Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Employment Definitions:
- Age Discrimination Act in Employment-
Anmerkungen:
- an employment that discriminates against applicants and employees that are 40 years age or older in hiring.
- Agency Shop-
Anmerkungen:
- type of union arranged in employees that is not required to join the union but the are required to pay the dues for the union
- Americans with Disability Act-
Anmerkungen:
- federal law that discriminates on an individual's disability
- Closed Shop-
Anmerkungen:
- type of union arranged in that the applicants must join the union before being hired by anyone
- Disparate Impact-
Anmerkungen:
- happens when an employer creates a seemingly fair employment practice which has a negative impact on memeber
- Employee-
Anmerkungen:
- a person that works for an employer for a wage, salary, payment or fee
- Employer-
Anmerkungen:
- a person that pays an employee a wage, salary, payment or fee
- Employment Law-
Anmerkungen:
- a division of law that has the relationship between employees and employers
- Employment-At-Will-
Anmerkungen:
- when an employee or employer can terminate employment for any reason without being liable
- Express Employment Agreement-
Anmerkungen:
- a formal contract that states the terms and conditions of employment.
- Fair Labor Standards Act-
Anmerkungen:
- federal law that sets the minimum wage, overtime pay, and age requirements of certain employees
- Implied Employment Agreement-
Anmerkungen:
- an employment contract in which terms and conditions may be done through the actions, comments and promises of either the employee or employer.
- Independent Contractor-
Anmerkungen:
- person who works for an employer for a wage, salary, payment or fee; the person is also not subjected to the control of the employee
- Family and Medical Leave Act-
Anmerkungen:
- provides eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for a certain family matter or illness
- NC Department of Labor-
Anmerkungen:
- promotes the general well being safety and health of NC works.
- NC Youth Employment Provisions of the Wage and Hour Act of Nonagricultural Occupations-
Anmerkungen:
- state law that sets the labor standards and guidelines for youth 17 and younger.
- Occupational Safety and Health Act-
Anmerkungen:
- federal law that establishes and promotes workplace safety standards for companies
- Open Shop-
Anmerkungen:
- type of union arranged when employees are neither required to join the union nor pay the dues of the union
- Right-to-Work Law-
Anmerkungen:
- state law that prohibits employees from requiring employees to join a union or pay union dues.
- Social Security Act-
Anmerkungen:
- created to provide financial assistance to allow workers and their dependents in the form of retirement, disability and death benefits.
- Civil Rights Act of 1991-
Anmerkungen:
- created to strengthen civil rights laws; especially the principle of disparate impact.
- Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964-
Anmerkungen:
- lets employers, and union from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color and religion.
- Unemployment Compensation-
Anmerkungen:
- an insurance program that provides temporary income of qualified individuals.
- Union-
Anmerkungen:
- type of organization comprised of employees; formed to ensure favorable work conditions and wages.
- Union Shop-
Anmerkungen:
- type of union arranged in which non-union applicants can be hired but must join the union within a certain amount of time.
- Workers' Compensation-
Anmerkungen:
- gov't regulated program that provides medical benefits and income to employees who are injured of acquire a disease/