HR Terms

Question 1

401(k) Plan

Answer 1

An agreement in which a percentage of an employee’s pay is withheld and invested in a tax deferred account

Question 2

Adverse Impact

Answer 2

When employer practices result in much higher percentages of protected groups being rejected for employment or promotion

Question 3

Attitude Survey

Answer 3

One that focuses on employees’ feelings and beliefs about their jobs and the organization

Question 4

Compensatory Time Off

Answer 4

Hours given in lieu of payment for extra time worked

Question 5

Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs)

Answer 5

Muscle and skeletal injuries that occur when workers respectively use the same muscles to perform tasks

Question 6

Disparate Impact

Answer 6

When under representation of protected class results from employment decisions that work to their disadvantage

Question 7

Disparate Treatment

Answer 7

When protected-class members are treated differently from others

Question 8

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Answer 8

A plan whereby employees gain stock ownership in the organization for which they work

Question 9

Employment-At-Will (EAW)

Answer 9

A common law doctrine stating that employers have the right to hire, fire, demote, of promote whomever they choose, unless there is a law or contract to the contrary

Question 10

Exempt Employees

Answer 10

Employees to whom employers are not required to pay overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act