Laws (APHR Exam) – Complete Study Guide
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Right Ans - Applies to local and state
government organizations, federal organizations, private employers, labor
agencies and unions. It prevents employers discriminating against people
with disabilities as their disability pertains to the application, interviewing,
hiring, and firing processes.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Right Ans - Prevents an
employer from discriminating against applicants / employees who are 40
years of age or older as pertains to hiring, job transfers or promotions, wages,
benefits, layoffs, training or further job education, firing or other conditions.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Right Ans - Any employer who has 15 or more
employees may not discriminate against an employment candidate or
employee based on skin color, gender, national origin, pregnancy, race
religious beliefs or practices or sexual orientation.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) Right Ans -
Grants employees the choice to keep their health insurance coverage when it
would typically be lost due to temporary layoffs, job loss, hour cutbacks
changes or transitions in a job, the death of a parent or spouse or other
disruptive life events. The events that are cover under this, allow individuals
to choose to keep their health benefits for a set period of time.
Consumer Credit Protection Act Right Ans - A federal law the protects
consumers against lenders. The law requires that lenders reveal the lenders
reveal the actual cost of borrowing funds. Furthermore, the terms must be
stated plainly in a way that the customers can understand.
Dodd-Frank Act Right Ans - Designed to make publicly traded companies
comply with compensation practices. These practices require that a public
company provide disclosure and include shareholder voting rights. This law
authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission to make rules and
requirements including but not limited to shareholder disclosure, approval of
golden parachutes, say on pay and say on pay frequency.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Right Ans - Was
enacted to ensure that the money individuals put into a retirement plan
, during their working lives is granted to be there at retirement. Minimum
standards must be met by employers or private retirement plan holders.
Employee Polygraph Protection Act Right Ans - Bans the majority of
employers from using lie detector tests as a part of their hiring process. While
there are some select employers who are exempt from this law, it applies to
the bulk of employers. The law prohibits most employers from requiring or
even requesting that employment candidates or employees undergo a lie
doctor test. Furthermore, this law mandates that employees can't be fired,
suffer disciplinary action or be discriminated against in regard to hiring.
Equal Pay Act Right Ans - Enacted to outlaw wage discrimination based on
an individuals sex as a means for building earning equality between men and
women who work in the same fields, hold the same qualifications, have
similar working conditions and put in the same or similar efforts.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Right Ans - Job protection for all
employees who work a minimum of 1,250 hours in a twelve month period if
they need to take leave for family or medical reasons. While on leave,
employees are granted continued group health insurance that they would
usually receive through their employers.
Fair Credit Reporting Act Right Ans - Enacted as a way to regulate and
protect consumer information. The Federal Trade Commission is responsible
for the collection, distribution and use of consumer information. The FCRA
mandates that the use of personal information gathered by credit reporting
organizations is treated in a fair, accurate and private manner. It also requires
that any person or organization that requests this information, must prove
that they are permitted to request and receive such information by law before
that information is shared.
Federal Employment Compensation Act Right Ans - Set the law for federal
workers to receive benefits and compensation in the event that they are
injured on the job. The provisions under the law state that the injured
employee will receive coverage for medical expenses, compensation for any
loss in wages and provides payment to federal employees dependents in the
event that they die because of a work related illness or injury.
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Right Ans - Applies to local and state
government organizations, federal organizations, private employers, labor
agencies and unions. It prevents employers discriminating against people
with disabilities as their disability pertains to the application, interviewing,
hiring, and firing processes.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Right Ans - Prevents an
employer from discriminating against applicants / employees who are 40
years of age or older as pertains to hiring, job transfers or promotions, wages,
benefits, layoffs, training or further job education, firing or other conditions.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Right Ans - Any employer who has 15 or more
employees may not discriminate against an employment candidate or
employee based on skin color, gender, national origin, pregnancy, race
religious beliefs or practices or sexual orientation.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) Right Ans -
Grants employees the choice to keep their health insurance coverage when it
would typically be lost due to temporary layoffs, job loss, hour cutbacks
changes or transitions in a job, the death of a parent or spouse or other
disruptive life events. The events that are cover under this, allow individuals
to choose to keep their health benefits for a set period of time.
Consumer Credit Protection Act Right Ans - A federal law the protects
consumers against lenders. The law requires that lenders reveal the lenders
reveal the actual cost of borrowing funds. Furthermore, the terms must be
stated plainly in a way that the customers can understand.
Dodd-Frank Act Right Ans - Designed to make publicly traded companies
comply with compensation practices. These practices require that a public
company provide disclosure and include shareholder voting rights. This law
authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission to make rules and
requirements including but not limited to shareholder disclosure, approval of
golden parachutes, say on pay and say on pay frequency.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Right Ans - Was
enacted to ensure that the money individuals put into a retirement plan
, during their working lives is granted to be there at retirement. Minimum
standards must be met by employers or private retirement plan holders.
Employee Polygraph Protection Act Right Ans - Bans the majority of
employers from using lie detector tests as a part of their hiring process. While
there are some select employers who are exempt from this law, it applies to
the bulk of employers. The law prohibits most employers from requiring or
even requesting that employment candidates or employees undergo a lie
doctor test. Furthermore, this law mandates that employees can't be fired,
suffer disciplinary action or be discriminated against in regard to hiring.
Equal Pay Act Right Ans - Enacted to outlaw wage discrimination based on
an individuals sex as a means for building earning equality between men and
women who work in the same fields, hold the same qualifications, have
similar working conditions and put in the same or similar efforts.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Right Ans - Job protection for all
employees who work a minimum of 1,250 hours in a twelve month period if
they need to take leave for family or medical reasons. While on leave,
employees are granted continued group health insurance that they would
usually receive through their employers.
Fair Credit Reporting Act Right Ans - Enacted as a way to regulate and
protect consumer information. The Federal Trade Commission is responsible
for the collection, distribution and use of consumer information. The FCRA
mandates that the use of personal information gathered by credit reporting
organizations is treated in a fair, accurate and private manner. It also requires
that any person or organization that requests this information, must prove
that they are permitted to request and receive such information by law before
that information is shared.
Federal Employment Compensation Act Right Ans - Set the law for federal
workers to receive benefits and compensation in the event that they are
injured on the job. The provisions under the law state that the injured
employee will receive coverage for medical expenses, compensation for any
loss in wages and provides payment to federal employees dependents in the
event that they die because of a work related illness or injury.
