Rhetoric 102: Topics in American TV - The Office

Perceived inequities are especially common among women in science, technology, engineering, and math jobs who work mostly with men.

Interactive: To find out how your views on gender and gender equality stack up against those of the American public, take our quiz.

U.S. government agency responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, etc. Visit the EEOC website for statistics, initiatives, litigation information, and more.

Statistics for the 2017 fiscal year.

OSHA assures safe and healthful working conditions for men and women by setting and enforcing standards. OSHA is a part of the United States Department of Labor.

The Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States in a variety of ways.

The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. The FLSA is part of the U.S. Department of Labor.

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency vested with the power to safeguard employees' rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative. The agency also acts to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices committed by private sector employers and unions.

Decades after the company tried to tackle sexual misconduct at two Chicago plants, continued abuse raises questions about the possibility of change. Dec. 19, 2017.

NPR article from June 2013.

Signed into law in 1990, the ADA is a comprehensive piece of civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination and guarantees equal opportunity to people with disabilities.

Free online copy of the text of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The National Labor Relations Act was enacted in 1935 to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices.

A free law project from Cornell's Legal Information Institute (LII), Chicago-Kent College of Law, and Justia.com, archive devoted to promoting access to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Browse U.S. Supreme Court cases related to sex discrimination in employment.

Browse U.S. Supreme Court cases related to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Browse U.S. Supreme Court cases related to the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Browse U.S. Supreme Court cases related to employee working conditions.

The Cornell Legal Information Institute is a not-for-profit group that publishes legal information online for free and creates materials that help people understand the law.

Free copies of the Syllabus, Opinion, and Concurrence of A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. V. United States.