Employee Relations
Benefits Administration
Acronyms
HR
Leave Administration
100
The new NLRB “quickie” election rules state that after an employer receives a petition it may have this many days to run a campaign prior to an election.
What is 13 days
100
An employee has ___ days to elect COBRA coverage following the termination of employment
What is 60 days
100
FLSA
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act
100
The employer must complete Form I-9 within __ ____ of the hire
What is 3 days
100
An employee must be at least __ percentage of full time equivalent in order to receive paid time off.
What is 50 percent (.50)
200
These are the four steps typically used when an employer implements progressive discipline.
What is verbal counseling, written counseling, performance improvement plan, and termination
200
This is the 2015 maximum amount an employee can defer under the 403(b) Optional Retirement Plan
What is : $18,000 ($24,000 for those 50 ½ or older)
200
FMLA
What is the Family Medical Leave Act
200
Form I-9 must be retained and stored by the employer ___ year(s) after the date of hire or for ___ year(s) after employment is terminated, whichever is later.
What is 3 years or 1 year
200
This is the maximum number of vacation days that can be paid to an employee upon termination.
What is 30 days
300
Modification or adjustment to a job, work environment, or the ways things are usually done at work that enable a qualified individual with a disability to enjoy an equal employment opportunity.
What is reasonable accommodation
300
This act requires employees offer minimum essential and affordable health insurance coverage to full-time employees
What is Affordable Care Act
300
NLRB
What is the National Labor Relations Board
300
By statutory definition under FLSA the term "employ" includes
What is suffer or permit
300
Documentation is required from an employer who is absent on sick leave for this number of days.
What is 5 or more consecutive work days
400
An employee who has been absent from work for 3 or more full, consecutive calendar days may be eligible for this.
What is Family Medical Leave Act leave
400
This RF program which launched 10/1/14 rewards employees for healthy behaviors and for tracking fitness, nutrition and sleep
What is Virgin Pulse Enterprise Wellness Program
400
AAP
What is Affirmative Action Plan
400
Federal Executive Order 13658, established this amount for minimum wage for federal contractors
What is $10.10
400
This employee category receives personal time.
What is Non-Exempt
500
Word used to describe an employee who has brought a workplace discrimination complaint and is immediately terminated from employment.
What is retaliation
500
The Research Foundations new disability carrier effective January 1, 2016
What is First Reliance Standard
500
ERISA
What is Employee Retirement Income Security Act
500
This regulation, for which is commonly known, restricts what an employer can ask on an employment application regarding criminal convictions.
What is Ban-the-Box
500
This is the number of sick days which may be carried over from calendar year to calendar year.
What is 200 days