Important Human Resource Laws
Americans with Disabilities Act
Under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers may not discriminate against qualified applicants for employment based on physical or mental disabilities as long as those individuals are capable of performing their vocational duties with reasonable accommodations. The employer also has a legal duty to provide reasonable accommodations that are necessary to enable the individual to overcome the difficulties associated with his or her disability.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
According to the provisions of Age Discrimination in Employment Act, employers may not discriminate against individuals forty years of age or more in the "terms, privileges, and conditions" of employment based on age. However, there are certain exceptions to this law, such...
Those protections apply to all phases and aspects of hiring, performance evaluation, promotions, pay and other benefits, and firing. Under those provisions, the employer is also prohibited from permitting any conditions that constitute a hostile work environment based on the conduct or behavior of any employees based on those issues.
