Input: [premature death] when is term life insurance appropriate?

Output: -the amount of income that can be spent on life insurance is limited -the need for protection is temporary -the insured wants to guarantee future insurability

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Input: [premature death] limitations of term life insurance

Output: -term insurance premiums increase with age at an increasing rate and eventually reach prohibitive levels -term insurance in inappropriate if you wish to save money for a specific need

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the death of a family head with outstanding unfulfilled financial obligations *such as dependents to support, children to educate, mortgage to pay off


Input: [premature death] types of whole life insurance

Output: ordinary life, limited-payment life, endowment insurance, variable life, universal life, variable universal life, current assumption whole life, intermediate-premium whole life

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Input: [premature death] whole life insurance

Output: a cash value policy that provides lifetime protection -a stated amount is paid to a designated beneficiary when the insured dies, regardless of whether the death occurs

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Input: [premature death] ordinary life insurance

Output: a level-premium policy that provides lifetime protection

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Input: [premature death] legal reserve

Output: the excess premiums paid during the early years are used to supplement the inadequate premiums paid during the later years of the policy

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Input: [premature death] net amount at risk

Output: the difference between the legal reserve and the face amount of coverage

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Input: [premature death] cash surrender values

Output: a policyholder overpays for insurance protection during the early years, resulting in a legal reserve and the accumulation of cash values

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Input: [1] The TERM of a Loan is [2]

Output: FIXED


Input: [1] The TERM of a line of Credit is [2]

Output: VARAIBLE


Input: [1] The Rate of a Loan is [2]

Output: FIXED


Input: [1] The Rate for a Line of Credit is [2]

Output: VARIABLE


Input: [1] The Payment amount for a Loan is generally [2]

Output: FIXED


Input: [1] The Payment for a Line of Credit is generally [2]

Output: VARIABLE


Input: [1] Disbursement for a Loan is generally [2]

Output: At Closing in a lump sum amount


Input: [1] Disbursement for a Line of Credit is generally [2]

Output: REVOLVING


Input: [1] LTV [2]

Output: Loan to Value Ratio- Loan amount divided by the collateral.


Input: [1] APR [2]

Output: Annual Percentage Rate- Always quote this for a Loan


Input: [1] APY [2]

Output: Annual Percentage Yield


Input: [1] APD [2]

Output: Automatic Payment Deduction - If taken customer gets .25 % deduction on the rate.


Input: [1] APD applies only to [2]

Output: Loan Products


Input: [1] What must be done anytime a loan has anything to do with a Home/residential dwelling. [2]

Output: HMDA information must be collected/completed.


Input: [1] HMDA ensures [2]

Output: Government moniters Banks to make sure their lending practices are fair.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Affirmative action (AA)

Output: Practice in which employers identify conspicuous imbalances in their workforce and take positive steps to correct underrepresentation of protected classes.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

Output: Act that prohibits discrimination in employment for persons age 40 and over except where age is a bona fide occupational qualification.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Alternative staffing

Output: Use of alternative recruiting sources and workers who are not regular employees; also known as flexible staffing.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Adverse impact

Output: Occurs when the selection rate for a protected class is less than 80% of the rate for the class with the highest selection rate; also known as disparate impact.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Affirmative action plans (AAPs)

Output: Plans that focus on the hiring, training, promoting, compensating, and terminating of protected classes.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Albemarle Paper v. Moody

Output: 1975 court ruling that items used to validate employment requirements must be job-related.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Output: Act that prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability because of his/her disability.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Aptitude tests

Output: Tests that measure the general ability or capacity to learn or acquire a new skill.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Availability analysis

Output: Analysis in which organization considers internal and external availability in determining theoretical availability of minorities and women for established job groups.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)

Output: Situation in which gender, religion, or national origin is reasonably necessary to carrying out a particular job function in the normal operations of a business or enterprise.

