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Employment Law
age discrimination act in employment
- discrimination against applicants and employees 40 years of age or older
- agency shop
- union arrangement where employees are not required to join the union
- employment at will
- employee or employer can terminate employment for any reason without being liable for breach of contract
- fair labor standards act
- federal law that sets the minimum wage overtime pay
- independent contractor
- person who works for an employer for a wage salary payment or fee person is not subject to the control and supervision of the employer
- social security act
- created to provide financial assistance to eligible workers and their dependents in the form of retirement
- title 5 of the civil rights act of 1964
- prohibits employment agencies employers and union from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of race color religion nation origin or sex
- express employment agreement
- formal contract that specifically states the terms and conditions of employment
- family and medical leave act
- provides eligible employees with unpaid job protected leave for certain family or medical condition
- implied employment agreement
- employment contract in which the terms and conditions may be inferred through the actions, comments, promises
- right to work law
- law that prohibits employees from requiring employees to join the union or pay union dues
- the civil rights act of 1991
- created to strengthen civil rights law the principle of disparate impact
americans with disability act
- fereral law that prohibits discrimination based on an individuals disability
closed shop
- union arrangment which employees must join the union
- disparate impact
- employer creates a seemingly fair employment practice that has a negative impact on members of a protected class
- employment law
- division of law that governs the relationship between employers and employees
- employee
- person who works for an employer for a wage
- employer
- person or company who pays an employee a wage
- unemployment compensation
- insurance program that provides temporary income for qualified individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own
NC Dept. of Labor
- promotes the general well-being safety and health of NC workers
- NC youth employment provisions of the wage and hour act for nonagricultural occupation
- state law the sets the labor standards and guidelines for youth 17 years old and younger
- occupational safety and health act
- federal law that establishes and promotes workplace safety standards for businesses
- open shop
- union arrangement in which employees are neither required to join the union nor pay union dues
- union
- type of organization comprised of employees
- union shop
- union arrangement which non-union applicants can be hired must join union
- workers compensation
- government regulated program that provides medical benefits and income to employees who are injured or acquire a disease as a result of their job