Terms You Should Know
This is an alphabetical glossary of terms that you may encounter while browsing this website.
- galaxy
- Galaxy is BU’s internal database of employees, employee information, etc.
- grievance
- Grievance is a complaint brought by one party to an employment contract against another party.
- I-9 form
- I-9 Form is required of all employees to verify their U.S. citizenship or, if they are aliens, their eligibility for employment in accordance with government standards.
- Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1986
- Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1986 made it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit illegal aliens (immigrants who do not possess lawful work authorization), required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status, and granted amnesty to certain illegal aliens.
- in-network care
- In-network care is care received within the approved network as described by the health plan option covering you.