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=== United States === * [[Equal Pay Act of 1963]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finduslaw.com/equal_pay_act_of_1963_epa_29_u_s_code_chapter_8_206_d|title=Equal Pay Act of 1963 β EPA β 29 U.S. Code Chapter 8 Β§ 206(d)|access-date=April 26, 2016|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123114909/http://finduslaw.com/equal_pay_act_of_1963_epa_29_u_s_code_chapter_8_206_d |archive-date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> β (part of the [[Fair Labor Standards Act]]) β prohibits wage discrimination by employers and labor organizations based on sex. * [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] β many provisions, including broadly prohibiting discrimination in the workplace including hiring, firing, workforce reduction, benefits, and sexually harassing conduct.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finduslaw.com/civil_rights_act_of_1964_cra_title_vii_equal_employment_opportunities_42_us_code_chapter_21|title=Civil Rights Act of 1964 β CRA β Title VII β Equal Employment Opportunities β 42 US Code Chapter 21|access-date=April 26, 2016|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229033506/http://finduslaw.com/civil_rights_act_of_1964_cra_title_vii_equal_employment_opportunities_42_us_code_chapter_21 |archive-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref> * [[Fair Housing Act]] of 1968 prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. The [[Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity]] is charged with administering and enforcing the Act. * [[Pregnancy Discrimination Act|Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978]], which amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 β covers discrimination based upon pregnancy in the workplace.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pregnancy Discrimination Act |url=http://employment.findlaw.com/employment/employment-employee-discrimination-harassment/employment-employee-pregnancy-discrimination-top/pregnancy-discrimination-act.html |access-date=2008-05-14}}</ref> * [[Violence Against Women Act|Violence Against Women Act of 1994]] *Many states have anti-discrimination laws, such as [[Florida]]'s civil rights laws found in State Statute 760.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fchr.myflorida.com/history-of-the-florida-commission-on-human-relations|title=History of the Florida Commission on Human Relations|accessdate=2025-03-12|publisher=State of Florida}}</ref>
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