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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
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| The agency within a federal government that sets safety and health standards for many companies within the United States. |
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| States the employers engaged in a interstate commerce must pay women the same rate of pay as men; professional employees, and outside salespeople who receive salaries and/or commission. |
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| Retirement plan established by an employer or a union that is designed to provide income to employees after they retire |
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| The social security act of 1935 and is amendments set up a social insurance program funded by contributions from both employers and employees. Employers must automatically deduct a certain amount from employee's paychecks, contribute an equal amount, and send both contributions to the Internal Revenue Service. |
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| Unemployment compensation |
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| System of government payments to people who are out of work and looking for a job. Payments are made from an unemployment fund financed by payroll taxes in employers or unemployment insurance premiums paid by employees. |
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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 jobs. |
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| Unequal treatment of individuals based on sex, sexual preference, age, race, nationality, or religion. |
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| Occurs when an employer intentionallly discriminates against an individual or a group of individuals belonging to one of the protected classes. |
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| Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) |
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| The defense an employer has against the charge of disparate treatment. |
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| Occurs when an employer has an employment policy or criteria that appears neutral on the surface but has an unfair impact on the members of one or moreof the protected classes. |
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| Defense that an employer have against a charge of diparate impact; allows that if an employer can show that the qualification in question is required to perform the job, it may be permitted despite its disparate impact on a protected class. |
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| Occurs when one worker demands sexual favors from another worker in exchange for some employment-related privileges, such as a raise. |
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| A workplace that has become a distressing, humiliating, or hostile place because of a pattern of severe and pervasive sexually demeaning behavior. |
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| Any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities. |
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