Blog

When defining who is an employee, difficulties never tend to arise with temps, interns, students, volunteers, and partners

Respondeat superior makes employers directly liable for harm to others caused by employees acting within the scope of their employment

In  ________________  _________________  cases, an employee alleges disparate treatment, that the employer exercised that preference and chose a less-qualified woman or person of color instead

Those artificial barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that prevent qualified individuals from advancing in their organization into upper management positions are referred to as ____________  ___________.

_________________  ________________ has been defined as “repeated interpersonal mistreatment that is sufficiently severe as to harm a targeted person’s health or economic status”

A court is less likely to find discrimination when all applicants have been asked substantially the same questions

___________________  is a form of disparate treatment because the victim is subjected to discrimination based on her sex, race, or other protected class characteristic

___________________  refers to resisting or speaking out against discrimination apart from participating in formal enforcement procedures (complaining about discrimination to company officials, speaking out).

Day laborers are those who, rather than having a fixed place of employment, perform temporary work such as gardening, tree trimming, yard cleanup, moving, construction work, house cleaning and elder care

A ______________  does not “detect lies,” but measures change in physiological responses like respiration, blood pressure and perspiration.