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  • 21FMLA — abbrv. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. FMLA See …

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  • 22Family and Medical Leave Act — (FMLA) A federal law that requires qualifying employers to provide eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12 month period to bond with a new child, care for a family member with a serious medical condition, or recover from a… …

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  • 23Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act — (GINA) A federal law passed in 2008, which prohibits health insurers and employers from discriminating on the basis of an employee s or applicant s genetic information. Category: Employment Law & HR Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N.… …

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  • 24discriminate — dis·crim·i·nate /dis kri mə ˌnāt/ vi 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 …

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  • 25Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 — n. A federal law that protects the jobs of and guarantees unpaid leave to certain workers who suffer medical problems or who must care for sick family members or new children. abbrv. FMLA The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… …

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  • 26equal opportunity — equal op·por·tu·ni·ty n often attrib: freedom from discrimination (as in employment) on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, or sometimes sexual orientation see also equal employment opportunity commission in …

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  • 27prudent — pru·dent / prüd ənt/ adj: characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence pru·dent·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prudent …

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  • 28discerning — I adjective acute, astute, circumspect, clever, cognizant, conscious, critical, discreet, discriminating, discriminative, incisive, intelligent, judicious, juridical, keen sighted, knowing, lucid, omniscient, penetrating, perceptive,… …

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  • 29judgmatic — I adjective calculating, circumspect, considerate, determinative, discriminating, discriminative, enlightened, fair minded, impartial, judicative, judicatory, judicial, judicious, juridical, juristic, just, magisterial, nonpartisan, percipient,… …

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  • 30perceptive — I adjective acute, apperceptive, apprehensive, astute, aware, cognitive, cognizant, comprehending, conscious, discerning, discriminating, discriminative, easily affected, feeling, impressible, impressionable, keen, knowing, mindful, percipient,… …

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