Employment Definitions:

Employment Definitions:

1. Age Discrimination Act in Employment-

   • an employment that discriminates against applicants and employees that are 40 years age or older in hiring.

2. Agency Shop-

   • type of union arranged in employees that is not required to join the union but the are required to pay the dues for the union

3. Americans with Disability Act-

   • federal law that discriminates on an individual's disability

4. Closed Shop-

   • type of union arranged in that the applicants must join the union before being hired by anyone

5. Disparate Impact-

   • happens when an employer creates a seemingly fair employment practice which has a negative impact on memeber

6. Employee-

   • a person that works for an employer for a wage, salary, payment or fee

7. Employer-

   • a person that pays an employee a wage, salary, payment or fee

8. Employment Law-

   • a division of law that has the relationship between employees and employers

9. Employment-At-Will-

   • when an employee or employer can terminate employment for any reason without being liable

10. Express Employment Agreement-

    • a formal contract that states the terms and conditions of employment.

11. Fair Labor Standards Act-

    • federal law that sets the minimum wage, overtime pay, and age requirements of certain employees

12. Implied Employment Agreement-

    • an employment contract in which terms and conditions may be done through the actions, comments and promises of either the employee or employer.

13. Independent Contractor-

    • person who works for an employer for a wage, salary, payment or fee; the person is also not subjected to the control of the employee

14. Family and Medical Leave Act-

    • provides eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for a certain family matter or illness

15. NC Department of Labor-

    • promotes the general well being safety and health of NC works.

16. NC Youth Employment Provisions of the Wage and Hour Act of Nonagricultural Occupations-

    • state law that sets the labor standards and guidelines for youth 17 and younger.

17. Occupational Safety and Health Act-

    • federal law that establishes and promotes workplace safety standards for companies

18. Open Shop-

    • type of union arranged when employees are neither required to join the union nor pay the dues of the union

19. Right-to-Work Law-

    • state law that prohibits employees from requiring employees to join a union or pay union dues.

20. Social Security Act-

    • created to provide financial assistance to allow workers and their dependents in the form of retirement, disability and death benefits.

21. Civil Rights Act of 1991-

    • created to strengthen civil rights laws; especially the principle of disparate impact.

22. Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964-

    • lets employers, and union from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color and religion.

23. Unemployment Compensation-

    • an insurance program that provides temporary income of qualified individuals.

24. Union-

    • type of organization comprised of employees; formed to ensure favorable work conditions and wages.

25. Union Shop-

    • type of union arranged in which non-union applicants can be hired but must join the union within a certain amount of time.

26. Workers' Compensation-

    • gov't regulated program that provides medical benefits and income to employees who are injured of acquire a disease/