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Information Organized By Employment Discrimination Law Statutes

1. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - disability discrimination
    
2. Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - age discrimination
    
3. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - family and medical leave
    
4. Title VII - color, national origin, pregnancy, race, religious, and sex discrimination

 

General Information

1. Introduction to Legal Research
   Before someone can understand the basics of employment discrimination law, he or she first needs a primer on the law in general and on legal research.
    
2. Introduction to the Anatomy of a Lawsuit
   In this article we describe the typical course of an employment discrimination lawsuit from filing the complaint through appeal to the Supreme Court.
    
3. Introduction to Employment Discrimination Law
   This article explains the basic concepts of employment discrimination law.
    
4. Introduction to Pursuing an Employment Discrimination Claim
   This article discusses things to think about before filing suit and also discusses which types of claims must be pursued administratively (for example, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) before a lawsuit can be filed.

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