Human Resources + Ethics and Legal Issues

Question 1

What act sets the following:
-Sets minimum wage and OT regulations
-Work week= 7 consecutive 24 hr periods
-Fed. & state minimum wage can be different (highest supersedes)
-Vets and admin. assistants are exempt from hourly pay requirements
-OT must be paid after 40 hrs are accumulated
-Working age= 16 or 14/15 with work permit that has stipulations

Answer 1

Fair labor and standards act (FLSA)

Question 2

What act sets the following:
-Allows employee 12 weeks of unpaid leave
-Must be employed for 1 full year; 1250 hrs
-Applies to organizations w/ 50+ employees
-Employee must give at least 30 dats notice

Answer 2

FMLA (family medical leave act)

Question 3

Who does the USERRA act protect?

Answer 3

Individuals enrolled in the military

Question 4

What does IRCA prohibit?

Answer 4

discrimination against employees for national origin

Question 5

Employee polygraph protection act prohibits:

Answer 5

most employers from using a lie detector test

Question 6

When can polygraphs be used

Answer 6

in practices that treat with and dispense controlled substances

Question 7

Equal employment opportunity act prevents discrimination based on

Answer 7

race
color
gender
religion
national origin
those w/ disabilities who can perform the job
(also requires organizations to provide accommodations to disabled people)

Question 8

What act states that employers cannot discriminate against potential and current employees over the age of 40 yrs

Answer 8

age discrimination act

Question 9

What does civil rights act prohibit discrimination against?

Answer 9

potential and current employees based on minority status- race, gender, LGBTQ, etc.
(cannot pay less than men for the same position)

Question 10

OSHA is developed to protect

Answer 10

employees in the workplace environment; employees have a duty to provide a safe work environment, employees must use protection equipment provided by employer

Question 11

Required posters that must be located visible to all employees and can be picked up free at the Department of Labor

Answer 11

OSHA
Equal employment opportunity act
FMLA
Polygraph protection act
IRCA
USERRA
FLSA

Question 12

What document applies to the following:
-Provides a guide for employees
-Provides a quick resource when personnel issues arise
-Every employee should receive a copy
-Every employee should sign a form indicating receipt

Answer 12

Employee manual

Question 13

Job descriptions must be _

Answer 13

detailed

Question 14

Average of _ team members per full-time equivalent

Answer 14

4.5

Question 15

Unmotivated and irritable team members are _ and _

Answer 15

contagious and unproductive

Question 16

Do not make _ on resumes

Answer 16

notes

Question 17

How to avoid claims of discrimination in hiring procedures

Answer 17

review every resume with the same technique

Question 18

Permissible questions when reviewing letters of references must be factual and _

Answer 18

documented (ex: dates of employment, attendance record, position, responsibilities, etc.

Question 19

Negligent hiring is:

Answer 19

hiring a candidate that the employer should have known would be a risk to others in the workplace

Question 20

Tips for asking the right questions in the review process

Answer 20

-open-ended questions stimulate conversation
-ask candidate about themself
-ask for working interview

Question 21

Questions that cannot be asked in interview

Answer 21

marital status, age, gender, national origin, religious affiliations, holds observed, military status, children

Question 22

Development of a _ _ provides:
-every procedure used in practice listed
-trains employees
-should be placed in a central location in practice (or uploaded to each computer)
-updated yearly

Answer 22

procedural manual

Question 23

Standards of Care (SOC) are:

Answer 23

guidlines and tx protocols developed by medical team

Question 24

Contract employee’s cannot be _ _

Answer 24

permanently hired

Question 25

Contract employees are responsible for paying _

Answer 25

taxes

Question 26

For contract employees, the practice must issue a - at the end of the year for tax purposes

Answer 26

MISC-1099

Question 27

How long should payroll records be kept

Answer 27

7 years

Question 28

How long should all other employee records be kept

Answer 28

2 years

Question 29

Payroll taxes paid by employer to IRS through a

Answer 29

Federal Tax Deposit (FTD)

Question 30

Tax deposits cannot be _ (serious penalty)

Answer 30

late

Question 31

Social ethics

Answer 31

accepted widely by society and codified into laws and regulations

Question 32

Personal ethics

Answer 32

right and wrong on an individual level

Question 33

Professional ethics

Answer 33

rules, codes, and conduct for the profession to follow

Question 34

Code of ethics associations

Answer 34

AVMA, NAVTA, VHMA

Question 35

The veterinary practice act protects and promotes

Answer 35

public health, safety, and welfare

Question 36

Changes to practice acts must be submitted to _ and _ and signed and approved by governor (making it difficult to make changes)

Answer 36

House & Senate

Question 37

What is Tort

Answer 37

a civil offense to an opposing party in which harm has occurred and permits people to sue for relief of an injury

Question 38

Negligence is

Answer 38

performance of an act that a reasonable person under the same circumstances would not perform

Question 39

Malpractice

Answer 39

any unprofessional, illegal, or immoral conduct (results in injury of a patient)

Question 40

What code says that vets have ethical responsibility to provide essential services for animals when necessary to save life or end suffering

Answer 40

AVMA code of ethics

Question 41

Practice cannot terminate care if it will result in

Answer 41

neglect of the patient

Question 42

in Georgia, practices are allowed to administer _ products, but not dispense or resell to clients

Answer 42

compounded

Question 43

Most common violations presented to the Board of Veterinary Medicine

Answer 43

-conduct
-record keeping
-premises violations
-pharmaceutical violations