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                        EEOC PublicationsThe publications listed below are available on the EEOC web site and may be read online or printed. Alternate formats (Braille, large print, etc.) may be ordered from EEOC's Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, at 202-663-4191 or TTY 202-663-4494.
Frequently Requested Fact Sheets
  Fact Sheet: Age Discrimination

Facts About Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination

Fact Sheet: Disability Discrimination

Fact Sheet: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Fact Sheet: National Origin Discrimination

Fact Sheet: Pregnancy Discrimination

Facts about Race/Color Discrimination

Fact Sheet: Religious Discrimination

Fact Sheet: Sexual Harassment Discrimination

Get the Facts Series: Mediation

Fact Sheet: Preventing Discrimination is Good Business

Fact Sheet: Disability-Related Tax Provisions
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  Fact Sheet: Age Discrimination
Americans With Disabilities Act
  The ADA: Questions and Answers

The ADA: Your Responsibilities as an Employer

The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability

Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act[1]

Living with HIV Infection: Your Legal Rights in the Workplace Under the ADA

Helping Patients with HIV Infection Who Need Accommodations at Work

EEO Laws for Employees Affected by the Zika Virus

Small Employers And Reasonable Accommodation

The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business

Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act

Facts About Disability-Related Tax Provisions

The Mental Health Provider's Role in a Client's Request for a Reasonable Accommodation at Work

Questions and Answers: The Application of Title VII and the ADA to Applicants or Employees Who Experience Domestic or Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking

Questions & Answers about Blindness and Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Veterans and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): A Guide for Employers

Understanding Your Employment Rights Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): A Guide for Veterans
Federal Sector Information
  Facts About Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Processing Regulations (29 CFR Part 1614)

Federal EEO Complaint Processing Procedures

The ABCs of SCHEDULE A Tips for Human Resource Professionals on Using the Schedule A Appointing Authority

The ABCs of Schedule A Disability Program Managers&Selective Placement Program Coordinators

The ABCs of Schedule A Tips for Hiring Managers on using the Schedule A Appointing Authority

The ABCs of SCHEDULE A for Service Providers on Helping Your Clients Obtain Federal Employment

The ABCs of SCHEDULE A Tips for Applicants with Disabilities on Getting Federal Jobs
Harassment
  Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment

Fact Sheet: Sexual Harassment Discrimination
Mediation
  Get the Facts Series: Mediation
National Origin
  Fact Sheet: National Origin Discrimination

Questions And Answers About The Workplace Rights Of Muslims, Arabs, South Asians, And Sikhs Under The Equal Employment Opportunity Laws

Questions And Answers About Employer Responsibilities Concerning The Employment Of Muslims, Arabs, South Asians, And Sikhs

Questions and Answers for Employees: Workplace Rights of Employees Who Are, or Are Perceived to Be, Muslim or Middle Eastern

Fact Sheet: Immigrants' Employment Rights under Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws

EEOC Opens "New Frontier" In War Against Human Labor Trafficking

Background Checks: What Job Applicants and Employees Should Know

Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know

Immigrants' Employment Rights Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws

Questions And Answers About Employer Responsibilities Concerning The Employment Of Muslims, Arabs, South Asians, And Sikhs
Pregnancy
  Legal Rights for Pregnant Workers under Federal Law

EEO Laws for Employees Affected by the Zika Virus

Helping Patients Deal with Pregnancy-Related Limitations and Restrictions at Work

Fact Sheet: Pregnancy Discrimination
Race/Color
  Facts about Race/Color Discrimination

Background Checks: What Job Applicants and Employees Should Know

Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know
Religion
  Fact Sheet: Religious Discrimination

Fact Sheet on Religious Garb and Grooming in the Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities
Sexual Harassment
  Fact Sheet: Sexual Harassment Discrimination
Small Businesses
  Get The Facts Series: Small Business Information

Fact Sheet for Small Businesses:  Pregnancy Discrimination

Small Employers And Reasonable Accommodation

Fact Sheet: Disability-Related Tax Provisions

Fact Sheet: Preventing Discrimination is Good Business

Small Business Fact Sheet: Retaliation and Related Issues

Small Business Fact Sheet - English

Small Business Fact Sheet - Amharic

Small Business Fact Sheet - Arabic

Small Business Fact Sheet - Bengali

Small Business Fact Sheet - Burmese

Small Business Fact Sheet - Chinese

Small Business Fact Sheet - French Canadian

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Small Business Fact Sheet - Thai

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Small Business Fact Sheet - Vietnamese
      
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