On a federal level, there isn't one single piece of legislation that encompasses all facets of family responsibility discrimination. Rather, employees must familiarize themselves with a number of federal laws that could be invoked when an employee brings forth a family responsibility discrimination claim. Title VII — Part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, this legislation prohibits discrimination of employees based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, which includes discrimination caused by sex-based stereotypes such as how women with children will or should behave. Americans with Disabilities Act — Guarantees equal opportunities for disabled Americans in the workplace and everyday life and prohibits discrimination against employees because they are associated with a person who has a disability. This protects, for example, an employe from being fired because they care for an aging parent. Family and Medical Leave Act — Provides for job security and continuation of benefits in the event an employee needs to take time off to care for an ill family member. This law also protects employees from discrimination for requesting or taking family leave. Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 — Prohibits discrimination of federal employees based on factors not related to  job performance, such as marital or parental status. Executive Order (E.O.) 13152 prohibits federal-sector discrimination based on status as a parent.  E.O. 13152 states that "status as a parent" refers to the status of an individual who, with respect to an individual who is under the age of 18 or who is 18 or older but is incapable of self-care because of a physical or mental disability, is: a biological parent, an adoptive parent, a foster parent, a stepparent, a custodian of a legal ward, in loco parentis over such individual, or actively seeking legal custody or adoption of such an individual. There is no federal law or executive order addressing parental status discrimination for state public sector or private sector businesses. See workplacefairness.org for more information on employment discrimination.