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VPN stand for

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Virtual Private Network

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What is VPN

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A Method to provide employees with secured internet connections when working from remote locations.

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OASDI is an acronym for?

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Old-Age, Survivors, & Disability Insurance

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What is OASDI

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Synonymous with Social Security, this is the original name for the social welfare structure.

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What is the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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Allowed the U.S. Government to levy and collect taxes on individuals

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SSA

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Social Security Act

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What is SSA

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An act that was passed to promote social welfare for old-age workers and surviving families of workers who had been disabled or deceased in the course of their employment.

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What is Publication 15-T

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The federal Income Tax Withholding Methods

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What is Professionalism

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A process reflecting the transparency and public accountability of accounting records.

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ERISA

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Employee Retirement Income Security Act

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What is Individual Coverage

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FLSA coverage for employees whose firms do not meet the requirements for enterprise coverage.

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What is a Independent contractor

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An individual who contracts to do work for a firm using his or her own tools & processes without being subject to direction by a firm’s management.

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What is Davis-Bacon Act of 1931

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Federal legislation enacted in 1931 that requires federal contractors to pay employees an amount commensurate with the prevailing local wage.

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What is enterprise coverage

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Firms explicitly covered under FLSA

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What is an Employer Identification Number

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A number assigned to employers by the IRS for tax reporting

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DOMA

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Defense of Marriage Act of 1996

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What is DOMA

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Legislation, which was repealed in 2013, prevented same-sex marriages and related employment benefits.

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What is the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

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Federal law that removed the 180-day statue of limitations in allegations of unfair pay practices.

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FICA

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Federal Insurance Contributions Act

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What is FICA

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Legislation that provided funding for social welfare benefits including social security and medicare.

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FLSA

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Fair Labor Standards Act

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What is FLSA

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The law established the idea of minimum hourly wage and maximum weekly hours for hourly employees, among other employee-centered items.

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What is the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act

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Legislation enacted in 1936 required employers working on federal contracts over $10,000 to pay employees that federal minimum wage & follow the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standard Act.

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What is COBRA

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Provided Continuance of employee medical benefits after separation from the company.

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What is Copeland Anti-kickback Act

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Federal Legislation enacted in 1934 prohibits a federal contractor or subcontractor from inducing an employee to forgo a portion of the wages guaranteed by the contract.

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What is Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018

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Increased funding for E-Verify. Internet-based program to verify employees’ eligibility to work in the US. This does not replace the I9 Form.

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What is the Equal Pay Act of 1963

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Federal legislation mandating that males and females receive equal compensation for comparable work.

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What is the Civil Rights Act of 1991

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Federal law that instituted monetary penalties for companies found guilty of discrimination as described under Civil Rights Act of 1964

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What is Current Tax Payment Act of 1943

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Federal law enacted in 1943 required employers to submit a timely remittance to the government of any taxes withheld from employee pay.

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What is Circular E

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The employers tax guide published by the internal revenue service

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What is Living Wage

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The minimum amount that a family would need to live comfortably for a normal standard of living.

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What is Medicare

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A payroll tax mandated to be paid by all employees of a firm to fund the Medicare program.

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What is Ethics

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An individuals definition of right and wrong

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What is FUTA

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Legislation that pays for the federal administration of unemployment laws, which are managed by each state.

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What is Minimum Wage

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The minimum hourly amount that employers may legally pay to employees.

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What is Professional Competence

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Continuing capability to perform professional duties with an agreed-upon standard of quality.

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CARES

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Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Stimulus Act

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What is CARES

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Provided economic support and payroll tax relief during the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage employers to retain their employees and tax relief for businesses.

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What is Personal Responsibility Work and Family Promotion Act of 2002

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Act that reauthorized PRWOR when it expired.

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety & Health Act

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What is OSHA

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Legislation that provided guidance for safe workplace conditions.

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What is Workers’ Compensation

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A mandatory insurance policy paid by employers that provides wage replacement & medical benefits to employees who are injured in the course of their employment.

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SECURE

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Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act

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What is SECURE

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Act that incentivizes small employers to offer retirement plans, either alone or collectively with other small employers to improve retirement security for US workers.

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ATRA

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America Taxpayer Relief Act

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What is ATRA

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Legislation that prevented the expiration of tax cuts that would have affected employees.

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FLMA

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Family & Medical Leave Act

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What is FLMA

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Protection for employees to take unpaid leave with employer-provided benefits & still retain their original job or a similar one with the same rate upon return to work.

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What is the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act

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An act to prevent fraud that extended the Work Opportunity Tax Credit

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What is the Privacy Act of 1974

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Protecting employees by removing personal identifiers from payroll records and restricting access to personnel records.

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HIPPA

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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

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What is HIPPA

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Legislation that protects confidential personal medical records.

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What is FTE

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Calculations tool whereby the number of hours that an employee works is divided by the number of standard hours for the employer.

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ARPA

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American Rescue Plan Act

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What is ARPA

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Extended employee retention credits family and sick related leave for covid-19 related items

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ACA

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Affordable Care Act

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What is ACA

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Mandated health care for all Americans regardless of employment status

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ADEA

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Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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What is ADEA

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Protects workers over the age of 40 from age-based discrimination.

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ADAAA

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Americans’ with Disabilities Act Amendments Act

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What is ADAAA

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Legislation that extended the definition of disabilities to protect workers from discrimination in the workplace

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TCDRA

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Taxpayer Certainty & Disaster Tax Relief Act

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What is TCDRA

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Increased qualified ERC amount per employee to $14,000; changed definition of qualified wages for both over & under 500 employees.

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What is Certified Payroll

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A report mandated for certain federal government contacts that verify the accuracy of labor expenses incurred during the completion of contract-related activities

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ADA

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Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

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What is ADA

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Legislations protecting the anti-discrimination rights of American workers with disabilities as an extension of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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ARRA

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American Recovery Plan Act

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What is ARRA

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Legislation designed to stimulate the economy by creating jobs and prescribing transparency by employers

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What Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Federal legislation that protects employees from discrimination based on race, color religion, sex or national origin.

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USERRA

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Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act

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What is USERRA

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Legislation protecting the job rights of employees called to full-time service by the U.S. Military.

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IRCA

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Immigration Reform & Control Act

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What is IRCA

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Legislation requiring employers to verify the employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S or to sponsor their ability to work

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What is Integrity

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Possessing honesty & high moral principals

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SOX

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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What is SOX

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Public law 107-204, concerning publicly owned companies and auditing firms to ensure appropriate internal controls and the integrity of financial statements.

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SUTA

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State Unemployment Tax Act

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What is SUTA

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Employment tax requires employers to provide monetary benefits for workers who are displaced through no fault of their own.

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PRWOR

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Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

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What is PRWOR

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Legislation that provided social welfare relief for a limited time

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What is Publication 15

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The employer’s Tax guide published by the internal revenue Services; also known as Circular E.

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What is Due Care

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The caution that a reasonable person would exercise to avoid being charged with negligence

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EEOC

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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What is EEOC

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An entity of the federal gov’t created as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1984, the enforces civil rights provisions in the workplace.

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What is Objectivity

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Making decisions that are free from bias or subjectivity.

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