HR Acronyms Flashcards
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AD&D
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Accidental Death and Dismemberment
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ADA
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Americans with disabilities act
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ADDIE
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Analysis, design, develop, implement, and evaluate
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ADEA
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Age discrimination in employment Act
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ADR
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Alternative dispute resolution
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AMA
A
American management association
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ASTD
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American society of training and development
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BARS
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Behaviorally anchored rating scales
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BFOQ
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Bona Fire occupational qualification
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CBT
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Computer based training
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CCP
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Certified compensation professional
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CDHP
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Consumer driven health care plan
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CEAP
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Certified employee assistance professional
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CEBS
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Certified employee benefits specialist
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CHRO
A
Chief HR officer
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COBRA
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Consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act
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COLA
A
Cost of living adjustment
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CSRA
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Civil service reform act
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DBP
A
Defined benefits plan
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DCP
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Defined contribution plan
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DHS
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Department of homeland security
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DOB
A
Date of birth
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DOL
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Department of labor
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DOT
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Dictionary of occupational titles
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EAP
Employee Assistance Program
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EBSA
Employee benefits security administration
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EE
Eligible employee
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EEO
Equal employment opportunity
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EEOC
Equal employment opportunity Commission
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EEVS
Electronic employment verification system
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EGTRRA
The economic growth and tax relief reconciliation act of 2001
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EO 11246
Executive order 11246
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EPA
Equal pay act
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EPO
Employment processing outsourcing
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EPPA
Employee polygraph protection act
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EQ
Emotional quotient
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ERISA
Employment retirement income security act
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ERP
Enterprise resource planning
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ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan
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FACTA
Fair and accurate credit transaction act
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FCRA
Fair credit reporting act
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FICA
Federal insurance contributions act
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FLSA
Fair labor standards act
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FMLA
Family and medical leave act
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FSA
Flexible spending account
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FTE
Full time equivalent
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FUTA
Federal unemployment tax act
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GPHR
Global professional in HR
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HCE
Highly compensated employees
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HCS
Hazard communication standard
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HDHP
High deductible health plan
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HMO
Health maintenance organization
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HRA
Health reimbursement account
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HRCI
Human Resources certification institute
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HRD
Human Resources development
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HRIS
Human Resources information system
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HRMS
Human Resources management system
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HSA
Health savings account
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I-9
I-9 form
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IBB
Interest based bargaining
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ICE
Immigration and customs enforcement
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IRA
Individual retirement account
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IRCA
Immigration reform and control act
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JSA
Job safety analysis
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KSA
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
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LMRA
Labor management relations act (Taft-Hartley)
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LMRDA
Labor management reporting and disclosure act (landrum-griffin)
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LOA
Leave of absence
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LOTO
Lock-out, tag-out
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LTD
Long term disability
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LWOP
Leave without pay
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MBO
Management by objectives
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MSHA
Mining safety and health administration
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NLRA
National labor relations act
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NLRB
National labor relations board
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OD
Organizational development
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OFCCP
Office of federal contract compliance programs
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OJT
On the job training
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OPM
Office of personnel management
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OSHA
Occupational safety and health administration
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OWBPA
Older workers benefit protection act of 1990
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PBGC
Pension benefit guarantee corporation
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PERT
Project evaluation and review technique
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PHI
Protected health information
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PHR
Professional in Human Resources
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PIE
Period of initial eligibility
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PIP
Performance improvement plan
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POLC
Planning, organizing, leading, controlling
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PPO
Preferred provider organization
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QDRO
Qualified domestic relations order
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RIF
Reduction in force
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RONA
Return on net assets
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SARBOX
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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SDS
Safety data sheet
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SHRM
Society of human resource management
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SIMPLE
Savings investment match plans for employees
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SLEP
sick leave exchange program
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SMART
Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely
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SME
Subject matter expert
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SNE
Salaried, non-exempt employee
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SOX
Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 (alternate acronym)
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SPD
Summary plan description
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SPHR
Senior professional in Human Resources
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SRA
Salary reduction agreement
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SSA
Social security administration
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STD
Short term disability
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SUTA
State unemployment tax act
108
SWOT
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
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TDA
Tax deferred annuities
110
TIPS
Threaten, interrogate, promise, and Spy
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TQM
Total quality management
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TSA
Tax sheltered annunities
113
UGESP
Uniform guidelines in employee selection procedures
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UI
Unemployment insurance
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ULP
Unfair labor practice
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USCIS
United States customs and immigration services
