HRCI aPHR Certification (368 Terms in this set)
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Professional Certification based on work experience, education, and require re-certification
Certificate Program Does not require work experience, education, or re-certification
prohibits mergers and acquisitions that would less competition, a single person
The Clayton Act (1914) cannot be a director of two or more competing corporations, and restricts use of
injunctions against labor, and legalized peaceful strikes, picketing, and boycotts.
The Consumer Credit Protection Act Limits the amount of wages that can be garnished or withheld in any one week
(1968) and prohibits employee dismissal because of garnishments.
Precludes a federal contractor or subcontractor from inducing an employee to
The Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (1934)
give up any part of their wages to the employers for the benefit of having a job.
Protection of "original works" for authors so others may not print, duplicate,
The Copyright Act (1976)
distribute, or sell their work.
Further extended copyright protection to the duration of the author's life plus 70
The Copyright Terms Extension (1998) years for general copyrights and to 95 years for works made for hire and works
copyrighted before 1978.
Requires contractors and subcontractors working on federal government
construction projects ($2000+) to pay their employees "prevailing wages". Only
The Davis-Bacon Act (1931)
applies to laborers and mechanics. Allows trainees and apprentices to be paid
less.
Regulates the financial markets and protects consumers. Includes a non-binding
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
vote for stakeholders on executive compensation, golden parachutes, and return
Consumer Protection Act (2010)
of executive compensation based on inaccurate financial statements.
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Adjust pension vesting schedules, increasing retirement plan limits, permitting
Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) (2001) pretax catch-up contributions by participants older than 50.
Provides rules for access, use, disclosure, interpretation, and privacy protections
of electronic communications, and they provide the possibility of both civil and
The Electronic Communications Privacy
criminal penalties for violations. Ex: monitoring employee emails, messages,
Act (ECPA) (1986)
recording calls, and cameras in the workplace. The employer needs to give
proper notice.
Employee Polygraph Protection Act Federal law that prohibits the use or suggestion of lie detector tests in most
(1988) employment situations
,The Employee Retirement Income sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health
Security Act (ERISA) (1974) plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.
An amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, this act requires equal pay for
The Equal Pay Act (1963)
men and women doing equal work.
Includes measures that amend the Railway Labor Act to change union certification
election processes in the railroad and airline industries and impose greater
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act
oversight of the regulatory activities of the National Mediation Board. Requires a
(2012)
Government Accountability Office (GAO) review and audit of NMB operations
every 2 years.
Amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide financial privacy of
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions
employees and job applicants. Requirements in third part investigations of
Act (FACT) (2003)
employee misconduct charges.
This law protects consumers against inaccurate credit reporting and requires
lenders and creditors to correct errors. It permits consumer credit reporting
agencies to issue credit reports to users only for specified purposes and only
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) under certain circumstances, requires creditors to inform the consumer if credit
(1970) has been denied because of information on the consumer's credit report (and
also gives consumers the right to the source of such information), and provides
the consumer with mechanisms by which to request a copy of his or her credit
report and to challenge information contained therein.
This federal law covers employers engaged in interstate commerce, regulates
child labor, maximum hours, and minimum wages. The law, among other things,
specifically prohibits children under the age of 14 from most types of work,
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) making exceptions for, e.g., lawn care, newspaper delivery, and entertainment,
(1938) and restricts the employment of children between the ages of 15-18 in various
ways. It also requires employers to pay employees who agree to work more than
40 hours per week no less than one and a half (1½) times their regular pay for all
hours over 40.
• Personal information
• Hour & day work week begins
• Total hours worked per work day & per work week
• Regular hourly pay rate for any week involving overtime
FLSA: Record Keeping
• Total overtime pay for work week
• Deductions from or addition to wages
• Total wages paid each pay period
• Date of payment and pay period covered
Limits hours of work for minors under 16 and lists hazardous occupations too
Child Labor Provisions
dangerous for them
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Prohibits American companies from making corrupt payments to foreign officials
(1997) for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business.
