| Year |
Legislation |
Summary |
Agency |
| 1866 |
Civil Rights Act |
prohibits discrimination based on race, ancestry, or ethnic characteristics |
U.S. Govt |
| 1963 |
Equal Pay Act |
prohibits discrimination of wages based on sex |
EEOC |
| 1964 |
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act |
prohibits discrimination in education based on race, color, or national
origin |
OCR |
| 1964 |
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act |
prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin |
EEOC |
| 1965 |
Executive Order 11246 |
prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin |
OFCCP |
| 1967 |
Age Discrimination in Employment |
prohibits discrimination against individuals 40 years of age or older |
EEOC |
| 1972 |
Title IX Educational Amendments |
prohibits discrimination based on sex or blindness |
OCR |
| 1973 |
Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act |
prohibits discrimination against those with mental or physical disabilities |
EEOC |
| 1973 |
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act |
prohibits discrimination against those with mental or physical disabilities |
OFCCP |
| 1974 |
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act |
prohibits discrimination against disabled and non-disabled veterans |
OFCCP |
| 1975 |
Age Discrimination Act |
prohibits discrimination based on age, abolishes the mandatory retirement
age |
OFCCP |
| 1987 |
Immigration Reform and Control Act |
prohibits discrimination based on national origin |
EEOC |
| 1987 |
Civil Rights Restoration Act |
prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, age, or disability |
OCR, OFCCP |
| 1990 |
Americans With Disabilities Act |
prohibits discrimination based on disability |
OFCCP |
| 1991 |
Civil Rights Act |
prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion, or national
origin |
EEOC |
| 1974 |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) |
protects the privacy of student education records |
FPCO |
| 1990 |
Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics
Act (Clery Act) |
requires colleges and universities across the United States to disclose
information about crime on and around their campuses |
OCR |