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| Name: | Equal Employment Opportunities (42 U.S.C., Chapter 21, Subchapter VI). |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Subject(s): | Equality of opportunity and treatment |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1964 |
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| ISN: | USA-1964-L-31147 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=31147&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | U.S. Labor and Employment Laws, 1991-03, West, R., BNA Books, Washington, D.C., United States of America, pp. 5-6-5-28 United States Code  Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S.A. (consulted on 2018-02-14)Legislation on-line Government Printing Office (GPO), United State of America (consulted on 2018-02-14) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Subchapter VI prohibits exclusion from participation in, denial of benefits of, and discrimination under Federally assisted programs on grounds of race, colour, or national origin. It establishes an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and extensive procedures for redress of violations as well as sanctions. |
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