Unfair treatment or denial of normal privileges to persons because of their race, age, sex, nationality, religion or being handicapped. A failure to treat all persons equally.
Federal legislation prohibiting employers from treating their employees unfair on the basis of age.
A person hired to work for another person or entity.
A person or entity that hires the services of others and who pays their wages or salaries.
The employer has the right to terminate the employee (fire) at any time for any reason; the employee has the right to quit working for the employer at any time for any reason (California is an ìEmployment at willî state).
An agreement or contract between an employer and employee in which the terms and conditions of oneís employment are provided.
The minimum hourly rate of compensation for labor.
Refers to work which can be performed at certain seasons of the year and not throughout the entire year.
A type of employment discrimination, includes sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of sexual nature prohibited by federal law or state statues.
To quit or be fired.
An employee who reports illegal or wrongful activities of his employer (boss or supervisor) or fellow employees (co-workers).
Various types of unlawful, nonviolent conduct committed by corporations or individuals including theft or fraud and other violations of trust committed in the course of the offenderís occupation (embezzlement, commercial bribery, racketeering, anti-trust violations, price-fixing, stock manipulation, insider trading).
State and federal statues which provide for fixed awards to employees or their dependents in case of employment related accidents and diseases (contact an attorney in your state for state and federal statue information).
Injurious, unjust, reckless, unfair.
An employeeís allegation that their termination (firing) was in violation of state or federal anti-discrimination statutes.
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