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Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Civil Rights Act of 1964

Output: First comprehensive U.S. law making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Assessment centers

Output: Method of evaluating candidates using content-valid work samples of a job; typically for managerial positions.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Behavioral interview

Output: Type of interview that focuses on how applicant previously handled real work situations.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Company

Output: 1989 Court ruling that the numerical quota system of Richmond, Virginia, was unconstitutional because the city had not laid the proper groundwork and had not adequately identified or documented discrimination.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Civil Rights Act of 1991

Output: Act that expands the possible damage awards available to victims of intentional discrimination to include compensatory and punitive damages; gives plaintiffs in cases of alleged intentional discrimination the right to a jury trial.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Closed questions

Output: Questions that can usually be answered with yes or no.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Cognitive ability tests

Output: Tests that assess skills the candidate has already learned.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Compliance evaluation

Output: Evaluation that requires an organization to provide details on and documentation of its affirmative action plan.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Congressional Accountability Act

Output: Act that requires that federal employee relations legislation enacted by Congress apply to employees of Congress.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Co-employment

Output: Situation in which an organization shares joint responsibility and liability for their alternative workers with an alternative staffing supplier; also known as joint employment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Competency model

Output: Set of job competencies that together make up a profile for success for a particular job.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Concurrent validity

Output: Type of criterion-related validity determined by relating the test scores of a group of test takers who take a test (Test A) to some other criterion measure (Test B) that is administered at the same time.

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Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Construct validity

Output: Extent to which a selection device measures the theoretical construct or trait (e.g., intelligence or mechanical comprehension).

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Constructive discharge

Output: Occurs when an employer makes working conditions so intolerable that an employee has no choice but to resign.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Content validity

Output: Degree to which an interview, test, or other selection device measures the knowledge, skills, abilities, or other qualifications that are part of the job.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Cultural noise

Output: Failure to recognize responses of a candidate that are socially acceptable rather than factual.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Directive interview

Output: Type of interview in which interviewer poses specific questions to a candidate and keeps control.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Consumer Credit Protection Act

Output: Act that limits the amount of wages that can be garnished or withheld in any one week by an employer to satisfy creditors.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Criterion-related validity

Output: Refers to the link between a selection device and job performance.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Delphi technique

Output: Forecasting technique that progressively collects information from a group without physically assembling the contributors.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Disability

Output: Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Disparate impact

Output: Occurs when the selection rate for a protected class is less than 80% of the rate for the class with the highest selection rate; also known as adverse impact.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Ellerth v. Burlington Northern Industries

Output: Court ruling that distinguished between supervisor harassment that results in tangible employment action and supervisor harassment that does not.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Employment branding

Output: Process of positioning an organization as an "employer of choice" in the labor market.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Employment offer

Output: Makes the hiring decision official; should immediately follow the final decision to hire a candidate; formally communicated through offer letter.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Disparate treatment

Output: Occurs when protected classes are intentionally treated differently from other employees or are evaluated by different standards.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Output: Act that makes it unlawful for employers to use polygraphs in employment decisions except for a few narrowly defined exceptions for "security-sensitive" positions.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Employment contract

Output: Agreement between an employer and an employee that explains the employment relationship.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Employment practices liability insurance (EPLI)

Output: Protects an employer against claims by workers that their legal rights as employees of the company have been violated.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Essential function

Output: Primary job duty that a qualified individual must be able to perform, either with or without accommodation; a function may be considered essential because it is required in a job or because it is highly specialized.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Exit interview

Output: Interview conducted when an employee is terminating with a company in which employee is asked to share views on selected issues.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT)

Output: Act that provides some relief to employers using third parties to conduct workplace investigations.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Faragher v. City of Boca Raton

Output: Court ruling that distinguished between supervisor harassment that results in tangible employment action and supervisor harassment that does not.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Executive search firms

Output: External recruiting method; firms seek out candidates, usually for executive, managerial, or professional positions.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Expatriates

Output: Collective term for employees sent abroad to work in a country other than where they live.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

Output: Act that protects privacy of background information and ensures that information supplied is accurate.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] First-impression error

Output: Type of interviewer bias in which interviewer makes snap judgments and lets first impression (either positive or negative) cloud the interview.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Flexible staffing

Output: Use of alternative recruiting sources and workers who are not regular employees; also known as alternative staffing.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., v. Cline

Output: Case in which Supreme Court held that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act does not protect younger workers, even if they are over age 40, from workplace decisions that favor older workers.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Gratz v. Bollinger

Output: Case in which Supreme Court held that University of Michigan's undergraduate admission program was not sufficiently "narrowly tailored" to consider race as a factor in admission decisions in order to achieve goal of a diverse student body.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Group interview

Output: Type of interview where multiple job candidates are interviewed by one or more interviewers at the same time or where multiple people in an organization interview a single job candidate.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Garnishment

