ASA

Question 1

Conciliation

Answer 1

Conciliation is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process whereby the parties to a dispute (including future interest disputes) agree to utilize the services of a conciliator, who then meets with the parties separately in an attempt to resolve their differences.

Question 2

Alleged

Answer 2

(of an incident or a person) Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.

Question 3

ADEA

Answer 3

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Question 4

Commence (v.)

Answer 4

Begin; start.

Question 5

Liquidated damages

Answer 5

Sum of money (agreed-to and written into a contract) specified as the total amount of compensation an aggrieved party should get, if the other party breaches certain part(s) of the contract.

Question 6

Punitive

Answer 6

Inflicting or intended as punishment.

Question 7

ADA

Answer 7

Americans with Disabilities Act

Question 8

Conspicuous

Answer 8

Standing out so as to be clearly visible

Question 9

Retaliation

Answer 9

All of the laws we enforce make it illegal to fire, demote, harass, or otherwise “retaliate” against people (applicants or employees) because they filed a charge of discrimination, because they complained to their employer or other covered entity about discrimination on the job, or because they participated in an employment discrimination proceeding (such as an investigation or lawsuit).

Question 10

OFCCP

Answer 10

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

Question 11

Accede v.

Answer 11

Assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty.

Question 12

dwarfed

Answer 12

To cause to appear small by comparison

Question 13

Curtail

Answer 13

Reduce in extent or quantity; restrict.

Question 14

Covenant

Answer 14

an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.

Question 15

Malice

Answer 15

evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others.

Question 16

Detriment

Answer 16

loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury

Question 17

Inflict

Answer 17

to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment.

Question 18

Defamation

Answer 18

the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny: She sued the magazine for defamation of character.

Question 19

Recourse

Answer 19

access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice.

Question 20

FLSA

Answer 20

Fair Labor Standards Act

Question 21

Furlough

Answer 21

a usually temporary layoff from work: Many plant workers have been forced to go on furlough.

Question 22

Apprentice

Answer 22

a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.

Question 23

Prudent

Answer 23

wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.

Question 24

Coercioin

Answer 24

force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force.

Question 25

IRCA

Answer 25

Immigration Reform and Control Act

Question 25

Duress

Answer 25

compulsion by threat or force

Question 26

I-9 form

Answer 26

Document used by employers to establish who is authorized to work in the US

Question 27

USCIS

Answer 27

US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Question 28

FCRA

Answer 28

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Question 29

OSH

Answer 29

Occupational Safety and Health Act