Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

SHRM CP > Acronym List > Flashcards

Acronym List Flashcards

1
Q

ADDIE

A

Analysis, Design, Development,
Implementation, Evaluation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

ADR

A

Alternative Dispute Resolution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

ATS

A

Applicant Tracking System

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

CHRO

A

Chief Human Resource Officer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

COO

A

Chief Operating Officer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

CSR

A

Corporate Social Responsibility

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

EAP

A

Employee Assistance Program

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

EVP

A

Employee Value Proposition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

HRBP

A

HR Business Partner

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

KPI

A

Key Performance Indicator

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

KSAO

A

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other
Characteristics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

M&A

A

Merger and Acquisition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

MNC

A

Multinational Corporation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

PESTLE

A

Political, Economic, Social, Technological,
Legal and Environmental

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

PTO

A

Paid Time Off

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

ROI

A

Return on Investment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

SaaS

A

Software as a Service

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

SWOT

A

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,
Threats

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

WARN

A

Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

ADA

A

Americans with Disabilities Act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

ADAA

A

Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

ADEA

A

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

(40+ years)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

BFOQ

A

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

COBRA

A

Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act

25
Q

EEOC

A

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

26
Q

EPA

A

Equal Pay Act

27
Q

ERISA

A

Employee Retirement Income Security Act

28
Q

FCRA

A

Fair Credit Reporting Act

29
Q

FMLA

A

Family and Medical Leave Act

30
Q

FLSA

A

Fair Labor Standards Act

Wage and Hour Law, the FLSA governs employee status, overtime pay, and minimum wage

31
Q

GINA

A

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

32
Q

HIPAA

A

Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act

33
Q

LMRA

A

Labor Management Relations Act (U.S. act that imposed several restrictions and requirements on unions.)

also known as Taft-Hartley Act

34
Q

NLRA

A

National Labor Relations Act aka Wagner Act or the Wagner-Connery Act

  • The NLRA applies to all employers participating in interstate commerce, with the exception of governments, religious schools, agricultural employers, and the railroad and airline industries.*
  • The NLRA generally protects all the nonsupervisory employees (union or not) of a covered employer. It does not protect certain types of workers (such as agricultural workers, domestic laborers, and independent contractors as well as managers and supervisors).*
35
Q

OSHA

A

Occupational Safety and Health Act (Law) or
Administration (Agency)

  • established the first national policy for workplace safety and health. This federal law requires employers to provide safe and healthful working conditions for employees. OSHA’s mission is to help employers and employees reduce on-the-job injuries, illnesses, and deaths.*
  • The OSH Act covers virtually all workers in the country, with a few exceptions, such as family farms worked only by family members and self-employed workers.*
36
Q

ULP

A

Unfair Labor Practice

37
Q

OWBPA

A

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act

U.S. act that amended the Age Discrimination in Employment Act to include all employee benefits; also provided standards that an employee’s waiver of the right to sue for age discrimination must meet in order to be upheld by a court.

38
Q

USERRA

A

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

U.S. act that protects the employment, reemployment, and retention rights of persons who serve or have served in the uniformed services.

39
Q

PPACA

A

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

2010 U.S. law that requires virtually all citizens and legal residents to have minimum health coverage and requires employers with more than 50 full-time employees to provide health coverage that meets minimum benefit specifications or pay a penalty.

40
Q

PDA

A

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

U.S. act that prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Under the PDA, it is unlawful to:

  • Refuse to hire a woman simply because she is pregnant.*
  • Fire a woman simply because she is pregnant.*
  • Force a pregnant employee to leave work if she is ready, willing, and able to perform her job.*
  • Stop the accrued seniority of an employee who has taken a leave to give birth or have an abortion (unless seniority does not accrue to other temporarily disabled workers under similar circumstances).*
41
Q

LMRDA

A

Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

U.S. act that imposed regulations on internal union affairs and the relationship between union officials and union members.

also called the Landrum-Griffin Act

42
Q

EPPA

A

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

U.S. act that prevents private employers from requiring applicants or employees to take a polygraph test for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, with certain exemptions.

43
Q

SOX (Enron)

A

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

U.S. act that requires that all publicly held companies establish internal controls and procedures for financial reporting to reduce the possibility of corporate fraud.

44
Q

IRCA

A

Immigration Reform and Control Act

U.S. act that prohibits discrimination against job applicants on the basis of national origin or citizenship and establishes penalties for hiring undocumented workers.

45
Q

FACT Act

A

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act

U.S act that frees employers who use third parties to conduct workplace investigations from the consent and disclosure requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in certain cases.

46
Q

EPLI

A

Employment practices liability insurance

Type of liability insurance covering an organization against claims by employees, former employees, and employment candidates alleging that their legal rights in the employment relationship have been violated.

47
Q

NDAA

A

National Defense Authorization Acts

U.S. acts that expanded FMLA leave for employees with family members who are covered members of the military.

48
Q

LR

A

Local responsiveness (LR)

Globalization strategy that emphasizes adapting to the needs of local markets and allows subsidiaries to develop unique products, structures, and systems.

49
Q

GI

A

Global integration (GI)

Globalization strategy that emphasizes consistency of approach, standardization of processes, and a common corporate culture across global operations.

50
Q

MNEs

A

Multinational enterprises (MNEs)

Organizations that own or control production or service facilities in one or more countries other than the home country.

51
Q

OT

A

Overtime

Discretionary bonuses do not count toward the regular rate of pay. All the other choices (shift premiums, sales commissions, and production bonuses) do count toward overtime calculations.

52
Q

NCA

A

Non-Compete Agreement

53
Q

ERG

A

Employee resource group (ERG)

Voluntary group for employees who share a particular diversity dimension (race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.); also known as affinity group or network group.

54
Q

PBGC

A

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

insures payment of certain pension plan benefits in the event that a private-sector defined benefit pension plan lacks sufficient funds to pay the promised benefits. Covered plans or their sponsors are required to pay premiums to the PBGC. In turn, the PBGC guarantees payment of vested benefits (up to a maximum limit) to employees covered by these pension plans. It does not ensure retirement plans that do not promise specific benefit amounts—defined contribution plans such as profit-sharing or 401(k) plans.

55
Q

NLRB

A

National Labor Relations Board

The NLRB was created to enforce the self-organization rights of employees to:

  • Form, join, or assist labor organizations.*
  • Bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing.*
  • Engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection.*
  • Refrain from any or all such activities.*

The NLRB also determines standards for unions and investigates charges of unfair labor practices

56
Q

RFP

A

Request for Proposal

57
Q

RFP

A

A request for proposal (RFP) is a document an organization sends to a potential vendor inviting the vendor to submit a bid for a product or service the organization wishes to purchase. Often, several competing vendors are sent RFPs so an organization can compare bids.

58
Q

MECE

A

Mutually exclusive and comprehensively exhaustive

SHRM CP (26 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions