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Employment Displacement: Occurs when an employee is terminated as a result of position elimination.

Job Displacement: Occurs when an employee’s position is eliminated.

Nontraditional Employment: Used to define occupations or specific fields where women typically comprise less than 25 percent of the workforce.

Joint Employment: The relationship between a Professional employer organization or employee leasing firm and an employer, based on a contractual sharing of liability and responsibility for employees.

Fair Employment And Housing Act: Californias Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Sections 13100-13196 of the Government Code) prohibits housing discrimination based on marital status as well as race, color, religion, se . . . View Full Definition

Employment-Model IDS: An IDS that generally owns or is affiliated with a hospital and establishes or purchases physician practices and retains the physicians as employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO): A policy statement that equal consideration for a job is applicable to all individuals and that the employer does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, marital status, nation . . . View Full Definition

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): The federal agency responsible for publishing guidelines, enforcing EEO laws and investigating complaints of job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), nat . . . View Full Definition

Pre-Employment Testing: The practice of issuing tests to potential employees on a pre-employment basis in order to determine an applicant’s suitability for a certain position. These tests may include, but are not l . . . View Full Definition

Self-Employment Tax: A tax self-employed people must pay to qualify them to receive Social Security benefits at retirement.