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BUSINESS LAW 2 - TEST 3 QS & AS
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Workers' Compensation paid to workers and their
Compensation families when workers are injured in
connection with their jobs.
Occupational Safety A federal act enacted in 1970 that promotes
and Health Act safety in the workplace.
(OSHA)
An OSHA standard that addresses a safety
Specific duty standard problem of a specific duty nature (e.g.,
requirement for a safety guard on a particular
type of equipment).
A OSHA duty that an employer has to provide a work
General duty clause environment free from recognized hazards that are
causing or
are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees.
A federal act enacted in 1938 to protect
Fair Labor Standards Act workers. It prohibits child labor and spells
(FLSA)
out minimum wage and overtime pay
requirements.
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Family and Medical A federal act that guarantees workers up to 12
Leave Act (FMLA) weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period
to attend to family and medical
emergencies and other specified situations.
Consolidated Omnibus A federal law that permits employees and
Budget Reconciliation their beneficiaries to continue their group
Act (COBRA) health insurance after an employee's
employment has ended.
Employee Retirement A federal act designed to prevent fraud and
Income Security Act other abuses associated with private
(ERISA) pension funds.
A federal administrative agency that oversees
National Labor Relations union elections. prevents employers and
Board (NLRB) unions from engaging in illegal and
unfair labor practices, and enforces and
interprets certain federal labor laws.
Section 7 (of the NLRA) A law that gives employees the right to join
together to form a union.
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A rule that permits employees and union
officials to engage in union solicitation on
Inaccessibility exception
company property if the employees are
beyond reach of reasonable union efforts to
communicate with them.
A law that makes it an unfair labor practice for an
Section 8(a) (of the NLRA) employer to
interfere with, coerce, or restrain employees
from exercising their statutory right to form
and join unions.
Collective bargaining the act of negotiating contract terms between
an employer and the members of a union.
Collective The contract that results from a collective bargaining
bargaining procedure.
agreement
Union shop A workplace where an employee must join the
union within a certain number of days after
being hired.
Agency shop A workplace where an employee does not
have to join the union but must pay an
agency fee to the union.
Strike A cessation of work by union members in
order to obtain economic benefits or
correct an unfair labor practice.
Cooling-off period A mandatory 60 days' notice before a strike can
commence.
An act of an employer to prevent employees
Employer lockout from entering the work premises when the
employer reasonably anticipates a strike.
BUSINESS LAW 2 - TEST 3 QS & AS
NEWLY FORMATTED DOCUMENT
Workers' Compensation paid to workers and their
Compensation families when workers are injured in
connection with their jobs.
Occupational Safety A federal act enacted in 1970 that promotes
and Health Act safety in the workplace.
(OSHA)
An OSHA standard that addresses a safety
Specific duty standard problem of a specific duty nature (e.g.,
requirement for a safety guard on a particular
type of equipment).
A OSHA duty that an employer has to provide a work
General duty clause environment free from recognized hazards that are
causing or
are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees.
A federal act enacted in 1938 to protect
Fair Labor Standards Act workers. It prohibits child labor and spells
(FLSA)
out minimum wage and overtime pay
requirements.
,2|Page
Family and Medical A federal act that guarantees workers up to 12
Leave Act (FMLA) weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period
to attend to family and medical
emergencies and other specified situations.
Consolidated Omnibus A federal law that permits employees and
Budget Reconciliation their beneficiaries to continue their group
Act (COBRA) health insurance after an employee's
employment has ended.
Employee Retirement A federal act designed to prevent fraud and
Income Security Act other abuses associated with private
(ERISA) pension funds.
A federal administrative agency that oversees
National Labor Relations union elections. prevents employers and
Board (NLRB) unions from engaging in illegal and
unfair labor practices, and enforces and
interprets certain federal labor laws.
Section 7 (of the NLRA) A law that gives employees the right to join
together to form a union.
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A rule that permits employees and union
officials to engage in union solicitation on
Inaccessibility exception
company property if the employees are
beyond reach of reasonable union efforts to
communicate with them.
A law that makes it an unfair labor practice for an
Section 8(a) (of the NLRA) employer to
interfere with, coerce, or restrain employees
from exercising their statutory right to form
and join unions.
Collective bargaining the act of negotiating contract terms between
an employer and the members of a union.
Collective The contract that results from a collective bargaining
bargaining procedure.
agreement
Union shop A workplace where an employee must join the
union within a certain number of days after
being hired.
Agency shop A workplace where an employee does not
have to join the union but must pay an
agency fee to the union.
Strike A cessation of work by union members in
order to obtain economic benefits or
correct an unfair labor practice.
Cooling-off period A mandatory 60 days' notice before a strike can
commence.
An act of an employer to prevent employees
Employer lockout from entering the work premises when the
employer reasonably anticipates a strike.
