Civil Rights Act of 1964


Terminating Pregnant Employees

Can you terminate an employee who is pregnant during her probation period?  Read story

Religious Discrimination: Keeping the Faith at Work

In the last few years, there has been a notable increase in the number of religious-discrimination lawsuits. Theologians hail this burst in litigation as ...  Read story

Employers Could Face More Discrimination Suits

A new Supreme Court ruling makes it easier for workers to sue for on-the-job discrimination.  Read story

Labor Unions and Small Business

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Affirmative Action

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Law;

If you have trouble understanding your potential liability under federal hiring laws, you aren't alone. So do the judges who interpret them. In March, an...  Read story

Human Resources Management and the Law

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Supreme Court Ruling Protects Employers

Workers now have less time to file claims of unlawful employment practices, such as discriminatory pay scales.  Read story

Racial Discrimination

Related Terms: Affirmative Action Racial...  Read story

Employment Interviews

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Employee Hiring

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Supreme Court Mulls Definition of 'Small Business'

Jan. 20, 2006 --A workplace sexual-harassment case now facing the Supreme Court, which pits a New Orleans waitress against her former boss...  Read story

Employee Rights

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established to enforce provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII forbids d...  Read story

Pregnancy in the Workplace

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Stifled Growth

The myth of the 25th employee Frayda Levin hates federal regulations, from controls on age discrimination to rules on how to treat...  Read story

Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Skyrocket

New Census data shows significantly higher startup rates among such groups.  Read story

Constructive Discharge

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Sexual Harassment

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Arbitration Can Be a Cheap, Quick Alternative to Lawsuits

Arbitration is an agreement to resolve a dispute outside court through presentation to a neutral arbitrator. After evidence is presented the arbitrator re...  Read story

CEO's Notebook

CEOs discuss how government regulations can stifle company growth; building a strong online presence; dealing with knockoffs; and smart e-mail marketing. Plu...  Read story

The Pitfalls of Employee Leasing

Profile on the pitfalls of employee leasing: the myth of saving time, money, and hassles.  Read story

Letters

Inc. readers react to articles from the July 1998 issue of Inc., including Christopher Caggiano's "Psycho Path" and Burton L. Visotzky's "Bible in the Boardr...  Read story

Victims Rights

How to defend yourself against frivolous litigation.  Read story

Feuding Families

A bitter court battle has pitted the employees of Oakland Scavenger against the "family" that owns it.  Read story

Rehnquist's Law

Politically, the new chief justice is conservative and Republican all right. But legally, he's not so much pro-business as he is pro-government.  Read story

Equal Pay for Equal Work

A federal law, the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. ยง 206), requires employers to pay all employees equally for equal work, regardless of their gender. It was pa...  Read story

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Related Terms: Disabled Customers The Am...  Read story

Law and Disorder

How company owners can protect themselves from employee litigation.  Read story

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