Summary of Federal Laws

 

Employment

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

 

Civil Rights Act of 1866

 

42 U.S.C. § 1981

 

A post-Civil War statute, this law guarantees the right to make and enforce contracts regardless of one's race.  Courts have read this statute to prohibit employment discrimination based upon race.

 

 

 

 

 

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