Week1: Chapter3

Question 1

Norris-LaGuardia Act 1932

Answer 1

encouraged UNION formation

Question 2

NLRA - 1935- National Labor Relations Act, aka?

Answer 2

Wagner Act, must negotiate with UNIONS

Question 3

Social Security Act 1935

Answer 3

est social insurance

Question 4

Fair Labor Standards Act 1938

Answer 4

minimum wage established

Question 5

Labor Management Relations act 1947

Answer 5

aka Taft-Hartly, Amended Wagner, 80-day cooling off

Question 6

Taft-Hartly

Answer 6

Amended Wagner, aka Labor Mgmt Relations act, 80 day cooling off

Question 7

Labor-Mgmt Reporting and Disclosure Act 1959

Answer 7

Reporting and disclosure requirements

Question 8

Equal Pay Act 1963

Answer 8

equal pay

Question 9

Civil Rights Act- title? created what commission?

Answer 9

1964, Title VII, created Eq Emp Opp Commission EEOC

Question 10

Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967

Answer 10

can’t dis. over age 40

Question 11

OSHA 1970

Answer 11

workplace safety, NIOSH

Question 12

Health Maintenance Org Act 1973

Answer 12

eliminated barriers to HMO formation

Question 13

Rehabilitation Act

Answer 13

prohibited discrim. in hiring handicapped

Question 14

Empl. Retirement Inc Security 1974

Answer 14

Empl. retirement plan requirements established.

Question 15

Taft-Hartley Amendments 1975

Answer 15

extended to non-profits

Question 16

Imigration Reform and Control Act

Answer 16

prohibits employers from hiring persons in US illegally

Question 17

Pension Protection Act 1987

Answer 17

req adequate funding pension plans

Question 18

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

Answer 18

emp. must provide advance notice of layoffs

Question 19

Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

Answer 19

prohibits discrim. of people w/disabilities, req emp. to make reasonable accomodations

Question 20

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act 1990

Answer 20

allowed employers to reduce retirement benefits when additional costs were incurred to modify working env. for affected employees

Question 21

Civil Rights act

Answer 21

allowed employees to receive punitive compensation for persons that had been discriminated

Question 22

FMLA 1993

Answer 22

unpaid leave, job protection

Question 23

Retirement Protection Act

Answer 23

inc premiums for gov-provided pension insurance

Question 24

Small Business Job Protection Act

Answer 24

simplified pension administration requirements

Question 25

HIPAA

Answer 25

simplified renewal and extension of health ins. coverage for people changing employers, also security

Question 26

National Labor Relations (Wagner)
Labor Mgmt Relations (Taft-Hartley)

Answer 26

NLRA/Wagner- negotiation w/unions
LMRA/TaftHartley- 80day cooling off

Question 27

Pension-related acts? (3)

Answer 27

1. Pension Protection Act- req adequate funding of pensions
2. Retirement Protection Act- increased premiums for gov-provided pension insurance
3. Small Business Protection Act- simplified pension administration requirements

Question 28

Which acts dealt with unions?

Answer 28

Wagner & Taft-Hartley & Norris-LaGuardia

Question 29

Landrum-Griffin Act

Answer 29

reporting and disclosure (Labor Mgmnt Reporting and Disclosure)

Question 30

COBRA stands for?

Answer 30

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

Question 31

What was ERISA

Answer 31

Employment Retirement Income Security Act 1974. Est regulations about pension/retirement fund management, fiduciary responsibility, protections for healthcare too