HST: Safety & Regulations in Healthcare

What is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?

• Requires employers to treat maternity leave the same as other personal/medical leaves.
• Doesn't matter
• Workers cant treat pregnant women differently
• A pregnant woman gets to leave work whenever she feels like it.

What does the civil rights act state?

• The civil war can't happen again cause Trump says so. So there.
• As long as you act civil in the workplace, you cannot be fired without reason.
• It is illegal for a employer to discriminate against a person in any way, including race, religion, sex, etc. 
• Free right answer

What are some workplace ethics and unwritten rules? Check all that apply.

• Respecting others

• Being Courteous

• Putting away cell phone during meetings

• Taking credit for other ideas

EEOC stands for

• Equal Employer Opportunity Commission

• Employment Equal Opportunity Communicaion

• Employment Equal Options Commission

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Labor, OSHA and EEOC are what type of agencies?

• Labor Laws

• Regulatory

• Standard

• State

What office can we call if we feel there is discrimination in our work place?

• EEOC

• AEOC

• FLSA

• OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration is known as

• SOAH

• OSHHA

• SHA

• OSHA

Department of Labor oversees

• Wages

• Hours

• Employer obligations

• Employee Rights

• Occupational Safety

Hazards associated with specific chemicals are described in the

• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Hazard Communication Standard
• OSHA Pathogen Standard
• OPIM Guidelines

The government agency that is responsible for enforcing safety regulations in the workplace is

• CDC
• OSHA
• DOT
• FAA