Age Discrimination - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: age discriminationage discrimination
age discrimination : unfair or unequal treatment of an employee by an employer because of the employee's age see also Age Discrimination in Employment Act in the Important Laws section ...
age discrimination in employment act (adea)
age discrimination in employment act (adea) A federal law that protects older employees from employment discrimination on the basis of age ...
age discrimination in employment act
age discrimination in employment act Federal legislation prohibiting unfair and discriminatory treatment in employment on the basis of age. The Act generally covers individuals at least 40 years of age. (29 U.S.C. Sec. 621) Source: FindLaw ...
adea
adea Short for the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the ADEA is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age for workers over the age of forty. Only employers with more than twenty employees are required to comply with the ADEA. ...
bona fide occupational qualification
bona fide occupational qualification : a requirement (as relating to sex, religion, national origin, or age) for a particular job that does not violate the constitutional bans on discrimination see also Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Age Discrimination in Employment Act in the Important Laws section equal employment opportunity commission in the Important Agencies section amendment xiv to the Constitution in the back matter compare disparate impact, disparate treatment ...
discriminate
discriminate -nat·ed -nat·ing : to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit ;esp : to make a difference in treatment on a basis prohibited by law (as national origin, race, sex, religion, age, or disability) see also bona fide occupational qualification, equal protection, reverse discrimination, suspect class Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the Important Laws section amendment xiv to the Constitution in the back matter dis·crim·i·na·tion [dis-kri-mə-nā-shən] n ...
discrimination
discrimination Unfair treatment or denial of normal privileges to persons because of their race, age, sex, nationality or religion. Source: FindLaw ...
Discrimination
Discrimination, when used in Art. 304(a), involves an element of intentional and purposeful differentiation thereby creating economic barrier and involves an element of an unfavourable bias. It implies an unfair classification, Video Electronics P. Ltd. v. State of Punjab, AIR 1990 SC 820 (832): (1990) 3 SCC 87. [Constitution of India, Art. 304(a)]The Constitution of India prohibits the State from discriminating against any citizen in respect of any employment under it on the grounds of religion, race, caste sex, etc., Constitution of India, Art. 16(2).In India, Constitution prohibits the State from discriminating against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, sex, place of birth or any of them by putting restriction on their access and use certain public places, Constitution of India, Art. 15(1) and (2).The State is empowered to make special provisions for women, children socially and educationally backward classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes citizens in this regard, Con...
gender discrimination
gender discrimination : sex discrimination ...
reverse discrimination
reverse discrimination : discrimination against whites or males (as in employment or education) ...
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