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Churches and Title VII Liability

Title VII Background

The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) was passed to regulate employee benefit plans, including employer-sponsored group health plans. In 1998, an amendment to ERISA was passed called the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA), which applies to individual health plans as well as to employer-sponsored group health plans. The WHCRA establishes rights for women who are covered under health plans that cover mastectomies. It is important to note that the WHCRA does not require health plans to provide coverage for mastectomy; rather, it imposes requirements on plans that do offer such coverage.

Campaign Procedures Under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Act Campaign Procedures)

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Undue Hardship Defense

the Undue Hardship Defense)

Disabilities-Related Pre-Employment Screening

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was passed to protect most American workers from discrimination on the basis of disabilities. Under the ADA, employers may not deny employment to or take adverse employment action against disabled employees who can perform the essential functions of their jobs with reasonable accommodation. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is tasked with enforcing the ADA.