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Age can not be considered when employers are conducting voluntary reductions in force.

Group health plans  are prohibited from denying eligibility for benefits or charging more for coverage based on any “health factor” (health status, medical condition, claims experience, medical history, genetic information, and more).

The machinery in a plant is old and was designed for use by an “average-sized male.” Citing safety concerns, the company hires only average-sized males for jobs working in the plant. If a female applicant for a job at the plant is not hired and sues, a court would most likely rule that:

The general rule is that employers are legally required to provide health insurance, pensions, disability insurance, life insurance, or any other benefits.

Felonies are less serious crimes for which less than a year in prison may be imposed.

The law does not and cannot ensure that collective bargaining will result in agreement, but it requires good faith bargaining.

The focus in harassment cases is on the “objective” existence of harassment viewed through the eyes of a hypothetical reasonable person; but plaintiffs must also show that they subjectively perceived their treatment as welcome.

False statements that reflect badly on a person and communicated to others, which results in damage to the person’s reputation is referred to as.

Employment law discourages job openings that ask for “a recent college grad.”

Weight is a protected class.