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| a legal doctrine under which an employer may terminate any employee at any time for any reason or for no reason |
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| a cause of action an employee may have against an employer for illegal termination of employment |
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| Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) |
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| the minimum qualification, under federal antidiscrimination laws, that an employee needs in order to be able to perform the duties of a particular job |
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| Disparate treatment theory |
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| a legal basis for an employment discrimination complaint requiring the plaintiff to establish the employer’s practice or intentionally treating individuals differently solely because of their sex, race, color, religion, or national origin |
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| a legal basis for an employment discrimination complaint requiring the plaintiff to establish that an apparently neutral employment practice or criterion, applied equally to all individuals, operated to exclude a disproportionate number of the protected class |
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| Quid pro quo sexual harassment |
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| an employment discrimination claim in which the plaintiff alleges that job advancement has been conditioned on submission to sexual advances |
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| Hostile environment sexual harassment |
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| an employment discrimination claim in which the plaintiff alleges sexual discrimination because his or her refusal to submit to sexual advances resulted in abusive conduct or an otherwise hostile work environment |
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| a situation created by an employer, through the conduct of a manager, a supervisor, or another employee, that is so intolerable that an employee has no alternative but to resign |
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| a written plan that the federal government requires of employers with federal contracts, detailing how the employer will meet hiring goals for groups the law protects from discrimination |
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| a labor agreement prohibited by the Norris-LaGuardia Act under which an employee is required to promise not to join a union |
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| a process by which employees, represented collectively by a union, negotiate (bargain) with the employer on a labor contract dealing with wages, hours, and working conditions |
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| the illegal seizure and occupation of a part of a plant by employees |
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| a strike by union members who have no grievance against their own employer to support another union in labor dispute |
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| an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act requirement that employers comply with safety and health standards covering workplace conditions and operations and maintain workplaces free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm to employees |
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| an employee who is paid by the hour and who receives hourly overtime pay |
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| an employee who is paid a salary and who does not receive overtime pay |
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| an employee who is covered under a group health insurance plan the day before a qualifying event occurs and the employee’s spouse and dependent children if also covered under the plan |
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| a termination of employment for any reason other than gross misconduct or a reduction in hours resulting in loss of coverage |
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