Employment Legislation (EXAM 2) Flashcards
(17 cards)
What are the 3 main parts of Human Resource Management?
- Attracting
- Developing
- Keeping a qualified workforce
What is Attracting (HRM)?
To recruite or select
What is Developing (HRM)?
To train and/or give performance appraisal
What keeps a qualified workforce? (HRM)
Compensation and employment separation
What does the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establish?
- Minimum wage
- Overtime
- Record keeping
- Youth employment standards for the private, federal, state, and local sector.
How are Federal Employment laws administered?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
What does EEOC states?
that employers may not discriminate in employment decisions
What does EEOC stand for?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)
What does BFOQ stand for?
Bona Fide Occupation Qualification
When is BFOQ used?
when it reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business (the only time sex, race, and religion is used in employment decisions)
What do labor laws do?
- Regulate interaction between management and labor unions
- Guarantee employees right to form and join unions
- National Labor Relations Board
What do Government Safety Standards do?
- Created Occupational Safety and Health Act
- Requires workplace to be free from hazards
What does Occupational safety and health act, (OSHA) do?
set safety and health standards and conducts inspections
What are the two types of sexual harassment from a legal perspective?
- Quid Pro Quo
- Hostile Work Environment
What is Quid Pro Quo?
1 type of sexual harassment that occurs when employment outcomes submit an individual to sexual harassment
What is hostile work environment?
A type of sexual harassment that occurs when there is unwelcoming and demeaning sexually related behavior.
