IBT Unit 11 Human Resources

Helps to ensure that a workplace is safe and appropriate to work in, govern the hours that an employee can work and determine the wages an employer can receive

• business law

• employment law

• business license

• human resources

Put into place to ensure that minors do not do any work that is dangerous or bad for their health and to guarantee their focus remains on education

• child labor laws

• Civil Rights Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Department of Labor

Any activity which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment for an employee

• code of conduct

• business law

• sexual harassment

• workers compensation

Agency that is contacted if you have an issue with your employer

• child labor laws

• Civil Rights Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Department of Labor

Requires employers to give employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for the birth or adoption of a child

• Family Medical Leave Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Civil Rights Act

• child labor laws

Person who must be aware of worker protection requirements and ensure the workplace is meeting both federal and union standards

• child labor laws

• Human resource manager

• business license

• business law

ensures that employers cannot discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

• Equal Pay Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Civil Rights Act

provides employees with work and a workplace free from recognized, serious hazards

• Occupational Safety Health Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

sets the basic federal rules regarding minimum wage, overtime pay, and work hours

• Civil Rights Act

• workers compensation

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• child labor laws

prohibits any discrepancies in pay between men and women who are assigned to do the same job

• Civil Rights Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• workers compensation

• Equal Pay Act