Definitions
Major Phases of the Employment Laws
Cases
What if I were the Human Resources Director?
Legal Environment 2
100
Employment type where there is no contract and employee or employer can terminate employment at any time for any reason or no reason?
What is Employment at Will?
100
The pillar of employment Law
What is Civil Rights Act?
100
What type of interview asks the same specific questions of all interviewees?
What is a structured interview?
100
What is the name of the piece of legislation that guarantees equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender?
What is the Equal Pay Act of 1963?
100
What is the name of the legally-related movie starring Reese Witherspoon?
What is "Legally Blonde"?
200
A pre-hire background, referral or medical?
What is preemployment inquiry?
200
What type of recruiting involves the posting of job announcements on the bulletin boards in the workplace, direct mailings and advertisements in employee publications?
What is "inside recruiting"?
200
What type of interview involves a series of questions that differ between applicants and are not determined in advance?
What is an unstructured interview?
200
What is the name of the piece of legislation that forbids discrimination. It also helped to establish the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?
200
What is the name of the piece of legislation that allows patients with existing illnesses to transfer to a new insurance plan without penalty?
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996?
300
Invisible barrier that keeps prevents an employee from advancing
What is glass ceiling?
300
What is the name of the process that involves the comparison of an applicant skills, knowledge and education with the requirements of a job and choosing the most qualified applicant?
What is "selection"?
300
What is another name for personal preferences that can alter objective decision-maiking?
What are personal biases?
300
What is the name of the piece of legislation that forbids the discrimination of employees between the ages of 40-70?
What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967?
300
What is the name of the piece of legislation that disallows discrimination based on mental disability, physical disability or chronic illness?
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
400
What process ensures that the required number of qualified employees are available to run an organization?
What is Human Resource Planning?
400
What are age, gender, religion, national origin, family status and race?
What are questions that that you cannot ask of a prospective job applicant?
400
What is the name of the situation that exists when a personal trait dominates the assessment of another individual?
What is the halo effect?
400
What is the name of the piece of legislation that disallows discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition?
What is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978?
400
What is the name of the piece of legislation that expands the protection of victims of discrimination?
What is the Civil Rights Act?
500
What is the name of the process of determining the duties and tasks of a job?
What isa job analysis?
500
What are "your salary expectations" and previous work experience?
What are questions that you can ask a prospective job applicant?
500
What is the most critical step in the selection process of a job applicant?
What is "the hiring decsion"?
500
What is the name of the piece of legislation that disallows discrimination based on citizenship or nationality? It also dictates that employees need to be authorized to work in the US.
What is the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1985?
500
What is the name of the piece of legislation that ensure employees unpaid leave to care for themselves, their spouse, parent or new child?
What is the Family and Medical Leave Act?
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