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Equal Opportunity for All

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) comprises a series of statutes enacted over the years designed to prohibit workplace discrimination of many sorts. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, makes it illegal to discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin (Perrone, 1997).
Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, makes it illegal to discriminate against federal employees and applicants for employment based on disability. Federal agencies are required to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified employees or applicants with disabilities (Burchell & Scott, 1994). Section 501 also requires affirmative action for hiring, placement, and promotion of qualified individuals with disabilities.
The Equal Pay Act, as amended (1991), prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex in the payment of wages where substantially equal work is performed under similar worki...

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