Employment Law
This act discourages paying those who perform the same job differently based on gender
What is the Equal Pay Act, or EPA?
During the planning phase of performance management, managers and employees should set these two types of goals
What are performance and development goals?
Asking these types of questions generates more information, resulting in a higher quality discussion during an interview
What are open-ended questions?
With regards to health insurance, getting a divorce or having a baby is referred to as this
What is a qualifying event?
These two brands join Bryant, Carrier, and Top Tech to make up CE's key product lines
What is Payne and Totaline?
Under the ADEA, employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees or applicants over this age
What is 40?
When setting performance goals with your employees, it is important to create goals that have these five qualities
What are
Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Time-bound?
Following this type of interview approach ensures all candidates are treated equally and reduces the risk for potential discrimination
What is a structured interview approach?
Under the FLSA, an hourly associate who is eligible for overtime compensation is classified as this
What is non-exempt?
This is CE's newest president
Who is Brian O'Mahony?
To be eligible for a protected leave of absence, employees must have worked at least this many hours over the past this many months
What is 1,250 hours in the past 12 months?
To ensure there are no surprises or misunderstanding throughout the year, it is critical that managers and employees maintain this
What is open communication?
At this stage in the recruitment process, hiring managers should be able to identify whether a candidate will be a "cultural fit" for their team
What is the interview?
This is the first step in creating an effective PIP, or Performance Improvement Plan
What is identifying specific performance issues?
These three companies join CE and Watsco Ventures as the five joint ventures of Watsco
What is Baker, Gemaire, and East Coast Metal?
To prevent discrimination of individuals with disabilities, employers are often tasked with providing this type of adjustment so the individual can fulfill their assigned duties
What are reasonable accommodations?
Approximately 70-80% of employees will fall under this rating category when evaluated
What is meets standards?
This type of question can drill down into an area of interest and often provides real-life examples of a candidate's abilities
What is a probing question?
This is the process of actively recruiting employees from an organization's competitors
What is poaching?
CE South Texas rolled out this program to provide contactless payment options for our customers
What is CE Pay?
Under this law, supervisors must ensure they maintain a workplace free of unwanted or unwelcomed behavior that constitutes harassment
What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This type of assessment takes into consideration an employee's knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors
What is a competency based performance assessment?
When creating a new position, hiring managers will need to seek the approval of this entity prior to posting a requisition
What is the president?
This is the federal agency responsible for enforcing employment laws and processing allegations of discrimination
What is the EEOC, or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
In this year, Willis Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system
What is 1902?