Policies
Acronyms
Compensation
Potpourri
SHRM
100

To establish the County’s approved employee leaves of absence.

What is the Employee Leave 

100

Provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. It also requires that their group health benefits be maintained during the leave.

What is FMLA

100

Comparison of employees’ salaries with similar applicable experience and quantitative qualifications performing the same or similar jobs.

What is Internal Equity

100

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Who is Teresa

100

When can FMLA leave be used?

A. When a person cares for a former spouse
B. To care for an in-law
C. To care for a 21-year-old child
D. To care for grandchildren

D. To care for grandchildren

200

This Policy provides a formal resolution process for employee concerns and is intended to supplement, rather than discourage or replace, informal discussions between a supervisor and employee.

What is Employee Workplace Concerns

200

Offers information about various accommodation and ADA topics. The following resources include information about accommodations, ADA general responsibilities, processing accommodation requests, developing accommodation policies and procedures, and more.

What is JAN

200

Movement into a similar market range title resulting in no change in pay.

What is a Lateral Move

200

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Who are the Kansas City Chiefs

200

Which of these makes the person considered a stakeholder?

A. The person is a spouse of someone involved in the company
B. The person has some investment in the company
C. The person regularly shops at the store
D. The person regularly reads advertisements for the store





B. The person has some investment in the company

300

To establish standards for appropriate business attire and appearance that maintain a professional image while representing the County.

What is Professional Appearance 

300

A federal agency in the United States that aims to promote the welfare of wage earners, job seekers, and retirees. It strives to improve working conditions, advance opportunities for profitable employment, and ensure work-related benefits and rights.

Who is DOL

300

Employees who are subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (paid at one-and-one-half times the hourly rate for work performed in excess of 40 hours during the workweek) because of their assigned duties and salary.

Who are Non-Exempt employees

300

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What is the blue whale

300

A structural change is:

A. A slight procedural alteration
B. A new manager coming in
C. Certain jobs being removed
D. A change in the hierarchy in the workplace

D. A change in the hierarchy in the workplace

400

The County seeks to address unprofessional and discourteous conduct, which, if allowed to continue, could potentially rise to the level of, or lead to, a violation of law or this Policy. 

What is Prohibition against Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

400

Enforces laws that make discrimination illegal in the workplace. The commission oversees all types of work situations including hiring, firing, promotions, harassment, training, wages, and benefits.

Who is the EEOC

400

Additional pay, above base pay, provided to employees for working certain types of hours or under certain conditions.

What is a Premium Pay

400

The total number of continents on earth

What is seven

400

An employee handbook may be provided to workers when they start working for you. The handbook helps to:

A. Establish expectations
B. Provide legal details on the employment
C. Works to keep the employer from being liable for certain problems
D. Prepare a philosophy for work

C. The handbook is designed to let employees know what they can and cannot do in the workplace. The employer has to produce clear instructions in the handbook to ensure that employees do not break any rules or possibly risk legal actions due to wrongdoings.

500

The purpose of this policy is to serve as the framework for Departments to follow when accepting cash and non-cash gifts 

What is Recieving Donations

500

A federal law, passed in 1994, that protects military service members and veterans from employment discrimination on the basis of their service, and allows them to regain their civilian jobs following a period of uniformed service.

What is USERRA

500

Up to 80 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of sick leave, and a tier 3 accrual rate for employees in critical and difficult to retain or fill positions. Requests outside of these parameters requires Board approval.

What is an Executive Compensation Package or Leave Adjustment Incentive (LIA)

500

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What is Candy Crush

500

What is the time limit for rest and recuperation of the FMLA for military leave?

A. 3 days
B. 5 days
C. 7 days
D. 14 days

B. The 5 day period is to ensure that people in the military have enough time to get back to their routines after they are finished with certain military actions. This includes ensuring people are not forced back to work.

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