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Law

Immigration Reform

and Control Act of

1986

Worker Adjustment and

Retraining Notification

Act of 1988

Protection

Prohibits hiring of illegal immigrants; requires employers to ask for proof of citizenship;

protects rights of legal immigrants

Requires employers with more than 100 employees to provide written notice 60 days

before plant closings or large layoffs

Americans with

Prohibits discrimination against those with disabilities and requires reasonable

Disabilities Act of 1990

accommodations for them on the job

Family and Medical

Allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for family reasons,

Leave Act of 1993

including birth or family illness

Pension Protection Act

Penalizes firms for underfunding their pension plans and gives employees more

of 2006

information about their pension accounts

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
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