Employment Law Economics
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 At Will | At will at whatever time or in whatever way one pleases to fire someone |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | Requires employers to grant up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees caring for a new child or seriously ill relative |
| Age Discrimination in Employment Act | Act that prohibits discrimination in employment for persons age 40 and over except where age is a bona fide occupational qualification. |
| Title VII | Section of the Civil Rights Act that prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin. Used by women to fight discrimination |
| Pregnancy Discrimination Act | Act that prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions. |
| Americans with Disabilities Act | Act that prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual. |
| Equal Pay Act | Made it illegal for employers to pay female workers less than men for the same job |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | Sets minimum wage, requires over-time pay for time worked over 40 hours, and restricts the employment of minors. |
| Labor Union | An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members |
| Collective Bargaining | Negotiations between workers and their employers |
| Contract Issues | Salary and benefits and job security and working conditions |
| Mediation | A process in which each side is given the opportunity to explain its side of the dispute and must listen to the other side |
| Arbitration | Settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider |
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