HFT 2220 Exam 3 Review (Chapter 3) Questions And Answers

Employee Rights - ANS -Rights to be free from discrimination and harassment of all types -Right to a safe workplace -Right to be free from retaliation for filing a complaint about an employer -Right to fair wages for work performed Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) - ANS Standards for basic minimum wage, overtime pay, employee age, tips, etc. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) - ANS -Regulation of workforce safety - Hazcomm: Employees have the right to know about all hazardous materials in the workplace Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) - ANS -Leave for personal or immediate family serious illness or childbirth/care, adoption, and foster care - 12 weeks of unpaid leave during 12 month period for full time permanent employees Wagner Act of 1935 - ANS prohibits employees from: -interferring with or coercing employees to discourage them from forming or joining unions -attempting to dominate or influence the operation of unions -discriminating based on union membership or activities -retaliating against employees who file charges against this act -refusing to bargain in good faith (negotiation) Taft Hartley Act of 1947 - ANS protects the company from the union. spreads out the power. both sides have legal power Uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act of 1994 - ANS protects service members reemployment rights when returning from a period of service in the uniformed services employee polygraph protection act of 1998 - ANS prevents employers from using lie detector tests, before or during employment, with certain exemptions