Final Exam Flashcards
What if BFOQ
The exception to the discrimination of a protected class required by the necessary functions of the job.
List major life activities
Walking, talking, listening, learning, care for yourself, breathing, etc.
What are the four affirmative actions?
Merit, Seniority, Quantity/Quality. Any other factor
Under the ADA, private employers of how many employees are required to comply?
15
Under OSH Act, define DeMinnis Violation
Technical issues that need to be addressed
What are example of disability?
Cancer, major depression, lost limb, cardiovascular diseases, deafness, blindness, diabetes, etc.
Define business necessity
The necessities required tit provide the basic functions of the job
What is a CBA agreement?
The collective bargaining agreement used to settle agreements by human resources and management
What does the EPA require?
Requires that male and female employees are granted equal pay even if jobs are not identical
What are the two types of sexual harassments?
Quid pro qua, hostile work environment
The ADEA prohibits employment discrimination against all individuals age ___ or older working for employers having ___ or more workers
40, 20
What are the 4 main provisions under the FLSA?
Minimum wage, hours worked, overtime, child labor
Define disparate Impact
Unintentional discrimination that occurs during any part of employment
What is a strike?
An organized and intentional stoppage or slowdown of work by employees, intending to make the employer comply with the demands of the employees
What are the 5 protected classes?
Race, gender, color, religion, national origin
List JAN’s six step interactive process
Recognize accommodation request, gather information, explore accommodation options, choose an accommodation, implement accommodation, monitor accommodation
What are exempt employees?
People that are exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements in administrative, executive, or professional roles
What is reasonable accommodation?
Any modification or adjustment to a job, work environment, or the way things are usually done during the hiring process to enable the individual to be able to perform the necessary job functions
What are worker’s rights under OSHA
Petition safety standards, file a complaint, participate in inspection, question toxic substances
What 2 types of damages does the Civil Rights Act of 1991 amendment allow?
Compensatory, punitve
List the discrimination practices
Hiring firing, compensation, benefits, job assignments, promotions, layoff and recalls, training, retirement plans, time off
What are authorization cards used for?
Bargaining unit
Define disparate Treatment
The intentional discrimination of a protected class
Define lockout
Work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management company f a company during the labor disputes
Define confidentiality
No public information that might be of use to the company’s competitors, or harmful to the company or related parties if ever disclosed; information belonging to or regarding customers/clients, partners, and vendors
Under the civil rights act, all private employers with ___ or more employees with comply with the law
15?
Define essential job function
The functions or performances required to satisfy the role of the job
What is a qualified person?
Any person that is able to Perron the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
Under the FLSA, what are the three categories of exempt duties
Executive, Administrative, professional
What is distributive bargaining?
A competitive, win-lose strategy in which one party gains only if the other party looses
Define sexual harassment
Unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature
Under the FMLA, federal, state, and private employers with _____ or more employees who live within 75 miles of the workplace must comply with the law, and have worked at least ____ months and ____ hours in the previous years.
50, 12, 1250
What are examples of age discrimination incidents the ADEA does not protect against?
- ## When the applicant/employee is less then 40 years old
what are the 2 main provisions under the NLRA
- organizing and representation elections
- unfair labor practices
Define disability
A long term physical or mental impairment that’s affects a major life activity
Define bargaining
The process in which working people, through their unions, negotiate contracts with their employers to determine the terms of employment
The FLSA covers a business if it has _____ or more in annual gross sales, or if it is involved in ______ commerce.
$500,000, Interstate
What are the 4 main provisions of the OSH Act?
- Compliance
- Safety
- Inspection
- Rights
What makes up the bargaining mix?
Target point, resistance point, initial offer
What is imminent danger citation and violence?
Danger that is going to result in serious injury or death
Under the OSH Act, all private businesses that employee at least _____ person/s must comply with the law
1
What is integrative negotiation?
A collective win-win strategy where both parties try to solution that is equally beneficial to both parties
The EPA covers a business if it has ______ or more in annual gross sales, or if it is involved in ________ commerce
$500,000, interstate
Current federal minimum wage
$7.25
Define no exempt employee
Employees that are eligible for minimum wage and overtime requirements
Under the FMLA, employees can take _____ weeks leave during a ______ month period
12, 12
Reasons for an FMLA leave
Birth/c-section, adaptation/foster care placement, serious health condition, caring for spouse with a serious health condition
What negotiation style is used with distributions e bargaining?
Win-lose
Under OSH Act, an organization has up to ____ hours to report an accident resulting in death
8
Under the OSH Act, an organization has up to _______ hours to report a serious injury resulting in amputation, loss of eye, and hospitalization
24
Minimum wage for IL starting 2025
$13.00
What is the age for someone to be eligible to perform hazardous job functions?
18
Define other than serious citation/violation
Workplace hazards that can cause less than serious injuries
Define willful and repeated citation/violation
Employer knew about it and did nothing got change it
What must be present for a disability to exist?
Physical or mental impairment, history or record of the disability, perceived by others to have a disability.
