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| Age Discrimination Act in Employment | prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees 40 years of age or older in hiring, promotion, termination and other employment practices. |
| Agency Shop | a type of union arrangement in which employees are not required to join the union; however, they are required to pay union dues. |
| Americans with Disability Act | a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on an individual's disability if the disabled person is able to perform the essential functions of the job. |
| Closed Shop | a type of union arrangement in which applicants must join the union before being hired by a company |
| Disparate Impact | occurs when an employer creates a seemingly fair employment practice that has a negative impact on members of a protected class. |
| Employee | a person who works for an employer for a wage, salary, payment or fee. The person is under the control and supervision of the employer. |
| Employer | a person or company who pays an employee a wage, salary, payment or fee in exchanges for supervising and controlling the employee's activities |
| Employment Law | the division of law that governs the relationship between employers and employees |
| Employment-at-will | means that an employee or employer can terminate employment for any reason without being liable for breach of contract |
| Express Employment Agreement | a formal contract that specifically states the terms and conditions of employment. This agreement can be oral or written |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | a federal law that sets the minimum wage, overtime pay and age requirements for certain types of employees |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | provides eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family or medical conditions |
| Implied Employment Agreement | an employment contract in which the terms and conditions may be inferred through the actions, comments, promises and employment practices of either the employer or employee |
| Independent Contractor | a person who works for an employer for a wage, salary, payment or fee. The person is not subject to the control and supervision of the employer. |
| NC Department of Labor | promotes the general well-being, safety and health of NC workers |
| NC Youth Employment Provisions of the Wage and Hour Act for Non-agricultural Occupations | state law that sets the labor standards and guidelines for youth 17 years old and younger |
| Occupational Safety and Health Act | federal law that establishes and promotes workplace safety standards for businesses |
| Open Shop | type of union arrangement in which employees are neither required to join the union nor pay dues |
| Right-to-Work Law | state law that prohibits employees from requiring employees to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment |
| Social Security Act | created to provide financial assistance to eligible workers and their dependents in the form of retirement, disability and death benefits |
| The Civil Rights Act of 1991 | created to strengthen civil rights laws, especially the principle of disparate impact |
| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | prohibits employment agencies, employers and unions from discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex |
| Unemployment Compensation | insurance program that provides temporary income for qualified individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own. |
| Union | a type of organization comprised of employees. The organization is formed to ensure favorable work conditions, wages, work hours, benefits and grievance procedures |
| Union Shop | type of union arrangement in which non-union applicants can be hired, but mus join the union within a certain amount of time |
| Worker's Compensation | government-regulated program that provides medical beenfits and income to employees who are injured or acquire a disease as a result of their job |
