Don't forget that the City of Los Angeles had to stop using a fairly major hunk of software because someone in a mail room filed a complaint that there were 'master' systems and 'slave' systems.
I didn't think it came to that. IIRC, the issue was over the labeling of connectors on some VCR's, and the supervisor submitted a request to software vendors to show some concern when naming things. I don't think it ever reached the point where some kind of mandate was issued.
But it does illustrate how stupid US law can be, esp. employment law. This is the kind of thing that makes litigators very, very happy in the security of their jobs.
