, public services, transportation, and telecommunications and requires provision of reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities 

• Section 503, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - prohibits discrimination based on disability in federally assisted programs and requires affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities 

• Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - prohibits discrimination based on disability in federally assisted programs 

GENDER:

• Equal Pay Act of 1963 - prohibits sex discrimination in payment of wages to women and men performing substantially equal work in the same establishment

• Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 - prohibits discrimination in employment based on pregnancy and related conditions

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

• Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972 - prohibits discrimination based on sex in federally assisted programs 

RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN:

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally assisted programs

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin 

RELIGION:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin 

VETERAN STATUS:

• Section 402, Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974 - prohibits discrimination based on Vietnam-era veteran status or special disabled veteran status in federally assisted programs and requires affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era. 
  

State Law

• Indiana Civil Rights Law (1971) - prohibits discrimination in employment, education, public accommodations, housing, and credit based on race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, or ancestry.