Human Resource Management

Individual Rights (cont)

• Age Discrimination Act of 1967
• Protects those over 40
• Occupational and Safety Health Act 1970
• Requires employers to provide a safe and healthful workplace with adequate protection against hazards
• Dangerous Equipment
• Chemicals
• Established OSHA

Individual Rights (cont)

• Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1972
• EEOC can sue employers in federal court on behalf of aggrieved individual or class of people
• Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
• Employers with more than 15 employees can not discriminate against disabled employees
• Civil Rights Act 1991
• Awards aggrieved employees punitive damages