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Resources
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Generally: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/age.cfm
- EEOC Charge Process: http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/process.cfm
Americans with Disabilities Act
- Generally: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm
- EEOC Charge Process: http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/process.cfm
- Enforcing Performance Standards: http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/performance-conduct.html
- Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (EEOC Enforcement Guidance): http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html
Family Medical Leave Act
- Regulations: http://www.dol.gov/dol/allcfr/Title_29/Part_825/toc.htm
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
- Generally: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/genetic.cfm
Payment of Employees in Texas
- FAQs about payment of employees: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/paydaylaw_faq.pdf
Texas Anti-Discrimination Laws (formerly Texas Commission on Human Rights Act)
- Generally: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/jsemp/jsempsubcrd.html
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (race, color, gender, pregnancy, national origin, religion, harassment)
- Generally: www.eeoc.gov
- EEOC Charge Process: http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/process.cfm
Unemployment Benefits – Texas
- Appeals Policy and Precedent Manual: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/appl/app_manual.html
Wages, Salary, Overtime (FLSA)
- Regulations regarding exempt workers (professional, administrative, executive, outside sales, computer workers): http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=48d6ee3b99d3b3a97b1bf189e1757786&rgn=div5&view=text&node=29:3.1.1.1.22&idno=29