BUSI 2371 Exam 3 Pt 2

Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008

A federal act that amends the ADA by expanding the definition of disability, requiring that the definition of disability be broadly construed, and requiring commonsense assessments in applying certain provisions of the ADA.

Civil Rights Act of 1866

A federal statute enacted after the Civil War that states that all persons "have the same right...to make and enforce contracts...as is enjoyed by white persons." This act prohibits race and national origin discrimination.

American with Disabilities Act (ADA)

A federal statute that imposes obligations on employers and providers of public transportation, telecommunications, and public accommodations to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

A federal statute that permits a complainant to fie an employment discrimination claim against an employer within 180 days of the most recent paycheck violation and to recover back pay for up to two years preceding the filing of the claim if similar violations occurred during the two-year period.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967

A federal statute that prohibits age discrimination practices against employees who are 40 years and older.

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)

A federal statute that prohibits age discrimination regarding employee benefits.

Equal pay act

A federal statute that protects both sexes from pay discrimination based on sex. It extends to jobs that require skill, equal effort, equal responsibility, and similar working conditions.

disparate-treatment discrimination

A form of discrimination that occurs when an employer discriminates against a specific individual because of his/her race, color, national origin, sex, or religion.

disparate-impact discrimination

A form of discrimination that occurs when an employer discriminates against an entire protected class. An example is discrimination in which a racially neutral employment practice or rule causes an adverse impact on a protected class.

affirmative action

A policy providing that certain job preferences will be given to minority or other protected-class applicants when an employer makes an employment decision.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

A title of a federal statute enacted to eliminate job discrimination based on five protected classes: race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Title I of the ADA

A title of a federal statute that prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to job application procedures, hiring, compensation, training, promotion, and termination.

color discrimination

Employment discrimination against a person because of his/her color; for example, a light-skinned person of a race discriminates against a dark-skinned person of the same race.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

The federal administrative agency that is responsible for enforcing most federal antidiscrimination laws.

equal opportunity in employment

The rights of all employees and job applicants (1) to be treated without discrimination and (2) to be able to sue employers if they are discriminated against.

reasonable accommodation for disability

Under Title I of the ADA, an employer's duty to reasonably accommodate an individual's disability if doing so does not cause an undue hardship on the employer.