2005 Edition of Federal and State Employment Discrimination Laws in the United States

Each year our Labor & Employment Practice Group prepares an annual survey of federal and state employment discrimination laws in the United States. The 2005 edition, which contains summaries of new legislation enacted nationwide that became effective during 2004 and/or as of January 1, 2005, is available. Request your copy by sending an email, with your complete contact information, to seyfarthshaw@seyfarth.com. 

While various state legislatures passed fewer pieces of employment legislation in 2004 than in recent years, a significant number of employment issues were impacted by legislative enactments. This legislation covered issues such as worker privacy, prohibited bases of discrimination, new employment law procedural requirements, drug and alcohol testing, leave of absence entitlements, and plant closings/lay-off laws.