An Accord Is an Agreement by Parties to a Contract

question 519

True/False

An accord is an agreement by parties to a contract to give and accept some performance different from that originally bargained for.

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Definitions:

Comparable Worth

The concept that jobs of equal value to an organization should be paid equally, irrespective of gender or other differentiating factors.

Title VII

An element of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that makes it illegal to discriminate in hiring practices based on someone's race, skin color, religious beliefs, gender, or national origin.

Equal Pay Act

The Equal Pay Act is a federal law that requires employers to pay all employees equally for equal work, regardless of the employee's sex.

Workers' Compensation

A form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured during employment in exchange for the employee's right to sue their employer.