Frequently Asked Questions

• How Much Freedom Do Employers Have In Considering My Religious Beliefs?
  An employer is not required to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and practices if doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employers' legitimate business interests. An employer can … more
• How Active Must My Employer Be In Preventing And Discouraging Discrimination?
  Employers must take steps to prevent religious harassment of their employees. An employer can reduce the chance that employees will engage unlawful religious harassment by implementing an … more
• Is It Fair For My Race Or Color To Affect My Work Environment?
  Title VII prohibits offensive conduct, such as racial or ethnic slurs, racial "jokes," derogatory comments, or other verbal or physical conduct based on an individual's race/color. The … more

Legal Articles

• What is the National Voter Registration Act of 1993?
  Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act (“NVRA”), also commonly known as the “Motor Voter Act”, in 1993, with the express purpose of making it easier for American citizens to register to vote, and to maintain their voter’s registration. Under the NVRA, the Federal Election Commission was instructed to give guidance to individual states in … more
• Legal Negligence
  Negligence is a term that is commonly used to mean that someone did not act with the appropriate level of care. However, when negligence is used as a legal term it has a very specific definition and in order for a person who sustained injuries in an accident to recover damages, each element of the legal definition of negligence must be satisfied. Generally, there are four elements that a … more

Free Legal Forms

• Ten-Year Check-Up: Have Federal Agencies Responded to Civil Rights Recommendations?
  This publication evaluates the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development, and the Equal Employment … more
• Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
  The use of race as the basis for law enforcement decision-making clearly has a terrible cost, both to the individuals who suffer invidious … more
• Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination
  Federal laws prohibit discrimination based on a person's national origin, race, color, religion, disability, sex, and familial status. Laws … more
• Getting Uncle Sam to Enforce Your Civil Rights

Legal Guides

• A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act
• Addressing Police Misconduct
  This publication, by the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, outlines the laws … more
• The Right to Vote: How Federal Law Protects You

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