Output: Occurs when a creditor obtains a court order requiring an employer to attach an employee's earnings in order to pay back a debt.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)

Output: Act that prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of their genetic information in both employment and health care.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Griggs v. Duke Power

Output: 1971 case that recognized adverse impact discrimination.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Grutter v. Bollinger

Output: Case in which Supreme Court held that University of Michigan's law school admission program was sufficiently "narrowly tailored" to consider race as a factor in admission decisions in order to achieve goal of a diverse student body.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Halo effect

Output: Type of interviewer bias in which interviewer allows one strong point in candidate's favor to overshadow all other information.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Honesty/integrity tests

Output: Measures of applicants' propensity toward undesirable behaviors such as lying, stealing, taking drugs, or abusing alcohol.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Host-country nationals (HCNs)

Output: Employees hired for jobs in their own countries; also known as local nationals.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)

Output: Act that prohibits discrimination against job applicants on the basis of national origin or citizenship; establishes penalties for hiring illegal aliens and requires employers to establish each employee's identity and eligibility to work.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.

Output: Court ruling that established "reasonable person" standard in a sexual harassment case.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Horn effect

Output: Type of interviewer bias in which the interviewer allows one strong point that works against candidate to overshadow all other information.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Hostile environment harassment

Output: Occurs when sexual or other discriminatory conduct is so severe and pervasive that it interferes with an individual's performance; creates an intimidating, threatening, or humiliating work environment; or perpetuates a situation that affects the employee's psychological well-being.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Inpatriates

Output: Traditional term used to describe employees brought in from another country to work in the headquarters country for a specified period.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] International assignee

Output: All-encompassing term used to describe anyone on an international assignment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Job

Output: Collection of activities (tasks) and responsibilities that an employee is responsible to conduct.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Job applicant

Output: According to EEO regulations, anyone who expresses an interest in employment, regardless of whether that person meets the employer's minimum qualifications for the job.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Job competencies

Output: Knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and other personal characteristics that work together to produce outstanding performance in a given area of responsibility.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Involuntary termination

Output: When employers decide to discharge particular employees for cause (e.g., poor performance, violations of employer policy).

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Job analysis

Output: Systematic study of jobs to determine what activities (tasks) and responsibilities they include, relative importance and relationship with other jobs, personal qualifications necessary for performance, and conditions under which work is performed.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Job bidding

Output: Internal recruiting method that allows employees to indicate an interest in a position before one becomes available.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Job description

Output: Summarizes most important features of a job, including required tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities, responsibilities, and reporting structure.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Job group analysis

Output: Part of affirmative action plan that lists all job titles that comprise each job group having similar content and responsibilities, wage rates, and opportunities for advancement.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Job specification

Output: Spells out qualifications necessary for an incumbent to be able to perform a job.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Johnson v. Santa Clara County Transportation Agency

Output: Court ruling that endorsed using gender as one factor in an employment decision if underrepresentation is shown and if the affirmative action plan is not a quota system.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Judgmental forecasts

Output: Use of information from past and present to predict future conditions.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Job posting

Output: Internal recruiting method that allows current employees the chance to respond to announcements of positions.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA)

Output: Amendment to Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act; deals with discrimination against certain veterans by the U.S. government and federal contractors.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Joint employment

Output: Situation in which an organization shares joint responsibility and liability for their alternative workers with an alternative staffing supplier; also known as co-employment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Kolstad v. American Dental Association

Output: Case in which Supreme Court held that the availability of punitive damages depends on the motive of the discriminator rather than the nature of the conduct.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Output: Act that creates a rolling time frame for filing wage discrimination claims and expands plaintiff field beyond employee who was discriminated against.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

Output: Case that established criteria for disparate treatment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson

Output: Court ruling that first held that sexual harassment violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regardless of whether it is quid pro quo or hostile environment harassment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Negative emphasis

Output: Type of interviewer bias that involves rejecting a candidate on the basis of a small amount of negative information.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Local nationals

Output: Employees hired for jobs in their own countries; also known as host-country nationals (HCNs).

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co.

Output: Case in which Supreme Court held that evidence of misconduct acquired after the decision to terminate cannot free an employer from liability, even if the misconduct would have justified terminating the employee.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Multiple linear regression

Output: Statistical method that can be used to project future demand; several variables are utilized.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Nominal group technique

Output: Group of individuals who meet face-to-face to forecast ideas and assumptions and prioritize issues.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Nondirective interview

Output: Type of interview in which interviewer asks open questions and provides general direction but allows applicant to guide process.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Service, Inc.

