Module Two - Workforce Planning and Employment

1) race 2) color 3) National origin 4) religion 5) gender

Prohibits discrimination or segregation based on protected class; cannot deprive individuals of employment opportunities or limit career progression; requires equal opportunity in training programs; prohibits sexual harassment based on potected class. Prohibits discrimination in compensation practices.

1) Work-related requirements (i.e. ability to lift a certain amount of weight) 2) BFOQs (i.e. must be a woman to model women's swimsuits) 3) Seniority systems

Right to a jury trial where plaintiff seeks compensatory or punitive damages.

Employers with good-faith antidiscrimination practices may not be liable for punitive damages.

$50,000 - $300,000 (based on size of workforce, with 50k for 15-100, and 300k for 501 or more)

Prohibits discrimination in employment against persons age 40 and over.

- If age is a BFOQ - Seniority or benefit plan - discipline or dismissal based on good cause - top executive or policy maker

Held position for at least 2 years prior to retriement, entitled to at least 44k per year in company-sponsored benefits. Can be required to retire at age 65 under these conditions.

All public and private employers with 20 or more employees Unions with 25 or more members Employment agencies Apprenticeship and training programs

- Private employers with 15 or more on the payroll for each working day of 20 or more weeks in the current or preceding year - All educational institutions - Federal, state and local governments - Employment agencies - Labor unions with 15 or more members - Labor-management committees for apprenticeship and training

Ruling that disparate impact can exist under the ADEA (similar to Title VII), although with lower standards of defense. An employer need only show that its practice or policy was based on reasonable factors other than age.

Treats pregnancy the same as any other temporary disability. Prohibits: - refusal to hire due to pregnancy - dismissal due to pregnancy - forcing a pregnant employee to leave work if she is ready, willing and able to perform job - stop the accrued seniority of an employee who has taken a leave to give birth or have an abortion.

Prohibits qualified individuals with disabilities, or those with a perceived disability, from unlawful discrimination in the workplace, including access to training and career development. (Also covers those who have a relationship with someone who has a known or perceived disability.)

Americans with Disability Act Amendments Act Prohibits consideration of mitigating measures in determining whether an individual has a disability (i.e. mediaction.) Expands "perceived as" disability definition Expands list of major life activities