The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution made slavery illegal; the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law; the Fifteenth Amendment forbids racial discrimination in access to voting. The 1866 Civil Rights Act guarantees every citizen "the same right to make and enforce contracts ... as is enjoyed by white citizens ... " • In 1896, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. ... Other equal protection laws passed to make discrimination illegal were the 1964 Civil Rights Act , Title II and VII of which forbid racial discrimination in "public accommodations" ...

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His attorneys brought up this question, "Did the University of California violate the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by practicing an affirmative action policy that resulted in the repeated rejection of Bakke's application for admission to its medical school?"... No and yes Four of the justices contended that any racial quota system supported by government violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... However, in his opinion, Powell argued that the rigid use of racial quotas as employed at the school violated the equal protection claus...

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The Act applies to various areas of society one of which is the workplace. The Federal Government has also passed to following Acts prohibiting discrimination: Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissions Act 1986 Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 The Federal body that deals with legal complaints and disputes involving discrimination is the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. ... The Anti-Discrimination Act prohibits two types of discrimination: dire...

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Beneath the introduction is a list of policy advances that the government has made, as well as needed policy changes, such as ending the Racial Profiling Act and implementing the Violence Against Women Act's nondiscrimination provisions.3 The author targets the directed audience by formatting their report in a clear and precise way, which is necessary because, with policy reform, it's important that to be clear with what changes need to be made. ... While laws such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) have prohibited se...

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In my paper, I will define The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. ... The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The ADEA's protections apply to both employees and job applicants. ... (EEOC, 2003) Complaints of age discrimination involving Department of Health and Services (DHHS) recipients and beneficiaries may be filed with The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) by an individual, a class, or by a third party, within180 days from the date of the alleged discriminator...

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The 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was enacted by Congress to protect older workers between ages 40 and over from age discrimination in the workplace. ... (www.eeoc.gov) With Benefits "The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (OWBPA) amended the ADEA to specifically prohibit employers from denying benefits to older employees. ...

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Sometimes, six or seven redcoats would demand food, shelter, and protection from one family. ... This led to the Civil Rights Act, but it was not passed until protest and boycotts were such big problems that something had to be done. ...

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