A protected characteristic–also referred to as a protected class–is a personal trait that cannot be used as a reason to discriminate against someone. As stated on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EOCC) website, these are eight protected...
employment
QDRO
QDRO is an abbreviation for qualified domestic relations order, which is a domestic relations order, i.e., a judgment, order, or decree for alimony, support, or marital property rights, and the domestic relations order must transfer all or...
qualified domestic relations order (QDRO)
Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) is a domestic relations order, i.e., a judgment, order, or decree for alimony, support, or marital property rights, which must transfer...
qualified individual with a disability
A qualified individual with a disability is a term of art used by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A qualified individual with a disability is a person with a disability who meets the necessary skills, experience, education, and...
qualified plan
A qualified plan refers to employer-sponsored retirement plans that satisfy requirements in the Internal Revenue Code for receiving tax-deferred treatment. Most retirement plans offered by employers qualify including defined contribution...
qualified retirement plan
A qualified retirement plan refers to employer-sponsored retirement plans that satisfy requirements in the Internal Revenue Code for receiving tax-deferred treatment. Most retirement plans offered by employers qualify including defined...
QUID
QUID is an abbreviation for qualified individual with a disability, which is a disabled person who meets the necessary skills, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the position that they hold or seek, and can perform...
quid pro quo
Quid pro quo is Latin for “in exchange for” or “this for that.”
For sex discrimination purposes, quid pro quo is a type of sexual harassment under Title IX. Quid pro quo sexual harassment arises when a subordinate suffers...
quit
Quit means to stop doing something.
To leave or vacate real property. A landlord generally must give their tenant notice to quit the premises. A notice to quit is a written notice sent by a landlord to a tenant stating that the...ratify
To ratify means to approve or enact a legally binding act that would not otherwise be binding in the absence of such approval.
In the constitutional context, nations may ratify an amendment to an existing or adoption of a...