Type of holiday an employee can take to observe a holiday not included on the employer's list of recognized paid holidays
What is a floating holiday?
100
These provisions permit employees to take unused vacation time or sick leave awarded in one calendar year during a subsequent calendar year
What is a carryover provision?
100
Under these provisions, employers must pay employees an amount equal to unused vacation days at the end of a calendar or fiscal year
What is a cashout provision?
100
This form of leave does not distinguish among various forms of absences and instead incorporates sick leave, vacation time, personal days and holidays in one "lump sum"
What is integrated paid time-off (PTO)?
100
These policies provide paid time off for employees following the death of a relative
What is bereavement leave?
200
This act extend reemployment rights to persons who have been absent from a position of employment because of military service
What is USERRA?
200
This act provides employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year due to certain qualifying events such as illness or the birth or adoption of a child
What is FMLA?
200
These schedules allow employees to modify work schedules within specified limits set by the employer
What is flexible scheduling?
200
In a flexible scheduling plan, certain workday hours when all employees must be present
What are core hours?
200
This schedule allows employees to perform their work in fewer days than a regular 5-day workweek
What is a compressed workweek?
300
Alternative work arrangement in which the employee performs work at home or some other location besides the office
What is telecommuting?
300
Assistance provided to employees who have been separated from the company, such as training in job search techniques, resume preparation, and interviewing techniques
What is outplacement assistance?
300
Programs designed to promote and maintain the physical and psychological health of employees
What are wellness programs?
300
"Umbrella" term used for programs to help employees cope with personal problems that may impair their personal lives or job performance
What are employee assistance programs (EAPs)?
300
Discussing incidents of poor performance with a troubled employee
What is constructive confrontation?
400
Plans that enable employees to choose among a set of benefits and different levels of benefits
What are cafeteria plans?
400
This type of cafeteria plan extends a pre-established set of benefits as the "basics" and then enables employees to select from additional, optional benefits
What is a core-plus-option plan?
400
This type of cafeteria plan permits employees to purchase any benefit and benefit level they want, and companies provide flexible credits to purchase these plans
What is a mix-and-match plan?
400
This disclosure document must be provided to employees in accordance with ERISA
What is a summary plan description?
400
Plans that fully or partially reimburse an employee for expenses incurred for education or training
What is a tuition reimbursement program?
500
Spending time on or close to the employer's premises so that employees cannot use the time effectively for their own purposes
What is on-call time?
500
These programs provide physical, emotional and/or financial assistance for aging parents, spouses or other relatives who are fully self-sufficient because they are too frail or disabled
What is elder care?
500
In this type of employee assistance program (EAP), the staff/care providers are employees of the company?
What is an in-house EAP?
500
These EAPs provide the names and contact information for a variety of professional help services, ranging from crisis hotlines to alcohol and substance abuse programs
What is a referral EAP?
500
This act mandated that companies holding federal contracts or grants must promote a drug-free workplace