HR Acronyms Flashcards
AD&D
Accidental Death and Dismemberment
ADA
Americans with disabilities act
ADDIE
Analysis, design, develop, implement, and evaluate
ADEA
Age discrimination in employment Act
ADR
Alternative dispute resolution
AMA
American management association
ASTD
American society of training and development
BARS
Behaviorally anchored rating scales
BFOQ
Bona Fire occupational qualification
CBT
Computer based training
CCP
Certified compensation professional
CDHP
Consumer driven health care plan
CEAP
Certified employee assistance professional
CEBS
Certified employee benefits specialist
CHRO
Chief HR officer
COBRA
Consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act
COLA
Cost of living adjustment
CSRA
Civil service reform act
DBP
Defined benefits plan
DCP
Defined contribution plan
DHS
Department of homeland security
DOB
Date of birth
DOL
Department of labor
DOT
Dictionary of occupational titles
EAP
Employee Assistance Program
EBSA
Employee benefits security administration
EE
Eligible employee
EEO
Equal employment opportunity
EEOC
Equal employment opportunity Commission
EEVS
Electronic employment verification system
EGTRRA
The economic growth and tax relief reconciliation act of 2001
EO 11246
Executive order 11246
EPA
Equal pay act
EPO
Employment processing outsourcing
EPPA
Employee polygraph protection act
EQ
Emotional quotient
ERISA
Employment retirement income security act
ERP
Enterprise resource planning
ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan
FACTA
Fair and accurate credit transaction act
FCRA
Fair credit reporting act
FICA
Federal insurance contributions act
FLSA
Fair labor standards act
FMLA
Family and medical leave act
FSA
Flexible spending account
FTE
Full time equivalent
FUTA
Federal unemployment tax act
GPHR
Global professional in HR
HCE
Highly compensated employees
HCS
Hazard communication standard
HDHP
High deductible health plan
HMO
Health maintenance organization
HRA
Health reimbursement account
HRCI
Human Resources certification institute
HRD
Human Resources development
HRIS
Human Resources information system
HRMS
Human Resources management system
HSA
Health savings account
I-9
I-9 form
IBB
Interest based bargaining
ICE
Immigration and customs enforcement
IRA
Individual retirement account
IRCA
Immigration reform and control act
JSA
Job safety analysis
KSA
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
LMRA
Labor management relations act (Taft-Hartley)
LMRDA
Labor management reporting and disclosure act (landrum-griffin)
LOA
Leave of absence
LOTO
Lock-out, tag-out
LTD
Long term disability
LWOP
Leave without pay
MBO
Management by objectives
MSHA
Mining safety and health administration
NLRA
National labor relations act
NLRB
National labor relations board
OD
Organizational development
OFCCP
Office of federal contract compliance programs
OJT
On the job training
OPM
Office of personnel management
OSHA
Occupational safety and health administration
OWBPA
Older workers benefit protection act of 1990
PBGC
Pension benefit guarantee corporation
PERT
Project evaluation and review technique
PHI
Protected health information
PHR
Professional in Human Resources
PIE
Period of initial eligibility
PIP
Performance improvement plan
POLC
Planning, organizing, leading, controlling
PPO
Preferred provider organization
QDRO
Qualified domestic relations order
RIF
Reduction in force
RONA
Return on net assets
SARBOX
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
SDS
Safety data sheet
SHRM
Society of human resource management
SIMPLE
Savings investment match plans for employees
SLEP
sick leave exchange program
SMART
Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely
SME
Subject matter expert
SNE
Salaried, non-exempt employee
SOX
Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 (alternate acronym)
SPD
Summary plan description
SPHR
Senior professional in Human Resources
SRA
Salary reduction agreement
SSA
Social security administration
STD
Short term disability
SUTA
State unemployment tax act
SWOT
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
TDA
Tax deferred annuities
TIPS
Threaten, interrogate, promise, and Spy
TQM
Total quality management
TSA
Tax sheltered annunities
UGESP
Uniform guidelines in employee selection procedures
UI
Unemployment insurance
ULP
Unfair labor practice
USCIS
United States customs and immigration services