Output: Court ruling that same-gender harassment is actionable under Title VII.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Open question

Output: Type of question that typically begins with what, where, why, when, or how.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Organizational exit

Output: Process of managing the way people leave an organization.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Offer letter

Output: Document that formally communicates the employment offer, making the hiring decision official.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] On-call workers

Output: Employees who report to work only when needed.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Organizational display

Output: Part of an affirmative action plan that provides a graphical presentation of the organizational units, including their interrelationships.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Organizational profile

Output: Depicts the staffing pattern of a facility to determine if barriers to equal employment opportunity exist within any organizational unit.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Organizational unit

Output: Any discrete component of an organization in which there is a level of supervision responsible and accountable for the selection, compensation, etc., of employees within the unit.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Outsourcing

Output: Flexible staffing option in which an independent company with expertise in operating a specific function contracts with a company to assume full operational responsibility for the function.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Parent-country nationals (PCNs)

Output: Citizens of an organization's headquarters country who reside and work abroad with the intent of returning to the home country.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Payrolling

Output: When a company needing help identifies specific people and refers them to a staffing firm, which employs them and assigns them to work at the company.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Outplacement

Output: Systematic process by which a laid-off or terminated employee is counseled in the techniques of career self-appraisal and in securing a new job that is appropriate to his or her talents and needs.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Panel interview

Output: Type of interview in which structured questions are spread across a group; individual who is most competent in the relevant area usually asks the question.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Patterned interview

Output: Type of interview in which interviewer asks each applicant questions that are from the same knowledge, skill, or ability area; also called targeted interview.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders

Output: Case in which Supreme Court ruled on the use of the affirmative defense in a constructive discharge claim for an employer whose supervisors are charged with harassment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] PERM (Program Electronic Review Management)

Output: Streamlined process for obtaining labor certification for foreign nationals seeking permanent residence through their employment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Placement goals

Output: Objectives or targets in an affirmative action plan that are set when the percentage of minorities or women in a job group is less than reasonably expected given their availability.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Predictive validity

Output: Type of criterion-related validity; degree to which predictions made by a test are confirmed by the later behavior of test takers.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Prescreening interview

Output: Type of interview that is useful when an organization has a high volume of applicants for a job and face-to-face interviews are needed to judge prequalification factors.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Personality tests

Output: Tests that measure person's social interaction skills and patterns of behavior.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Polygraph test

Output: Test that measures respiration, blood pressure, and perspiration while person is asked a series of questions; outcome is a diagnostic opinion about honesty.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Output: Act that prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Prima facie

Output: Latin term for "on first view" or "at first appearance."

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Privacy Act

Output: Act that protects the employment records of federal government employees from disclosure without prior authorization.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Psychomotor tests

Output: Tests that require a candidate to demonstrate a minimum degree of strength, physical dexterity, and coordination in a specialized skill area.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Quota

Output: Involves hiring and promoting a fixed number of individuals based on race, gender, or other protected-class standards that must be met.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Reasonable accommodation

Output: Modifying job application process, work environment, or circumstances under which job is performed to enable a qualified individual with a disability to be considered for the job and perform its essential functions.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Protected class

Output: People who are covered under a federal or state antidiscrimination law.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Quid pro quo harassment

Output: Type of sexual harassment that occurs when an employee is forced to choose between giving in to a superior's sexual demands and forfeiting an economic benefit such as a pay increase, a promotion, or continued employment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Realistic job preview (RJP)

Output: Part of the selection process that provides an applicant with honest and complete information about a job and the work environment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

Output: Court ruling that colleges and universities could legitimately consider race as a factor in the admissions process.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Rehabilitation Act

Output: Act that prohibits discrimination based on physical or mental disabilities.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Repetitive interview

Output: Type of interview in which interviewer asks every applicant the same questions; also called a structured interview.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Retaliatory discharge

Output: Result of an employer punishing an employee for engaging in activities protected by the law (e.g., filing a discrimination charge, opposing unlawful employer practices).

