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- fair use doctrine
The fair use doctrine is one of the circumstances for use of published works without permission specified by the Copyright Act of 1976. Use of a work for criticism, commentary, news reporting, or teaching is not an infringement if four factors laid out in the law are met.
- faltering company
The faltering company exception to the WARN Act allows companies with a reasonable expectation that they will receive the additional funding they are actively seeking do not need to provide 60 days notice or a layoff or closure.
- family responsibility discrimination
See childcare discrimination.
- fellow servant rule
The fellow servant rule is a common-law doctrine that absolves employers of responsibility for worker injuries if a co-worker's ...
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