Ensures that individuals who leave/lose their jobs can obtain health coverage
The Health Insurance Portability and
even if they or someone in their family has a serious illness, injury, or pregnant. It
Accountability Act (HIPAA) (1996)
allows people to change jobs without loss of coverage.
Fundamental body of US immigration law. Provisions apply to all employers.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
Addresses employment eligibility and employment verification; defines the
(1952)
conditions for the temporary and permanent employment of aliens in the US
Immigration Reform and Control Act of Federal law requiring employers to verify and maintain records on applicants'
1986 legal rights to work in the United States
Provides guidelines regarding the determination of reasonable compensation for
executives of nonprofit organizations; allows the IRS to impose penalties when it
The IRS Intermediate Sanctions (2002)
determines that top officials have received excessive compensation from their
organizations
, Act that provides balance of power between union and management by
The Labor Management Relations Act
designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices; also known as Taft-
(LMRA)
Hartley Act.
A federal law enacted in 1959 that established a system of reporting and checks
The Labor Management Reporting and intended to uncover and prevent fraud and corruption among union officials by
Disclosure Act regulating internal operating procedures and union matters. Also known as
Landrum-Griffin Act.
Established mandatory mine safety and health standards and created MSHA,
The Mine Safety and Health Act (1977)
brought all coal, metal, and non metal operations together.
A New Deal legislation that focused on the employment of the unemployed and
the regulation of unfair business ethics. The NIRA pumped cash into the economy
National Industrial Recovery Act
to stimulate the job market and created codes that businesses were to follow to
maintain the ideal of fair competition and created the NRA.
A 1935 law, also known as the Wagner Act, that guarantees workers the right of
collective bargaining sets down rules to protect unions and organizers, and
National Labor Relations Act
created the National Labor Relations Board to regulate labor-managment
relations.
A law enacted in 2000 requiring employers to identify, evaluate, and introduce
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
safer medical devices to avoid needlesticks
Act that guarantees workers' right to organize and restricts issuance of court
Norris-LaGuardia Act injunctions against nonviolent union activity such as strikes, picketing, and
boycotts.
Created to protect worker and health. Its main aim was to ensure that employers
The Occupational Safety and Health Act provide their workers with an environment free from dangers to their safety and
(OSHA) health, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical
dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions.
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Reduces compensation limits in qualified retirement programs and triggers
(OBRA) increased activity in non-qualified retirement programs.
Changes the laws that affect defined benefit and contribution plans, individual
The Pension Protection Act (PPA) (2006)
retirement accounts, and other issues related to retirement planning.
Requires states to establish/maintain a new hire reporting system designed to
The Personal Responsibility and Work
enhance enforcement of child support payments. Requires Welfare recipients to
Opportunity Reconciliation Act (1996)
begin working after 2 years of receiving benefits.
Law defines "hours worked" and establishes rules about payment of wages to
employees who travel before/after and their scheduled work shift. The act
The Portal-to-Portal Act (1947)
provides that minimum wage and overtime are not required for traveling to and
from the actual place of performance of the principal activity.
provide a peaceful way for railroads and their employees to resolve their disputes;
The Railway Labor Act (1926)
also applies to common carrier rail service and commercial airline employees
created support for the states to create vocational rehabilitation programs and
The Rehabilitation Act (1926)
provides protection against disabled employees.
Provides certain legal protections for spousal beneficiaries of qualified retirement
The Retirement Equity Act (REA) (1984)
programs
Adds two important sections to the Tax Code relevant to employee benefits:
The Revenue Act (1978)
Sections 125, Cafeteria Benefit Plans and 401(k)
A federal statute that establishes rules to improve corporate governance, prevent
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) (2002)
fraud, and add transparency to corporate operations.
