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Business Law 3.01
Understanding Employment Laws
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Age Discrimination Act (Employment) | A act that prohibits discrimination against applicants & employees 40 yrs. of age or older throughout the employment process |
| Agency Shop | Employees are not required to join the union, but they still must pay union dues |
| Americans with Disability Act | Federal act that prohibits discrimination based on a person's disability if the person with the disability is able to perform the essential functions of the job requirements |
| Closed Shop | Employees must join the union before being hired |
| Disparate Impact | |
| Employee | |
| Employer | A person or company who pays a person for a wage, salary, payment or fee in exchange for supervising & controlling the employee's activities |
| Employment Law | Division of law that governs the relationship between employers & employees |
| Employment-at-will | When an employer or employee can terminate employment "at will" for any reason or no reason without being liable for breach of contract |
| Express Employment Agreement | A formal contract, oral or written, that specifically states the terms & conditions of employment |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | A federal law that sets the minimum wage, overtime pay, and age requirements for certain types of employees |
| Family & Medical Leave Act | An act provides eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family or medical conditions |
| Implied Employment Agreement | An employment contract which the terms & conditions are inferred through the actions, comments, promises, and employment practices of either the employer or employee |
| Independent Contractor | A person who work for an employer for a wage, salary, payment or fee, guided by an express or implied agreement |
| NC Department of Labor | Promotes the general well-being, safety, & health of NC workers |
| NC Youth Employment Provisions of the Wage & Hour Act for Nonagricultural Occupations | A law that created labor standards & labor guidelines for youth 17 yrs. old & younger |
| Occupational Safety & Health Act | A federal act that establishes & promotes workplace safety standards for businesses |
| Open Shop | Employees are not required to join the union or pay union dues |
| Right-to-Work Law | Astate law that prohibits employees from requiring employees to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment |
| Social Security Act | Enacted in 1935 to provide financial assistance to eligible workers & their dependents in the form of retirement, disability, & death benefits |
| The Civil Rights Act (1991) | This act help to strengthen civil rights laws, in particular disparate impact |
| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964) | An act that prohibits employment agencies, employers, and unions from discrimination against applicants & employees on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex |
| Unemployment Compensation | A insurance program that provides temporary income for qualified individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own |
| Union | Organization of employees formed to ensure favorable work conditions, wages, work hours, benefits & grievance procedures |
| Union Shop | Non-union employees can by hired, but must join union within a certain amount of time |
| Workers' Compensation | Government- regulated program that provides medical benefits & income to employees who are injured, disabled, or disease as a result of their job |