Terminology
This is your first 90 days of employment at WTA.
What is the Onboarding period.
This insurance generally covers hospital, medical and doctor’s bills for employees who are injured on the job.
What is "workers comp"
This person or persons determines all staff wages.
What is the executive director
This activity is strictly prohibited when driving a WTA owned or rented vehicle or while driving a privately owned vehicle while on official WTA business.
What is Texting and Driving.
This policy assure that all members of our community can participate as fully as possible in our events, programs, meetings, facilities, and communications.
What is ADA Access Policy and Plan
This employment term means that termination of employment may occur at any time, with or without notice, with or without cause, at the option of the organization or the employee.
What is "at will" employment.
This policy prohibits any form of discipline, reprisal, intimidation, or retaliation for good faith reports or complaints of incidents of harassment of any kind, pursuing any discrimination claim, or cooperating in related investigations.
What is a Non-Retaliation Policy
This is when salary adjustments may be made
What is an annual review
This policy prohibits non-exempt employees from working in excess of 40-hours per week without written permission from the executive director.
What is Overtime Policy.
This policy can help employees whose sincerely held religious beliefs conflict with an organization requirement.
Five unapproved or last-minute absences in a 90-day period, or a consistent pattern of absence
What is "excessive absenteeism"
This state mandated policy provides for paid break times each day to an employee who needs to express milk.
What is a Nursing Policy
This is the number of hours in PTO provided to all regular, full-time employees.
This policy prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, use, sale, trade, and/or offer of alcohol or controlled substances in the workplace or while performing work for the organization.
What is a Drug Free Workplace Policy
This policy prohibits employees from stealing, lying and bringing guns to work
These employees are typically paid on an hourly basis and are eligible to receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
What is a "non exempt" employee?
This Minnesota law prohibits WTA from requiring that employees not disclose their wages or sign a waiver of their right to disclose their wages.
What is Wage Disclosure.
This is the maximum amount that WTA will match your 401k contribution.
What is 3%
This can take many forms and includes any type of unwelcomed or unsolicited actions that are deemed to be offensive, abusive, threatening, intimidating, or disruptive to others.
What is harassment.
This is a work arrangement that allows employees to work at home or at some other off‐site location for all or some of their regularly scheduled work hours.
What is Work from Home Policy.
These employees are managers, directors, professionals, administrators, and others whose duties and responsibilities, in addition to a certain level of salary, and are not eligible for overtime pay under both Federal and State laws.
What is an "exempt" employee
This Minnesota law provides for employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave during pregnancy or upon the birth or adoption of their child.
What is Pregnancy and Parental Leave
This is the percentage of employee's health benefit premiums covered by WTA.
What is 50%
This policy prohibits employees from disclosing any personal or financial information about WTA donors, among other things.
What is a Confidentiality and Proprietary Information Policy.
This policy provides a process for reporting issues, conflicts, or complaints.
What is Open Door Policy