Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 5 > Part III > Subpart B > Chapter 31 > Subchapter IV - Temporary Organizations Established by Law or Executive Order

• Board: means the Board of Directors of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. See 2 USC 1301
• covered employee: means any employee of&mdash. See 2 USC 1301
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• employee: includes an applicant for employment and a former employee. See 2 USC 1301
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.