Can prevent people from leaving a job whenever they want and working for whomever they want
employment contract
100
A process in which union and management representatives work together on such issues as wages, working conditions, and hiring policies
collective bargaining
100
This act states that women and men must make the same amount of pay.
Equal Pay Act (1963)
100
Name the two types of sexual harassment discussed in the chapter.
Quid Pro Quo & Hostile Work Environment
100
When an employer intentionally discriminates against an individual belonging to a protected class
disparate treatment
200
A broad legal principle stating that people may not do anything that injures society at large is the principle of
public policy
200
An organization of employees that is formed to promote the welfare of its members
union
200
An insurance program that provides income for workers who are injured on the job
workers compensation
200
Name two responsibilities of OSHA:
inspect workplaces at random, investigate complaints, workplace deaths, disasters, protects employees from being fired for filing complaints against their company
200
Employees who believe they have been discriminated against while interviewing for a job may file a complaint with the __________.
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission).
300
When an employer has said, written, or done something that leads an employee to reasonably believe he or she is not an employee-at-will, it is called a(n)__________.
implied contract.
300
The Wagner Act of 1935 created the ______________ to hear complaints about unfair labor practices.
National Labor Relations Board
300
A system of government payments to people who are out of work and looking for a job
unemployment compensation
300
If a drug test is given improperly, it can violate the _______ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
fourth
300
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, interviewers MAY NOT ask applicants questions about
race, religion, or marital status
400
Employment relationships are based on the____________, or promise, that the employer and employee will be fair and honest with one another.
implied covenant
400
The law requiring employers to negotiate wages, hours, and conditions of employment with unions is called the __________.
Wagner Act
400
A government program providing continuing income to workers and their dependents when they retire or are disabled is called the _________________.
Social Security Act
400
This government organization protects the environment from exposure to hazardous chemicals and waste; compliance to their regulations is voluntary.
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
400
The Immigration Reform Act makes employers responsible for
verifying the identity of all employees.
500
A doctrine that states an employer is permitted to discharge an employee at any time, for any or no reason, with or without notice
employment-at-will
500
Requiring unions to give a 60-day notice before calling a strike is part of the ____________.
Taft-Hartley Act.
500
Under this act an employee can take up to twelve weeks unpaid in any 12 month period to care for a new child or a relative with a serious medical condition
FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) - 1993
500
Indirect discrimination occurs when an employer makes a hiring decision based on:
a qualification that is not related to job performance.
500
The _____________________ of 1990 forbids discrimination on the basis of a disability as long as the disabled person can do the essential functions of the job.