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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
  • USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
  • NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1285 entries.


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FACILITATE ABANDONMENT 

FACILITATED SETTLEMENTS (Search for related entries in the library)

FAIR LABOR ASSOCIATION 

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (UNITED STATES) (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Contains federal overtime provisions.

FAIR WORK ACT (AUSTRALIA) (Search for related entries in the library)

FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA (Search for related entries in the library)

FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN (AUSTRALIA) (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: An independent statutory agency of the Government of Australia that serves as a central contact point for information and advice on the national Australian workplace relations system. It also investigates complaints and enforces compliance.

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (UNITED STATES) 

Scope Note: FMLA is a U.S. federal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons.

FAMILY CAREGIVERS (Search for related entries in the library)