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14 Cards in this Set
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Quid pro quo harassment
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when one worker demands sexual favors from another worker in exchange for some employment related decision, such as, a raise or promotion
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Hostile work environment
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when a pattern of severe sexually demeaning behavior has altered the workplace, making it a distressing, humiliating, or hostile place
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Disability
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any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities
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Bona fide occupational qualifications (BFOQ)
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good faith employment qualifications (ex. requiring everyone who applies to benchpress 150 pounds because of heavy lifting requirements of the job
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Business necessity
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an employer can show that a certain qualification is required to perform a job
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Disparate impact
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indirect discrimination--employment policy appears neutral on the surface, but has an unfair impact on one or more of the protected classes
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Disparate treatment
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the employer intentionally discriminates against an individual or group belong to one of the protected classes
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Worker's compensation
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insurance program that provides income for workers who are injured or develop a disability or disease as a result of their job
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Discrimination
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unequal treatment of individuals based on sex, age, race, nationality or religion
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Unemployment compensation
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a system of government payments to people who are out of work and looking for a job
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Social security
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government program that provides continuing but limited income to workers and their dependents
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Equal pay rule
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employers engaged in interstate commerce must pay women the same rate of pay as men holding the same type of job
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Pension plan
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program established by an employer or a union that is designed to provide income to employees after retirement
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OSHA--Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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agency with the Federal government that sets safety and health standards for many companies in U.S.
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