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] School Board of Nassau v. Arline

Output: Supreme Court ruling that persons with contagious diseases could be covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Repatriates

Output: Traditional term referring to employees who have returned home from an international assignment.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Résumé

Output: Document prepared by job candidate (or professional hired by candidate) to highlight candidate's strengths and experience.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Retention

Output: Ability to keep talented employees in an organization.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] School-to-work programs

Output: Allow organizations to partner with communities and schools to help develop the skilled workforce they will need for the future.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Selection

Output: Process of hiring the most suitable candidate for a vacant position.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Sexual harassment

Output: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Simulations

Output: Representations of real situations; give organizations the opportunity to speculate as to what would happen if certain courses of action were pursued.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Skill banks

Output: Computerized talent or skill inventories that can furnish a list of qualified people.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Selection interview

Output: Interview designed to probe areas of interest to interviewer in order to determine how well a job candidate meets the needs of the organization.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Simple linear regression

Output: Projection of future demand based on a past relationship; involves a single variable.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Situational interview

Output: Type of interview in which interviewer asks hypothetical questions designed to elicit stories and examples that demonstrate the applicant's skills and qualifications.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Skill tracking systems

Output: Computerized talent or skill inventories that can furnish a list of qualified people.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Smith v. Jackson, Mississippi

Output: Case in which Supreme Court held that Age Discrimination in Employment Act authorizes recovery on a disparate impact theory but with narrower scope than that provided under Title VII.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Staffing

Output: HR function that identifies organizational human capital needs and attempts to provide an adequate supply of qualified individuals for jobs in an organization.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Stereotyping

Output: Type of interviewer bias that involves forming generalized opinions about how people of a given gender, religion, or race appear, think, act, feel, or respond.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Structured interview

Output: Type of interview in which interviewer asks every applicant the same questions; also called a repetitive interview.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks

Output: Court ruling that Title VII plaintiff must show that discrimination was the real reason for an employer's actions.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] State (public) employment agencies

Output: Agencies that provide employee screening, testing, and referral at no cost to the employer.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Stress interview

Output: Type of interview in which interviewer assumes an aggressive posture to see how a candidate responds to stressful situations.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Substance abuse tests

Output: Measures intended to ensure a drug-free workplace.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Targeted interview

Output: Type of interview in which interviewer asks each applicant questions that are from the same knowledge, skill, or ability area; also called patterned interview.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Team interview

Output: Type of interview used in situations where the position relies heavily on team cooperation; supervisors, subordinates, and peers are usually part of the process.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Trend and ratio analyses

Output: Use of statistics to determine whether relationships exist between two variables.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

Output: Procedural document designed to assist employers in complying with federal regulations prohibiting discrimination.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Taxman v. Board of Education of Piscataway

Output: Court ruling that nonremedial affirmative action plan cannot form the basis for deviating from the antidiscrimination mandate of Title VII.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Third-country nationals (TCNs)

Output: Traditional term used to describe employees who are citizens of countries other than where they work or where the organization's headquarters resides.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Turnover

Output: Annualized formula that tracks number of separations and total number of workforce employees for each month.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] United Steelworkers v. Weber

Output: Court ruling dealing with reverse discrimination charges; upheld that Title VII allows for voluntary, private, race-conscious programs aimed at eliminating racial imbalance in traditionally segregated job categories.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Vicarious liability

Output: Legal doctrine under which a party can be held liable for the wrongful actions of another party.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Washington v. Davis

Output: Court ruling that dealt with job testing and discrimination.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Workforce analysis

Output: List of job titles ranked from lowest- to highest-paid within an organizational unit.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Yield ratios

Output: Ratios that can help quantify recruitment efforts.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)

Output: Act that prohibits discrimination against certain veterans by the U.S. government and federal contractors.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Output: Act that requires some employers to give a minimum of 60 days' notice if a plant is to close or if mass layoffs will occur.

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Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act covering mitigating measures and definition of individuals regarded as having a disability.


Input: [ADA Amendments Act] Workforce planning

Output: Process an organization uses to analyze its current base of employees and determine steps it must take to prepare for future skill and labor needs.

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Input: what the past particple of to begin [has been today has been long!]

Output: has begun he has begun his training for the navy


Input: wat is the past particple of to bring [has been today has been long!]

Output: has brougth i have bought a new car the other day


Input: wat is the past particple of to burst [has been today has been long!]

Output: has burst he has burst the bubble


Input: wat is the past particple of to choose [has been today has been long!]

Output: has chosen he has chosen a new answer


Input: wat is the past particple of to drink [has been today has been long!]

