Includes index

Contents: The problem: a matter of underemployment -- The legal response -- Range of the major statutes: coverage and scope -- The equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC) and a summary of enforcement mechanisms -- Express use of race, sex, national origin, religion or age -- Improper motivation -- Disproportionate exclusion -- Seniority -- Grooming standard -- Nepotism and social relationships -- Harassment -- Equal pay act -- Comparable worth and benefits -- Race, color, ethnicity, national origin, lienage, citizenship -- Pregnancy and childbirth -- Sexual orientation -- Religion and religious practices -- Discrimination on the basis of disability -- Discrimination on the basis of disability -- Age discrimination -- Statutory protection against retaliation -- Labor relations statutes -- Procedures, time limitation and administrative prerequisites to suit -- Remedies -- Index.