Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972?Grants the EEOC litigation authority against discriminatory employers, unions, and individuals
2. What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972?It is a law that strengthens rules against job discrimination and lets the EEOC sue companies that break those rules.
3. Why did the Act lower the employee threshold from 25 to 15?It was done so that more workers, especially in smaller businesses, are protected from unfair hiring and firing.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Federal legislation prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): The federal agency responsible for enforcing anti-discrimination laws in the workplace.
Undue Hardship: Significant difficulty or expense incurred by an employer in providing a reasonable accommodation.