Output: has drank he has drank the whole thing


Input: wat is the past p of to drive [has been today has been long!]

Output: has driven he has driven to the beach alot


Input: wat is the past partiple of to eat [has been today has been long!]

Output: has eaten he has eaten the whole box of cookies


Input: wat is the p.p. to fall [has been today has been long!]

Output: has fallen he has fallen off the ladder


Input: wat is the pp of to come [has been today has been long!]

Output: has come he has come tbere before


Input: wat is the pp of to freeze [has been today has been long!]

Output: has frozen the river has frozen


Input: wat is the pp of to get [has been today has been long!]

Output: has gotten he has gotten a f on his papper


Input: what is the pp to give [has been today has been long!]

Output: has given he has given away his car


Input: wat is the pp togo [has been today has been long!]

Output: has gone she has gone to the mall


Input: wat is the pp to have [has been today has been long!]

Output: has had she has had the flu before


Input: wat is the pp of to know [has been today has been long!]

Output: has known she has known him for awhile


Input: wat is the pp of to lay [has been today has been long!]

Output: has laid she has laid there forever


Input: wat is the pp of to lead [has been today has been long!]

Output: has led i have led a protest before


Input: wat is the pp of to lie [has been today has been long!]

Output: has lain he has lain there forever


Input: wat is the pp of to feel [has been today has been long!]

Output: has felt i have felt the water


Input: an auditor must maintain a level of professionalism and distance in order to maintain this [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Objectivity

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Input: a three part process: gathering evidence about assertions, evaluating that evidence against objective criteria, and communicating hte conclusion reached. [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Attestation Service

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Input: a process of gathering evidence to attest to assertions, evaluating those assertions against objective criteria, and communicating the audit conclusion to interested parties. [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Auditing

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Input: What three principles must be present in and auditor in order for an audit to add value? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: 1. Expertise in both obtaining and evaluating evidence regarding the financial statements and the economic assertions embodied in the financial statements 2. Independent of management and the third parties 3. Can provide an objective opinion on the fairness of the financial statements

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Input: a positive statement about an action, event, condition, or the performance of an entity or product over a specified period of time; the subject of attestation [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Assertion

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Input: Independent professional services that improve the context or quality of information for decision-making purposes [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: assurance services

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Input: an expression of opinion by an auditor to third parties concerning the correctness of assertions contained in financial statements or other reports against which objective criteria can be identified and measured [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: attestation services

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Input: This results when there are no reservations by the auditor about management's financial statements [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Unqualified Audit Report

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Input: an oversight structure that is designed to ensure that there are constraints on management and that the organization acts in the best interest of the shareholders [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Corporate Governance

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Input: What were the requirements from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to strengthen the independence of auditors? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: 1. audit committee of the board of directors has authority to hire and fire the external auditors 2. mandatory rotation every fiver years of the partner in charge of the audit 3. consulting work cannot be performed by audit clients 4. increase oversight of potential independence conflicts, including potential conflicts of interest by the auditing firm

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Input: to be free of conflicts of interest in discharging professional responsibilities. A member in public practice should be independent in fact and appearance when providing audition and other attestation services. [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Objectivity and Independence

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Input: What is the objective of an audit by an independent auditor of financial statements? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: to express an opinion of the fairness with which they present, in all material respects, financial position, results of operations, and its cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles

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Input: Who is responsible for the financial statements? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Management

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Input: What responsibility does the auditor have regarding immaterial misstatements and their detection? [Financial statement Auditing]

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Input: What is the auditor's responsibility regarding the financial statements? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: simply, the expression of his or her opinion

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Input: What are the parts of an audit report? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Introductory paragraph Scope paragraph Opinion paragraph

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Input: What is included in the introductory paragraph? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: states the audit work performed and identifies the responsibilities of the auditor and the auditee in relation to the financial statements

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Input: What is included in the scope paragraph? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: details the scope of audit work, provides a general description of the nature of the work, examples of procedures performed, and any limitations the audit faced based on the nature of the work. This paragraph also states that the audit was performed in accordance with the country’s prevailing generally accepted auditing standards and regulations

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Input: What is included in the opinion paragraph? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: states the auditor’s opinion on the financial statements and whether they are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

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Input: What is materiality in the audit? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: the magnitude of an omission or misstatement of accounting information that, in light of surrounding circumstances, makes it probable that the judgment of a reasonable person relying on the information would have been changed or influenced by the omission or misstatement

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Input: What are the criteria used for financial statement auditing? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: GAAP

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Input: What are the criteria used for Internal Auditing? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: COSO

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Input: What factors create a need for assurance services? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: the need for reliable information, and to show that systems have integrity and that they comply with regulatory requirements

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Input: indepedent professional services that improve the quality of information, or its context, for decision makers [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: assurance

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Input: What is the role of the PCAOB in audit standard setting and enforcement? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Has full authority to develop audit standards for the audits of public companies, and reviews the quality of the practice of independent accounting firms.