Law provides for governance in the "secondary market" which is all trading after
The Securities and Exchange Act (1965)
initial public offering
The Service Contract Act (1965) Required government contractors to pay prevailing wages and benefits
Latest Update
Professional Certification based on work experience, education, and require re-certification
Certificate Program Does not require work experience, education, or re-certification
prohibits mergers and acquisitions that would less competition, a single person
The Clayton Act (1914) cannot be a director of two or more competing corporations, and restricts use of
injunctions against labor, and legalized peaceful strikes, picketing, and boycotts.
The Consumer Credit Protection Act Limits the amount of wages that can be garnished or withheld in any one week
(1968) and prohibits employee dismissal because of garnishments.
Precludes a federal contractor or subcontractor from inducing an employee to
The Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (1934)
give up any part of their wages to the employers for the benefit of having a job.
Protection of "original works" for authors so others may not print, duplicate,
The Copyright Act (1976)
distribute, or sell their work.
Further extended copyright protection to the duration of the author's life plus 70
The Copyright Terms Extension (1998) years for general copyrights and to 95 years for works made for hire and works
copyrighted before 1978.
Requires contractors and subcontractors working on federal government
construction projects ($2000+) to pay their employees "prevailing wages". Only
The Davis-Bacon Act (1931)
applies to laborers and mechanics. Allows trainees and apprentices to be paid
less.
Regulates the financial markets and protects consumers. Includes a non-binding
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
vote for stakeholders on executive compensation, golden parachutes, and return
Consumer Protection Act (2010)
of executive compensation based on inaccurate financial statements.
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Adjust pension vesting schedules, increasing retirement plan limits, permitting
Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) (2001) pretax catch-up contributions by participants older than 50.
Provides rules for access, use, disclosure, interpretation, and privacy protections
of electronic communications, and they provide the possibility of both civil and
The Electronic Communications Privacy
criminal penalties for violations. Ex: monitoring employee emails, messages,
Act (ECPA) (1986)
recording calls, and cameras in the workplace. The employer needs to give
proper notice.
Employee Polygraph Protection Act Federal law that prohibits the use or suggestion of lie detector tests in most
(1988) employment situations
,The Employee Retirement Income sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health
Security Act (ERISA) (1974) plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.
An amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, this act requires equal pay for
The Equal Pay Act (1963)
men and women doing equal work.
Includes measures that amend the Railway Labor Act to change union certification
election processes in the railroad and airline industries and impose greater
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act
oversight of the regulatory activities of the National Mediation Board. Requires a
(2012)
Government Accountability Office (GAO) review and audit of NMB operations
every 2 years.
Amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide financial privacy of
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions
employees and job applicants. Requirements in third part investigations of
Act (FACT) (2003)
employee misconduct charges.
This law protects consumers against inaccurate credit reporting and requires
lenders and creditors to correct errors. It permits consumer credit reporting
agencies to issue credit reports to users only for specified purposes and only
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) under certain circumstances, requires creditors to inform the consumer if credit
(1970) has been denied because of information on the consumer's credit report (and
also gives consumers the right to the source of such information), and provides
the consumer with mechanisms by which to request a copy of his or her credit
report and to challenge information contained therein.
This federal law covers employers engaged in interstate commerce, regulates
child labor, maximum hours, and minimum wages. The law, among other things,
specifically prohibits children under the age of 14 from most types of work,
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) making exceptions for, e.g., lawn care, newspaper delivery, and entertainment,
(1938) and restricts the employment of children between the ages of 15-18 in various
ways. It also requires employers to pay employees who agree to work more than
40 hours per week no less than one and a half (1½) times their regular pay for all
hours over 40.
• Personal information
• Hour & day work week begins
• Total hours worked per work day & per work week
• Regular hourly pay rate for any week involving overtime
FLSA: Record Keeping
• Total overtime pay for work week
• Deductions from or addition to wages
• Total wages paid each pay period
• Date of payment and pay period covered
Limits hours of work for minors under 16 and lists hazardous occupations too
Child Labor Provisions
dangerous for them
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Prohibits American companies from making corrupt payments to foreign officials
(1997) for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business.
