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Lesson 3.01
Understand Employment Law
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Age Discrimination Act in Employment | Prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees 40 years of age or older hiring promotion termination and other employment practices |
| Agency Shop | a type of union arrangement in which employees are not required to join the union however they are required to pay union dues |
| Americans with Disability Act | A federal law that prohibits discrimination based on an individuals disability id the disabled person is able to perform the essential functionsuntion of the job |
| Closed Shop | A type of union arrangement in which applicants must join the union before being hired by a company |
| Disparate Impact | Occurs when an employer creates a seemingly fair employment practice that has a negative impact on members of a protected class |
| Employee | A person who works for an employers for a wage salary payment or fee the person is under control and supervision of the employer |
| Employer | A person or company who pays an employee a wage salary payment or fee in exchange for supervising and controlling the employees activities |
| Employment Law | The division of law that governs the relationship between employers and employees |
| Employment at will | means that an employee or employer can terminate employment for any reason without being liable for breach of contract |
| Express employment agreement | a formal contract that specifically states the terms and conditions of employment it can be oral or written |
| Fair labor standards act | a federal law that sets the minimum wage overtime pay and age requirements for certain types of employees |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | Provides eligible employees with unpaid job protected leave for certain family or medical conditions |
| Implied employment agreement | an employment contract in which the terms and conditions may be inferred through the actions comments promises and employment practices of either the employer or employee |
| Independent Contractor | a person who works for an employer for wage salary payment or fee the person is not subject to the control and supervision of the employer |
| North Carolina Department of Labor | promotes the general well being safety and health of NC workers |
| North Carolina Youth employment provision of wage and hour act for non agricultural occupations | a state ;aw that sets the labor standard and guidelines for youth 17 years or younger |
| Ocupational Safety and Heath Act | A federal law that establishes and promotes workplace safety standards for businesses |
| open shop | a type of union arrangements in which employees are neither required to join the union nor pay union dues |
| right to work law | a state law that prohibits employers from requiring employees to join a union or pay union dies as a conditions of employemnt |
| Social Security Act | was created to provide a financial assistance to eligible workers and their dependents in the form of retirements disability and death benefits |
| The civil rights act of 1991 | was created to strengthen civil rights laws, especially the principle of disparate impact |
| title vll of the civil rights act of 1964 | prohibits employment agencies, employer, and unions from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex |
| unemployment compensation | n insurance program that provides temporary income for qualified individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own |
| union | type of organization comprised of employees; it is formed to ensure favorable work conditions, wages, work hours, benefits, and grievance procedures |
| union shop | a type of union arrangement in which non-union applicants can be hired, but must join the union within a certain amount of time |
| workers' compensation | a government-regulated program that provides medical benefits and income to employees who are injured or acquire a disease as a result of their job |