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Input: What is the role of the AICPA in audit standard setting and enforcement? [Financial statement Auditing]

Output: Develops standards for audits of non-public companies, provides continuing education programs, prepares and administers the CPA exam.

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli (p. 730)

Output: gas exchange airways are made up of?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] the alveoli

Output: what are the primary exchange units of the lung, where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide is removed?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] structure, surfactant

Output: 2 major type of epithelial cells appear in the alveolus. type I alveolar cells provide? type II alveolar cells secrete?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] surfactant

Output: a lipoprotein that coats the inner surface of the alveolus and lowers alveolar surface tension at end-expiration and thereby prevents lung collapse.

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] 25 million, 300 million

Output: the lungs contain approx. how much alveoli at birth? at adulthood?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] 1/5 the pressure

Output: pulmonary arteries are exposed to about how much pressure of the systematic system?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] 1/3

Output: about how much of the pulmonary vessels are filled with blood (perfused) at one time?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] pleurae

Output: serous membrane that adheres firmly to the lungs and then folds, over itself and attaches firmly to the chest wall

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] ventilation

Output: mechanical movement of gas or air into and out of the lungs

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] respiration

Output: actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide during cellular metabolism

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] ventilatory rate * vol. of air per breath

Output: formula for min. vol (liters/min)?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] 10,000 mEq

Output: the lung eliminates how much mEq of carbonic acid per day in the form of CO2?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] irritant receptors

Output: receptor that is found in the epithelium of all conducting airways. sensitive to noxious aerosols, gases and matter, causes them to initiate the cough reflex

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] stretch receptors

Output: receptors that is located in the smooth muscles of airways and are sensitive to increases in the size or vol. of the lungs.

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] J-receptors

Output: receptors that are located near the capillaries in the alveolar septa. sensitive to incr. pulmonary capillary press. which stimulates them to initiate rapid shallow breathing.

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] central chemoreceptors

Output: monitor arterial blood indirectly by sensing changes in the pH of cerebrospinal fluid?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] increases

Output: if alveolar ventilation is inadequate then PaCO2?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] diaphragm, external intercostal muscles

Output: major muscles of inspiration?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] sternocleidomastoid, and scalene muscles

Output: what are the accessory muscles of inspiration?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] negative pressure that draws gas into the lungs

Output: when the diaphragm contracts and flattens downward, it increases the vol. of the thoracic cavity, creating what type of pressure?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] minute vol. is very high ( during strenous exercise, or disease)

Output: the accessory muscles assist inspiration when?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] surface tension

Output: occurs at any gas-liquid interface and refers to the tendency for liquid molecules that are exposed to air to adhere to one another.

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] partial pressure

Output: the portion of the total pressure exerted by any individual gas is its?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] lower

Output: blood pressure in the apexes of a standing or sitting individual is what compared to the bases?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] collapses and flow ceases

Output: if the gas pressure in the alveoli exceeds the blood press. in the capillary, the capillary?

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Input: [gas-exchange airways] 1000mL

Output: Approx. how much oxygen is transported into the cells each minute?

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Input: [accommodations] acculturation

Output: when a cultural group accepts and takes on the cultural norms of another cultural group.

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Input: [accommodations] additive approach

Output: (to bilingualism) the view-point that acquisition of a second language is positive and that it does not necessitate forfeiting the first language.

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Input: [accommodations] assimilation

Output: the process by which a minority group becomes a part of the majority group, changing itself and changing the group in power, too.

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Input: [accommodations] authenic assessments

Output: assessments conducted in real-life settings or simulationms that are close to real life.

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Input: [accommodations] Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS)

Output: social, conversational language.

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Input: [accommodations] bilingualism

Output: comfort and facility in two languages such that individuals are users of formal and informal aspects of both languages.

