There are laws that protect people from employment discrimination. EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) and ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) are laws that were enacted to specifically address issues of employment discrimination. Employment discrimination can be anything from religious or gender discrimination to age or race discrimination. The EEOC is a Federal Agency that helps enforce laws that prohibit discrimination in the workplace. The EEOC has the congressional power to go after employers that participate in employment discrimination of any sort. The ADEA of 1967 (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) prohibits any employer from discriminating against persons 40 years of age or older. The law also sets standards for pensions and benefits provided by employers, and require that information about the needs of older workers be provided to the general public. In 1986 the ADEA was amended with the creation of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, and again in 1991 with the Civil Rights Act.