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27 Cards in this Set
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) |
A branch of the department of labor charged with investigating and prosecuting complaints of employment discrimination |
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Drug-Free Workplace Act |
Requires federal contractors to maintain a drug free work place |
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 |
A federal law protecting the rights of a pregnant women |
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American with Disabilities Act |
A federal law that forbids discrimination against physically and mentally disabled |
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Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
A federal law that prohibits federal contractors and sub contractors from discrimination against physically and mentally handicapped |
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act |
A federal law that forbids discrimination against an individual who is over the age of 40 |
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5th Amendment |
Federal Government may not deny a person equal protection under the law |
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Case Law |
The interpretation of a law by a court through a verdict in a trial, setting precedent for subsequent court decision |
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Protected Class |
Any group of people for which whom proctective legislation has been passed |
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Binding Arbitration |
A method of resolving conflicts in which a neutral third party is asked to choose which side is correct and in which neither party is allowed to appeal the decision |
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Non-binding Arbitration |
A method of resolving conflict in which a neutral third party is asked to choose which side is correct but in which either party may appeal the decision |
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Jobs for Veterans Act |
A law passed in 2002 that increased the coverage of VEVRAA; for disabled veterans, veterans who had recently lift the service, and veterans who participated in the US military operations |
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Four-Fifths Rule |
When a selection ratio is less than 80% of the selection ratio for another group, adverse impact is said to exist |
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Arbitration |
A neutral third party is asked to choose which side is correct |
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Mediation |
A third party is asked to help the two parties reach an agreement |
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Grievance System |
An employee files a complaint with the Organization and a person or committee within the Organization make a decision regarding the complaints |
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Fourth Amendment |
To protect against unreasonable search or seizure; It covers such privacy issues as drug testing, locker and office searches, Psychological testing and electronic surveillance |
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Qualified Workforce |
The percentage of people in a given geographic area who have the qualifications (skills, education etc.) To perform a certain job |
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Hostile Environment |
A type of harassment characterized by a pattern of unwanted conduct related to gender that interferes with an individual work performance |
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Quid Pro Quo |
A type of sexual harassment in which the granting of sexual factors is tied to an employment decision |
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Job Related |
The extent to which a test or measure taps the KSAO's needed to successfully performs a job |
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Equal Pay Act of 1963 |
Prohibits discrimination base on sex |
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African American European American Asian American Native American Indian |
The 4 races according to the US Congress |
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14th amendment |
No state may deny a person equal protection under the law |
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Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications |
A selection requirement that is necessary for the performance of job related duties and for which there is no substitute |
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Adverse Impact |
Members of the protected class being negatively affected at a higher rate than the majority class and is determined by the Four-Fifths rule |
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Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act |
The federal government's contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and deploy Vietnam era veterans |
