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Unit 4 Vocab
Employment Law
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Promissory Estoppel | used by some courts as proper grounds for unjust dismissal lawsuits |
| Union | an organization of employees that is formed to promote the welfare of its employees\ |
| Collective Bargaining | contract negotiated by the employer and the representatives of the labor union |
| Grievance procedure | establishes a series of steps that an employee must follow to appeal the decision of an employer who may have violated the collective bargaining agreement |
| Severance Pay | a set amount of money to compensate employees for being discharged and to help them through the time that they remain unemployed |
| Public Policy Tort | allows a fired employee to recover compensatory and punitive damages if he or she can prove that the firing violated public policy |
| Implied Contract | when an employer has said, written, or done something to lead the employee to reasonable believe that he or she is not an at-will employee |
| Employment at will | general rule governing employment in most states |
| Implied Covenant | exception to employment-at-will doctrine that holds that in any employment relationship, there is an implied promise that employer and employee will be fair and honest in their dealings with one another |
| Right to work laws | state laws that prohibit union shops |
| Child labor laws | laws that control the work that children are permitted to do and the hours they are permitted to work |
| OSHA | Occupational safety and health administration- the agency within the federal government that sets safety and health standards for many companies within the united states |
| Equal Pay Rule | states that employers engaged in interstate commerce must pay women the same rate of pay as men; covers hourly workers, executives, administrators, professional employees, and outside salespeople who receives salaries and/or commission |
| Social Security | a government program that supports families by supplying a limited income for a continuing amount of time |
| Unemployment Compensation | system of government payments to people who are out of work and looking for a job |
| Disability | any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities |
| Workers Compensation | insurance programs that provide income for workers who are injure or develop a disability or disease as a result of their jobs |
| Hostile Work Environment | a workplace that has become a distressing, humiliating, or hostile place because of a pattern of severe and persuasive sexually demeaning behavior |
| Pension plan | retirement plan established by an employer or a union that is designed to provide income to employees after they retire |
| Quid Pro Quo Harassment | occurs when one worker demands sexual favors from another worker in exchange for some employment-related privileges, raise or promotion |
| Discrimination | unequal treatment of individuals based on sex, sexual preference, age, race, nationality or religion |
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