The two major laws are the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 only extends to the federal government and protects only workers in the federal sector. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) applies to all employees both in the private and public sector provided that their employer has 15 or more full time employees for the calendar year. The Rehabilitation Act uses the term handicap, while the ADA uses the term disability.

• Are mixed motive claims cognizable under the ADEA as they are under Title VII?
• Does it violate the ADEA for an employer to provide a date of birth question on an employment application?
• Can an employer establish mandatory retirement limits?
• My supervisor made comments like you’re too old for the job. Is that evidence of age discrimination?
• Can young people even those under 40 sue for age discrimination under state laws?
• Can a younger person in the protected class sue for age discrimination?
• What if an employer fires one employee who is 65 and replaces him or her with someone who is 47. Does this constitute age discrimination since both employees are over 40?
• How old must an employee be to qualify for protection under the ADEA?
• What sorts of employer actions can constitute unlawful retaliation?
• How does an employee prove retaliation?
• If an employee files both a sex or race discrimination claim and a retaliation claim, can the retaliation claim survive even if the underlying sex or race claim is dismissed?
• Does Title VI I’s retaliation clause protect an employee who participates not in a court proceeding or EEOC investigation but in an employer’s internal investigation of sexual harassment?
• What does Title VII say about retaliation?
• What is an example of a discrimination case involving religion in which it was ruled that the employer did not accommodate the employee adequately?
• If the employee establishes a prima facie claim, what must the employer do?
• How does an employee prove a claim of religious discrimination?
• Title VII also prohibits religious discrimination by covered employers. What is the law’s definition of religion?
• Does Title VII prohibit discrimination against transsexuals?
• Does Title VII protect employees who are harassed by members of the same sex?
• Can employers assert any defense to supervisory harassment?