aPHR Final Exam Study Guide

OSHA - Correct Answer-Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 sets standards and conducts inspections to ensure that employers are providing safe and healthful workplaces ERISA - Correct Answer-Employee Retirement Income Security Act is administered by EBSA (Employee Benefits Security Administration). Sets standards to ensure that employee benefit plans are established and maintained in a fair and financially sound manner. Employers have an obligation to provide promised benefits and satisfy ERISA's requirements for managing and administering private retirement and welfare plans. COBRA - Correct Answer-Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 includes provisions giving certain former employees, retirees, spouses, former spouses, and dependent children the right to temporary continuation of health coverage at group rates (only available when coverage is lost due to certain qualifying events such as termination, reduction in hours worked, transitions between jobs, etc.) Need 20 or more employees HIPAA - Correct Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 amended ERISA to provide for improved portability and continuity of health coverage connected with employment, among other things FMLA - Correct Answer-Family and Medical Leave Act: provides a means for employees to balance their work and family responsibilities by taking unpaid leave for certain reasons. Employer must have at least 50 employees and employees have to have worked at least 1 year (1250 hours) before qualifying. Can be used for: Birth and care of a child within 1 year of birth, adoption, care of immediate family, and serious health conditions. Employees can take up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job protected leave. Allows employees to keep benefits such as medical. CCPA - Correct Answer-Title III Consumer Credit Protection Act protects employees from discharge by their employees because their wages have been garnished for any one debt, and it limits the amount of an employee's earning that may be garnished in any one week FLSA - Correct Answer-Fair Labor Standarts Act that establishes standards for minimum wages, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Correct Answer-A federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Also known as Section 504 Title VII of 1964 - Correct Answer-Prohibits discrimination against race, color, national origin, sex, and religion. Applies to employers with 15 or more employees Title 17 - Correct Answer-Outlines US copyright laws EEOC - Correct Answer-Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a federal agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) - Correct Answer-Made it illegal to discriminate against a woman because of pregnancy, childbirth, or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Correct Answer-EPA makes it illegal to pay different wages to men & women for equal work ADEA - Correct Answer-Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 protects people 40 or older from discrimination because of age GINA - Correct Answer-Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 makes it illegal to discriminate against employees because of genetic information including genetic tests, family genetic tests, info about disease, disorder, or condition of an individual's family members with 15 or more employees EPLI - Correct Answer-Employment Practices Liability Insurance: a type of liability insurance covering an organization against claims by employees, former employees, and employment candidates alleging that their legal rights in the employment relationship have been violated NLRA - Correct Answer-National Labor Relations Act of 1935 protects the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses and the US. economy. Also known as the Wagner Act ADAAA - Correct Answer-ADA Amendments Act of 2008 acknowledges that the determination of a disability requires an individualized assessment that employers cannot make based solely on the nature of the condition FLSA Exemptions - Correct Answer-3 requirements must be met: Minimum salary ($23,600), paid on a salary basis (w/o improper deductions), and primary duties NDAA - Correct Answer-National Defense Authorization Act provided expansion of FMLA for family members in military USERRA - Correct Answer-Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 protects employment, reemployment, and retention rights of persons who voluntarily or involuntarily serve or have served in the military up to 26 workweeks of unpaid FMLA FCRA - Correct Answer-Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 regulates the collection and use of consumer credit information OSHA Forms - Correct Answer-Form 300: Log of Work-Related Injuries & illnesses Form 300A: Summary of Work-Related Injuries and illnesses Form 301: Injury and illness Incident Report