Civil Rights Act of 2008

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Rehabilitation_Act_of_1973
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Title_IX_of_the_Education_Amendments_of_1972
gptkb:Title_VI_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1991
gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act
Family and Medical Leave Act
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Equal Pay Act
Fair Housing Act
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
gptkbp:citedBy Public Law 110-325
gptkbp:competitors some business groups
gptkbp:effectiveDate 2008-07-31
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
certain provisions of previous laws
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Rights Act of 2008
gptkbp:impact employment discrimination
public accommodations
housing discrimination
improved access to justice
increased awareness of civil rights issues
increased legal protections
expanded definition of discrimination
strengthened anti-retaliation provisions
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:John_Conyers
gptkbp:is_a_member_of civil rights organizations
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Title_IX_of_the_Education_Amendments_of_1972
gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Equal Pay Act
Fair Housing Act
gptkbp:purpose to enhance protections against discrimination
gptkbp:relatedTo age discrimination
disability rights
gender equality
religious discrimination
sexual orientation discrimination
gptkbp:signature gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:title The Act
The_Civil_Rights_Act_of_2008
gptkbp:yearEstablished 2008-07-31