CAREER LADDER:
A hierarchy of jobs consisting of series of more complex duties and responsibilities within a general occupational area.

CIVIL RIGHTS:
Personal rights guaranteed and protected by the Constitution, i.e., freedom of speech, press, freedom from discrimination.

CLASS ACTION:
A civil action brought by one or more individuals on behalf of themselves and "all others similarly situated" (or equivalent language). The purpose of a class action is to secure a judicial remedy which not only eliminates a wrong committed against an individual, and compensates him or her for the effects of that wrong, but which also provides such remedies for all others in a definable class who have suffered as a result of the same practice or practices. The technical legal requirements and definition of a class in federal court proceedings are contained in Rule 23 (b) of the Federal Rules of Procedure.

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR):
The code contains Presidential executive orders and regulations based on those orders, federal laws, and other federal regulations. Related matters are grouped together. Title 41 CFR Chapter 60, for example, deals with the various Department of Labor EEO regulations and guidelines concerning federal government contractors.