Human Resource Management Vocabulary iCEV

requires one and a half times the regular rate of pay after 40 hours for qualified employees; establishes the minimum wage rate; provides child labor protection; restricts working hours for youth less than 16 years of age; lists hazardous occupations too dangerous for young workers; prohibits pay discrimination on the basis of sex

• Equal Pay Act

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Voting Rights Act

prohibits sex-based wage discrimination between men and women who are performing under similar working conditions

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Equal Pay Act

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act

• Voting Rights Act

prohibits employment discrimination toward persons 40 years of age or older

• Equal Pay Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Voting Rights Act

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Affirmative Action is a tool used to prevent discrimination in the workplace, higher education and government contracting by promoting diversity

• True

• False

gives U.S. Department of Justice the power to take affirmative steps in eliminating discrimination

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Equal Pay Act

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act

• Voting Rights Act

Labor Unions are organizations formed to represent workers and prevent unfair labor practices

• True

• False

Collective Bargaining is when union representatives and management come together to discuss issues arising between employees and employers

• True

• False

Social Security is a federal program designed to help workers and retired workers achieve a degree of economic security

• True

• False

Worker’s Compensation provides medical benefits and pay for lost wages to workers suffering a work related injury or illness; to provide death benefits to the dependents of workers who die from a job-related injury or disease

• True

• False

Adverse Impact are employment practices which seem neutral but have discriminatory effects

• True

• False