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Introduction to
Federal Employment Discrimination Law
 

• Introduction
• An example of why this article is no substitute for legal advice
• Three general categories of employment discrimination laws
  • Laws prohibiting discrimination based on membership in a protected class (or group)

    • Pre-employment

    • Promotion, demotion and transfer

    • Compensation and benefits

    • Unequal treatment

    • Termination

    • Harassment

  • Laws entitling certain employees to special treatment

    • Reasonable accommodation laws

    • Laws that entitle employees to certain benefits

  • Laws prohibiting retaliation against employees who assert their rights under employment discrimination laws
• How a plaintiff proves his case

  • Explanation of "disparate treatment"

  • Explanation of "disparate impact"

  • Explanation of denial of a "substantive right"

  • Proof in disparate treatment cases

  • Proof in disparate impact cases

  • Proof in denial of "substantive right" cases