Ensures that individuals who leave/lose their jobs can obtain health coverage
The Health Insurance Portability and
even if they or someone in their family has a serious illness, injury, or pregnant. It
Accountability Act (HIPAA) (1996)
allows people to change jobs without loss of coverage.
Fundamental body of US immigration law. Provisions apply to all employers.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
Addresses employment eligibility and employment verification; defines the
(1952)
conditions for the temporary and permanent employment of aliens in the US
Immigration Reform and Control Act of Federal law requiring employers to verify and maintain records on applicants'
1986 legal rights to work in the United States
Provides guidelines regarding the determination of reasonable compensation for
executives of nonprofit organizations; allows the IRS to impose penalties when it
The IRS Intermediate Sanctions (2002)
determines that top officials have received excessive compensation from their
organizations
, Act that provides balance of power between union and management by
The Labor Management Relations Act
designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices; also known as Taft-
(LMRA)
Hartley Act.
A federal law enacted in 1959 that established a system of reporting and checks
The Labor Management Reporting and intended to uncover and prevent fraud and corruption among union officials by
Disclosure Act regulating internal operating procedures and union matters. Also known as
Landrum-Griffin Act.
Established mandatory mine safety and health standards and created MSHA,
The Mine Safety and Health Act (1977)
brought all coal, metal, and non metal operations together.
A New Deal legislation that focused on the employment of the unemployed and
the regulation of unfair business ethics. The NIRA pumped cash into the economy
National Industrial Recovery Act
to stimulate the job market and created codes that businesses were to follow to
maintain the ideal of fair competition and created the NRA.
A 1935 law, also known as the Wagner Act, that guarantees workers the right of
collective bargaining sets down rules to protect unions and organizers, and
National Labor Relations Act
created the National Labor Relations Board to regulate labor-managment
relations.
A law enacted in 2000 requiring employers to identify, evaluate, and introduce
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
safer medical devices to avoid needlesticks
Act that guarantees workers' right to organize and restricts issuance of court
Norris-LaGuardia Act injunctions against nonviolent union activity such as strikes, picketing, and
boycotts.
Created to protect worker and health. Its main aim was to ensure that employers
The Occupational Safety and Health Act provide their workers with an environment free from dangers to their safety and
(OSHA) health, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical
dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions.
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Reduces compensation limits in qualified retirement programs and triggers
(OBRA) increased activity in non-qualified retirement programs.
Changes the laws that affect defined benefit and contribution plans, individual
The Pension Protection Act (PPA) (2006)
retirement accounts, and other issues related to retirement planning.
Requires states to establish/maintain a new hire reporting system designed to
The Personal Responsibility and Work
enhance enforcement of child support payments. Requires Welfare recipients to
Opportunity Reconciliation Act (1996)
begin working after 2 years of receiving benefits.
Law defines "hours worked" and establishes rules about payment of wages to
employees who travel before/after and their scheduled work shift. The act
The Portal-to-Portal Act (1947)
provides that minimum wage and overtime are not required for traveling to and
from the actual place of performance of the principal activity.
provide a peaceful way for railroads and their employees to resolve their disputes;
The Railway Labor Act (1926)
also applies to common carrier rail service and commercial airline employees
created support for the states to create vocational rehabilitation programs and
The Rehabilitation Act (1926)
provides protection against disabled employees.
Provides certain legal protections for spousal beneficiaries of qualified retirement
The Retirement Equity Act (REA) (1984)
programs
Adds two important sections to the Tax Code relevant to employee benefits:
The Revenue Act (1978)
Sections 125, Cafeteria Benefit Plans and 401(k)
A federal statute that establishes rules to improve corporate governance, prevent
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) (2002)
fraud, and add transparency to corporate operations.
Law provides for governance in the "secondary market" which is all trading after
The Securities and Exchange Act (1965)
initial public offering
The Service Contract Act (1965) Required government contractors to pay prevailing wages and benefits
