Weight is a protected class.

Judges often have difficulty concluding that heterosexual harassers choose to harass people of the same sex because of their sex.

Felonies are less serious crimes for which less than a year in prison may be imposed.

These plans include 401(k)s, profit-sharing plans, stock bonus plans, and ESOPs; they are portable, but no particular benefit amount is guaranteed; instead, the amount accrued at retirement will depend on how well the investments do in the stock market.

All of the following factors point to the existence of an implied contract except.

Workers Compensation claims must arise out of employment, which means there must be a causal connection between the work and the injury, and it must be peculiar to the work or work conditions. 

The focus in harassment cases is on the “objective” existence of harassment viewed through the eyes of a hypothetical reasonable person; but plaintiffs must also show that they subjectively perceived their treatment as welcome.

Private sector employers must not request or require that applicants submit to polygraphs or other similar mechanical or electrical tests, but they can still use paper-and-pencil honesty tests.

What is not considered a medical exam?

Women not being “feminine” enough can be a form of discrimination called sex stereotyping.