All discrimination is illegal.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, amended in 1974, prohibits discrimination based on age when an employee or applicant is 40 or older. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits employers from paying one individual of a different sex at a different rate than another for essentially the same work, based on sex The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 did not significantly affect Title Vll coverage for Federal employees and applicants. However, these acts did expand the possible remedies. Claims of sexual orientation discrimination may be raised and are subject to processing under modified procedures. Procedures for processing complaints of discrimination Complaints are processed according to Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1614.