| Appealing a General Schedule Classification |
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| The General Schedule (GS) Classification System is the scheme under which "white collar" federal competitive civil service jobs are classified for pay purposes. Employees placed into the same "class" of employment are also entitled to be treated similarly with regard to promotion, hiring, and other personnel decisions. More... |
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| ADA Disability Discrimination Claims |
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| The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prevents employers from making adverse employment decisions based upon the disability of an employee or applicant. If an employee or applicant can perform the essential functions of a job with reasonable accommodation, an employer is not allowed to discriminate against him or her because of that disability. More... |
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| Disability Discrimination in the Federal Workplace |
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| Long before the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which prohibits discrimination against private sector employees and applicants on the basis of disability, Congress passed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Rehabilitation Act prohibits disability discrimination in the federal employment sector. More... |
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| State Fair Employment Practices Laws |
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| Nearly all states have some form of fair employment practices laws that generally forbid employment discrimination based upon an employee's race, sex, religion, or national origin. These laws typically mirror the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, and national origin in the workplace. More... |
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| Labor & Employment Law |
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| (The United States Department of Labor-Women's Bureau) More... |
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