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Disparate treatment
intentional discrimination against a particular individual
discrimination that exists when an employer intentionally discriminates agains a person on the bases of the person's race, color, religion, sex or national origin
intentional discrimination against a particular individual because of membership in a protected class
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Protected class
group protected by antidiscrimination laws
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Disparate impact
fair policy disproportionately affecting protected class of persons
discrimination resuting from neutral employment practice that has different effect on a protected class
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Hostile Work Environment
alteration of terms or conditions of employment by harrassment and abuse based on employee's membership in a protected class
type of Tittle VII violation that results from unwelcome sexual conduct that poisons the workplace
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Discrimination
general category of conduct agains a person based on the person's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other personal characteristic
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Equal Pay Act
law that forbids paying male and female employees different wages for substantially equal work
outlaws discrimination in pay based on the sex of the worker
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Employee Polygraph Protection Act
law that forbids requiring employees to take a lie detector test exept in certain limited situations
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act (EDEA)
law that prohibits dricrimination against persons over forty years of age
federal legislation that requires employers to treat applicants and employees equally regardless of age
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
law that prohibits discrimination against qualified persons with disabilities
legislation that guarantees disabled people equal access to employment, as well as access to public places
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
federal agency that administers Title VII and other federal discrimination laws
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Reasonable accommodation
employer action required by the ADA to make a workplace accessible to employees with disabilities
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Civll Rights Act of 1964
federal legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin
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Equal Employment Opportunity Act
the absence of employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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