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3.01 Employment Law
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Age Discrimination Act in Employment | |
| Agency shop | |
| Americans with Disability Act | |
| Closed shop | |
| Disparate impact | |
| Employee | the recipient of the employers under control |
| Employer | Person or company who pays a person for a wage |
| Employment law | Division of law that governs the relationship between employers and employees |
| Employment-at-will | |
| Express employment agreement | terms and conditions of employment |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | aka wage and hour act, sets pay requirements |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | |
| Implied employment agreement | contract where the terms and conditions can be inferred |
| Independent contractor | employee under no control |
| North Carolina Department of Labor | Covers NC works safety and well being |
| North Carolina Youth Employment Provisions of the Wage and Hour Act for Nonagricultural Occupations | |
| Occupational Safety and Health Act | |
| Open shop | |
| Right-to-Work Law | |
| Social Security Act | |
| The Civil Rights Act of 1991 | |
| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | |
| Unemployment Compensation | |
| Union | |
| Union shop | |
| Workers’ compensation |