Liz poll 3 Flashcards
Are these true regarding min wage requirements:
some states adopt to set a higher min wage than congress
posting fed min wage poster is prominent location is required
FSLA defines workweek as seven consecutive regularly recurring 24 hr periods totaling 168 hours
YES
Title VII of Civil Rights prohibits employment discrimination based on:
race or national orgin
color
sex
religion
tue
The EEOC was created to enforce the civil rights act of
True
The EEOC address what issues
sexual harassment
pregnancy discrimination
discrim against the disabled
age discrim
Civil rights
Is Age Discrimination in Emplyment Act a part of Title VII Civil Rights Act
NO, while the EEOC does have jurisdiction over the act, it was addressed at a later date and has it’s own requirement (20 employees)
Who does EEOC have jurisdiction over
Employers with 15 or more employees (this includes part time workers as long as they are on payroll at least 20 weeks during the year)
Quid pro quo (something for something) refers to
employment decisions are made based on an employee’s submission to or rejection of unwanted sexual conduct
Environmental sexual harassment refers to what
unwelcome sexual conduct interferes with ability of employee to perform their job.
According to the ADA, a disability refers to
physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life functions
Although not required by the ADA, which document is the strongest evidence of the essential duties of the job
job description
If employer chooses to require medical exam, when would that be completed
after job offer and applied to all potential hires
What are the requirements, employer/employee eligibility rights under FMLA
there must be 50 or more employees for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar weeks in a previous year
to be eligible, an employee must have been employed for at least 12 months although they need not be consecutive
eligible employee must have worked at least hours during the 12 month period immediately preceding the commencement of leave
Employees excluded from coverage are employees working at site that employs fewer than 50 employees if total number of employees within 745 miles of location is fewer than 50
What reasons can an employee request FMLA leave?
care for newborn child
placement of a child with an employee for adoption or foster care
care for a spouse, child, or parent of the employee when this family member has a serious health problem
serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the function of his or her job
what is the purpose of workers’ compensaton
to provide benefits to injured workers.. to ensure workers injured at work have access to medical care and receive compensation to cover a portion of their post wages while out of work among other benefits
FUTA Federal Unemployment Tax ACt was enacted why
to provide unemployed workers with some financial support during temporary involuntary unemployment
