Discrimination in the workplace can easily result in the need for an affirmative action attorney. Workplace affirmative action programs have resulted from a series of laws and acts implemented over the last 50 years to ensure affirmative action on the job. The Civil Rights Act of 1963, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The Rehabilitation Act, and the Civil Rights act of 1991 give preference to minority groups in the areas of hiring, training, and promotions. The programs resulting from these laws are aimed at groups previously discriminated against in the workplace such as women and minorities. If a company is charged with violating affirmative action laws an affirmative action lawyer can evaluate the situation, the workplace environment, and the charge. Courts can enforce serious charges on companies in violation of these laws but a legal representative can help reduce the charges or the resulting fines.