Ch. 4

Question 1

Hostile Work act (title VII of the Civil Rights act of 1964)

Answer 1

Hostile work environment occurs when there is discriminatory conduct or behavior in the workplace that is unwelcome and offensive to an employee or group or employees.

Question 2

What 4 criteria violate the Hostile Work Act

Answer 2

• behavior or action must des criminals against a protected class, such as age, religion, disability, or race.
• it ,use be persuasive, lasting over time, and not limited to an off-color remark that an employee found annoying. The problem becomes significant and persuasive if it is all around an employee, continuous over time, and is not investigated and addressed effectively enough by the organization to make the behavior stop
• behavior, actions, or communication must be severe and must seriously disrupt the employees work or interferes with an employees career progress
• employer knew about the actions and/or behavior and did not sufficiently intervene. Employer may be liable for creation of a hostile work environment.

Question 3

FSLA

Answer 3

Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, requires employers to keep accurate records of work hours

Question 4

Discipline

Answer 4

Defined as training that corrects, thus the main purpose is to educate

Question 5

What is the main purpose of Discipline

Answer 5

To educate

Question 6

EAP

Answer 6

Employee Assistance Program, helps employees and families with work or personal problems

Question 7

Grievance

Answer 7

A complaint against management by one or more personnel concerning an actual, alleged, or perceived injustice.