Common law refers to legal principles developed through judicial decisions.

Disparate treatment occurs when a seemingly neutral employment policy or practice disproportionately affects individuals in a protected group.

Adverse impact is intentional discrimination against an individual based on their protected characteristic.

As profiled in the Wall Street Journal article “A Moving Company Touts Its Young, Chiseled Workers. Feds Say That’s Age Discrimination.,” the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued California-based _______ for violating age-discrimination law by not hiring enough older workers.

Executive orders are interpretive rules adopted by administrative agencies to implement and interpret statutes, providing detailed guidance on compliance.

In the case Moraes v. White, the defendants were unable to show that their social media posts with statements about their former nanny were protected under qualified privilege because _______.

Under the _____ exception of Title VII, a Catholic college may lawfully require employees in positions such as president, chaplain, and teaching faculty to be Catholics and the college may legally refuse to hire non-Catholics for those positions where religion would impact person’s ability to fulfill the duties of the job.

Under the _____ method for determining a firm’s number of employees, an employee is counted for each full week between when he is hired and when he leaves employment, regardless of the number of hours the employee worked during those weeks.

According to the Wall Street Journal article “Bosses’ New Task Is Figuring Out Who’s High at Work,” an increasing number of companies are using pre-employment drug-testing despite the expanding legalization of marijuana.

Executive orders are written laws enacted by legislative bodies, such as federal and state legislatures.