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Equal Pay Act
Made it illegal to pay different wages to men and women if they do the same work. The hospitality industry needs to treat men and women equally, even in the case of pay scale. -
Civil Rights Act (1964) (USCRA)
Protected people in groups based on race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. Due to the diverse individuals in the hospitality workforce, we need to be care not discriminate amongst employees that we employee. -
Age Discrimination of Employment Act (ADEA)
Prohibited discrimination against persons of the age of 40. In hospitality, employees range in ages, and we need to be careful to not inadvertently treat employees differently based on age. -
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
The OSHA provided workplace safety guidelines and whistleblower statutes. In hospitality, there are many potential hazardous environments, employers should take precautions to protect their employees and avoid workplace injuries. -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Made it illegal to discriminate against qualified persons with certain disabilities and requried those employers to provide reasonable accomodations. -
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Made it illegal to discriminate against pregnant woman in any way including hiring and job discrimination. This act also covers fathers and paternaty/maternity leave. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
Prohibits employment discrimnation on the basis of citizenship or nationality. However, proof of eligibility to work in the United States is required. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Required reasonable accomodations for employees with disabilities. -
Civil Rights Act (1991)
Allowed employees right to sue for backpay and punitive compensation against allegations of discrimination (USCRA). -
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Allowed qualified employees protected leave of absence from work for most family or medically related situations.