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Workers' Compensation Overview

Workers' compensation (originally called workman's compensation) systems began emerging at the turn of the 20th Century. States enacted workers' compensation laws to assist employees in recovering compensation for work-related injuries. Today,...

Federal Worker Protection

Background

American workers are protected by a number of antidiscrimination laws. The primary federal antidiscrimination laws include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in...

Anti-Discrimination Executive Order for Federal Contractors

Background and Scope

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Executive Order 11246, which forbids most government contractors from discriminating against their employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or...

Marital Status Discrimination - Federal Law

Background

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the premier antidiscrimination employment law in the United States, does not prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of their marital...

Unemployment Benefits - Protest -- Disqualification

The most frequent reasons for protest are those involving a protest against the payment of unemployment benefits chargeable against the employer because the claimant either voluntarily quit his employment or he was discharged for misconduct...