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BusLawVocats7.01
Question | Answer |
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Americans with Disabilities Act—forbids discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability if the individual can perform “essential function” of the job. | ADA |
Age Discrimination Employment Act—forbids discrimination against any person aged 40 or older in hiring, firing, promotion, or other aspect of employment | ADEA |
Represents another person in some sort of business transaction with another party | Agent |
Laws that control the work that children are permitted to do | Child Labor Laws |
Contract negotiated by employer and representatives of the labor union | Collective bargaining agreement |
A statement that regardless of provisions or policies in an employee handbook and regardless of any oral promises to the contrary, an employment-at-will situation still exists between the employer and its employee | Disclaimer |
Occurs when an employer has a policy which on the surface seems neutral, but which has an unequal and unfair impact on members of a protected group | Disparate impact |
The employer intentionally discriminates against an individual or a group belonging to one of the categories protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act | Disparate treatment |
party who does the work | Employee |
party who pays another party for work | Employer |
Either party may terminate employer-employee relationship at any time | Employment At Will |
Includes all the orders, commands, or directions a principal states to an agent when the agency relationship is first created | Express Authority |
A payment for services not performed | Featherbedding |
Relationship that is based on trust that exists between the agent and principal | Fiduciary |
A person who represents a person without being paid for it | Gratuitous agent |
A series of steps employees must take to appeal an employer’s decision | Grievance procedure |
repayment of the amount lost | Indemnification |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration—an agency of the federal government that sets health and safety standards for most U.S. companies | OSHA |
Occurs when benefits from an unauthorized act are accepted with full knowledge of the facts | Ratification |
Civil Rights Act of 1964—forbids discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin, or religion | Title VII |
Inside information on a firm’s processes, products, or inventions | Trade Secret |
Provides employees with grounds for legal action against employers who have treated them unfairly | Unjust Dismissal |
An insurance program that provides income for workers who are injured or who develop a disability or a disease as a result of their job | Workers Compensation |