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BFOQ

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000709

An acronym for Bona Fide Occupational Qualification, a defense to an employment discrimination claim. It allows an employer to discriminate based on age, religion, sex, or national origin if such a characteristic is genuinely necessary for the performance of a particular job. This exception is narrowly construed and rarely applies to race or color.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000709
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000709",
  "term": "BFOQ",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An acronym for Bona Fide Occupational Qualification, a defense to an employment discrimination claim. It allows an employer to discriminate based on age, religion, sex, or national origin if such a characteristic is genuinely necessary for the performance of a particular job. This exception is narrowly construed and rarely applies to race or color.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/bfoq/"
}

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