D352-C33 Employment Law: Vocabulary-
WGU Questions & Correct Answers.
Graded A+.
3 - ANSUnions are required to hold officer elections every ______ years, and
candidates must have access to voter rolls
Affirmative action - ANSMaking an extra effort to hire and promote those in protected
groups, particularly when those groups are underrepresented
Affirmative action plan - ANSPlan that analyzes a workforce to determine whether
protected classes are underutilized in different job groups, and describes how an
organization will address any underutilization that exists
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - ANSAct prohibiting arbitrary age
discrimination, specifically protecting individuals over the age of 40
Agency theory - ANSPerson (for example, a manager) is expected to act on behalf of a
principal (for example, the owner of the company)
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSEmployers with 15 or more employees are
prohibited from discriminating against people with disabilities. In general, the
employment provisions of the ADA require:
- equal opportunity in selecting, testing, and hiring qualified applicants with disabilities
- job accomodation for applicants and workers with disabilities when such
accomodations would not impose "undue hardship"
- equal opportunity in promotion and benefits
Animus - ANSMind set or intention
Arbitration - ANSA procedure for resolving collective bargaining impasses by which an
arbitrator (third party) chooses a solution to the dispute
Bargaining unit - ANSA group of employees performing jobs in an industry with
sufficient "community of interests" to constitute a unit to be represented in collective
bargaining
BFOQ (Bonafide Occupational Qualifications) - ANSJob requirements that an employee
be a particular religion, sex, or national origin that is reasonably necessary to business
operations. For instance, it is assumed that an opening for a Baptist minister at a local
Baptist church would be filled by a minister who is actually a person who celebrates the
Baptist religion and not, say, the Episcopal religion
, Business necessity - ANSA practice necessary for safe and efficient organizational
operations
Case law - ANSThe law is laid down in the the decisions for the courts (distinct from
statutes or other sources of law)
Civil law - ANSLaws that deal with the rights of people rather than with crimes
Color - ANSSkin pigmentation especially other than white characteristic of race
Common law - ANSPrinciples developed over centuries as a result of legal decisions
made by judges in individual cases
Comparable worth - ANSA public policy that advocates remedies for any undervaluation
of women's jobs (also called pay equity)
Complaint - ANSA formal allegation against a party
Conciliation - ANSProcess where a third party acts as an intermediary between the
parties in a labor dispute, helping them to reach a settlement
Conglomerate - ANSA highly diversified firm that has multiple businesses with no
relationships
Constructive discharge - ANSDismissal that occurs when an employer forces and
employee to resign by creating a work environment that is so unpleasant that a
reasonable person would resign
Contact information - ANSEmployers must provide the NLRB with
________________________________ of workers eligible to vote in the election once
it has been authorized.
Continual training - ANSA mandate that all employers provide training to workers on a
periodic basis, and whenever an employee is hired or assigned to a new job
Covenant of good faith - ANSA presumption that each party in a contract will deal with
each other in good faith and fairness
Defamation - ANSCommunication that damages an individual's reputation in the
community, preventing them from obtaining employment or other benefits
Discovery - ANSProcedures for gathering facts prior to the time of trial in order to
eliminate the element of surprise in litigation
Disparate impact - ANSEffect when an employment practice that may appear to be fair
unintentionally discriminates against members of a protected class
WGU Questions & Correct Answers.
Graded A+.
3 - ANSUnions are required to hold officer elections every ______ years, and
candidates must have access to voter rolls
Affirmative action - ANSMaking an extra effort to hire and promote those in protected
groups, particularly when those groups are underrepresented
Affirmative action plan - ANSPlan that analyzes a workforce to determine whether
protected classes are underutilized in different job groups, and describes how an
organization will address any underutilization that exists
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - ANSAct prohibiting arbitrary age
discrimination, specifically protecting individuals over the age of 40
Agency theory - ANSPerson (for example, a manager) is expected to act on behalf of a
principal (for example, the owner of the company)
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSEmployers with 15 or more employees are
prohibited from discriminating against people with disabilities. In general, the
employment provisions of the ADA require:
- equal opportunity in selecting, testing, and hiring qualified applicants with disabilities
- job accomodation for applicants and workers with disabilities when such
accomodations would not impose "undue hardship"
- equal opportunity in promotion and benefits
Animus - ANSMind set or intention
Arbitration - ANSA procedure for resolving collective bargaining impasses by which an
arbitrator (third party) chooses a solution to the dispute
Bargaining unit - ANSA group of employees performing jobs in an industry with
sufficient "community of interests" to constitute a unit to be represented in collective
bargaining
BFOQ (Bonafide Occupational Qualifications) - ANSJob requirements that an employee
be a particular religion, sex, or national origin that is reasonably necessary to business
operations. For instance, it is assumed that an opening for a Baptist minister at a local
Baptist church would be filled by a minister who is actually a person who celebrates the
Baptist religion and not, say, the Episcopal religion
, Business necessity - ANSA practice necessary for safe and efficient organizational
operations
Case law - ANSThe law is laid down in the the decisions for the courts (distinct from
statutes or other sources of law)
Civil law - ANSLaws that deal with the rights of people rather than with crimes
Color - ANSSkin pigmentation especially other than white characteristic of race
Common law - ANSPrinciples developed over centuries as a result of legal decisions
made by judges in individual cases
Comparable worth - ANSA public policy that advocates remedies for any undervaluation
of women's jobs (also called pay equity)
Complaint - ANSA formal allegation against a party
Conciliation - ANSProcess where a third party acts as an intermediary between the
parties in a labor dispute, helping them to reach a settlement
Conglomerate - ANSA highly diversified firm that has multiple businesses with no
relationships
Constructive discharge - ANSDismissal that occurs when an employer forces and
employee to resign by creating a work environment that is so unpleasant that a
reasonable person would resign
Contact information - ANSEmployers must provide the NLRB with
________________________________ of workers eligible to vote in the election once
it has been authorized.
Continual training - ANSA mandate that all employers provide training to workers on a
periodic basis, and whenever an employee is hired or assigned to a new job
Covenant of good faith - ANSA presumption that each party in a contract will deal with
each other in good faith and fairness
Defamation - ANSCommunication that damages an individual's reputation in the
community, preventing them from obtaining employment or other benefits
Discovery - ANSProcedures for gathering facts prior to the time of trial in order to
eliminate the element of surprise in litigation
Disparate impact - ANSEffect when an employment practice that may appear to be fair
unintentionally discriminates against members of a protected class