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Input: [accommodations] class structure

Output: defined in terms of income (low, medium, high).

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Input: [accommodations] Cognitie Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)

Output: academic, abstract language that normally takes from 5 to 7 years to acquire when learning a new language.

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Input: [accommodations] critical pedagogy

Output: an approach in which students learn to "question the questions," to seek their own answers, and to examine all areas critically when developing decision-making and social-action skills.

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Input: [accommodations] cultural relativism

Output: the ability to view a culture as if you were a member of that culture.

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Input: [accommodations] culture

Output: perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors acquired drom families and those around us; usually a function of "exposure" or socialization.

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Input: [accommodations] Digital Divide

Output: difference between the "haves" and the "have-nots" in access to technologyh resources.

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Input: [accommodations] disability group

Output: defines the identity of aperson who has lost or experienced reduced function of a certain body part or organ; also includes physical, cognitive, and emotional functions.

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Input: [accommodations] decifit model

Output: viewing individuals who are not of one's own culture as deficient and generalizing this negative perception to all behaviors that are particular to that individual's culture.

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Input: [accommodations] discrimation

Output: the use of negative responses or that absence of positive responses that denies success based on prejudiced or prejudicial outlooks, actions, or treatment.

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Input: [accommodations] diversity

Output: a variety of cultures, viewpoints, tradtions, values, and needs of students in public education within the framework of American democratic

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Input: [accommodations] dominant culture

Output: mainstream culture, often commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all other cultures.

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Input: [accommodations] English Language Learners (ELLS)

Output: (formally referred to as LEP, or Limited English Proficient) those learning English as their second language.

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Input: [accommodations] empowerment

Output: the goal of all education; encouraging full participation in decision making, encouraging and teaching self-advocacy for success, building confidence, inviting choice making, and giving credence to individual opinions.

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Input: [accommodations] equity

Output: justice according to natural law or right; freedom from bias or favoritism.

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Input: [accommodations] ethnicity

Output: a national heritage as well as a distinct set of customs, language system, beliefs and values, indigenous family traditions, and ceremonies.

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Input: [accommodations] ethnocentrism

Output: a view of reality from one's own ehnic perspective alone and, possibility, a belief that this view is superior.

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Input: [accommodations] exceptionalities

Output: attributes that make a student different from most others in the area of learning; including cognitive, physical, and socioemotional differences (for example, learning disabilities, emotional disabilities, and giftedness.)

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Input: [accommodations] feminization of poverty

Output: a large segment of the population below the poverty line line that consists of female-headed households and their children.

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Input: [accommodations] Funds of Knowledge

Output: benefits from knowledge and experiences of students and their families to potentially enhance school-related activities and practice.

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Input: [accommodations] gender bias

Output: pertaining to preferences or preferential treatment by teachers toward males or females.

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Input: [accommodations] gender equity

Output: nonpreferential treatment of males and females.

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Input: [accommodations] Gifted and Talented

Output: students with identified special talents and abilities who receive special instructions.

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Input: [accommodations] handicap

Output: the challenge a person experiences due to a disability.

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Input: [accommodations] inclusion

Output: the notion that students with disability should be taught with their nondisabled peers in schools that are part of their community.

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Input: [accommodations] Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

Output: developed for students with exceptionalities, with input from the parent, the classroom teacher, administration, specialists, and the student (when appropriate), to identify special needs; an IEP must be followed by law.

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Input: [accommodations] Individualized Transition Plan (ITP)

Output: developed for students with exceptionalities who are 16 years old or older, with input from from student, parent, classroom teacher, administrator, and specialists, to identify post secondary schools.

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Input: [accommodations] involuntary immigrants

Output: those whose families had no choice in coming to the United States; for example, the Africans brought as slaves prior to the Civil War.

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Input: [accommodations] language acquisition

Output: the natural, gradual acquisition of language based on receiving and understanding messages, building a listening (receptive) vocabulary first, and slowly attempting verbal production of the language in a supportive environment.

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Input: [accommodations] learned helplessness

Output: the lackof belief that our actions will lead to success due to expectations of failure and even acceptance of failure.

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Input: [accommodations] least restrictive environment (LRE)

Output: placing students with exceptionalities in settings that allow them to function to their maximum capabilities with the maximum possible placement in a regular classroom.

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Input: [accommodations] mainstream culture

Output: see dominant culture

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