Key Terms
Covers ALL forms of compensation
Salary, bonuses, vacation, benefits.
Race discrimination
Treating someone unfavorably because of race or race-associated physical characteristics (hair texture, skin color, faci
Foreign accent
Illegal to discriminate unless the accent SERIOUSLY INTERFERES with job performance. English-only rules: illegal unless
Policies that raise suspicion
Educational qualifications, written tests, aptitude tests, height and weight requirements, credit checks, subjective int
Common tactics
Name-calling, slurs, threats, undesirable assignments designed to force someone out.
CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE
Occurs when an employer makes conditions so intolerable that a reasonable employee would feel compelled to quit. This co
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
Caucasian Americans can also be victims of race discrimination. Title VII protects ALL individuals from race discriminat
MANDATORY RETIREMENT
Illegal under ADEA. Exception: very high-level executives over age 65 who are entitled to a pension may face mandatory r
BFOQ APPLIES TO AGE
Example — setting a mandatory retirement age for airline pilots, or casting a young actor for a role requiring youth.
Major life activities include
Seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, running, breathing, learning, caring for oneself.
DIRECT THREAT EXCEPTION
Employer may exclude a disabled individual who poses a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or others — o
Examples
Part-time schedule, reassignment to a vacant position, special equipment or software, e-readers, exception to an employm
UNDUE HARDSHIP EXCEPTION
Employers are NOT required to accommodate if doing so would cause significant difficulty or expense, or significantly al