HR Basics
The Greenhouse department that you reach out to when you have a benefit related question.
What is People Operations or POPs?
This federal law laid the foundation for employee protection against discrimination and harassment.
What is Title VII?
The meaning of the acronym 'HRIS'
What is Human Resources Information System?
The name of Alta's dog
Who is Trixie?
The maximum number of hours a Part-Time, non-exempt employees can work each week.
What is 29 hours?
The person, within the People Team, that you contact to discuss HR related concerns.
What is People Business Partner?
Unlike a 401(k), this type of retirement plan is fully funded by the employer.
What is a pension?
The meaning of the HR acronym 'COLA'
What is Cost of Living Adjustment?
The manager training that Alta presented last year in 2 live sessions
What is Accommodations at Greenhouse?
This leave provides employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid job protected leave when certain qualifying events are met.
What is Family and Medical Leave?
The day HR Professionals believe is the most productive of the week.
What is Tuesday?
The event that is the only time when an employee can make changes to their benefits, besides Open Enrollment and New Hires.
What is a Qualifying Life Event?
The meaning of the HR acronym 'EOR'
What is Employer of Record?
The law that was the topic of Alta's 2010 article in the Howard Law Journal
What is the Family and Medical Leave Act?
This allows me to be compensated at ~60% of my pay if I am out on an approved continuous leave for 7 or more days as a result of a medical reason.
What is Short Term Disability?
The Company that manages US and Canada Greenies' leave of absence requests.
What is Sparrow?
The Federal minimum wage
What is $7.25/hr.?
The meaning of the HR acronym 'PILON'
What is Pay in Lieu of Notice?
The profession of Alta's twin brother
What is a Union Organizer?
Federal law mandates that non-exempt workers receive this type of payment for all hours worked over 40 in a single work week.
What is overtime pay?
This form indicates the right for an employee to work in the United States and is required for all employees.
What is the Form I-9?
The most common physical location where job seekers search for job? (according to Statista)
What is their bed?
*52% of job seekers.
The meaning of the HR acronym 'ADA'.
What is Americans with Disabilities Act?
The course Alta currently teaches at American University
What is Human Resources Compliance?
This is the annual number of Sick Time hours granted to Greenhouse US employees annually on/about December 25?
What is 80 hours?