Employee Rights and Conditions

An organization of employees formed to promote the welfare of its members

The Fair Labor Standards Act regulates the employment of minors.

The purpose of the Wagner Act was to

This act regulates work hours, overtime pay, minimum wage, and the employment of minors.

Sexual harassment may include joking around, comments, photographs, cartoons, gestures, posters

Polygraph tests can be conducted randomly on employees or applicants

The following questions are prohibited during a job interview EXCEPT

Occupational Safety and Health Adminisration (OSHA)

The Drug Free Workplace Act applies to companies that have

Employment-at-will means

Civil Rights Act of 1991 requires employers to prove business necessity in hiring and promoting

Workers Compensation is a system of govt. payments to the unemployed who are looking for a job.

Makes employers responsible for verifying the identity and employment eligibility of employees

A government program that provides income to workers and dependents when retired or disabled.

An insurance program that provides income to workers who are injured or disabled on the job.

What would be considered appropriate business attire for a job interview?

Businesses involved in security or the handling of controlled substances may use polygraph test

Employment contracts can

This act outlaws yellow dog contracts.

When an employer intentionally discriminates against an individual of a protected class, it is

This act prevents employers from abusing employee pension plans.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act forbids discrimination against any person

The Americans with Disabilities act forbids discrimination on the basis of disability 

This act entitles employees to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a new child or ill relative

Keeps employers from using lie detector tests for the screening of employment applicants.

OSHA sets

The purpose of the Landrum-Griffin Act was to

This act requires unions to give 60 day notice before calling a strike.

A system of government payments to people who are out of work and who are looking for a job.

The Federal Privacy Act protects the privacy of