Chapter 6 vocab Flashcards
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what is chapter 6 about
employer responsibilities and employee rights
due process
the right to the protected against the arbitrary use of authority; in legal contexts, due process refers to procedures that police and courts must follow in exercising their authority over citizens; in the employee context, due process specifies the conditions for basic fairness within the scope of the employer’s authority over its employees
Employment at will (EAW)
the legal doctrine that hold that, absent a particular contractual or other legal obligation that specifies the length or conditions of employment, all employees are employed “at will”; employers are free to fire an employee at any tie and for any reason; an EAQ worker may opt to leave a job at any time for any reason, without having to offer any notice at all
just cause
a standard for terminations or discipline that requires the employer to have sufficient and fair cause before reaching a decision against an employee
IRS 20-factor analysis
a list of 20 factors to which the IRS looks to determine whether someone is an employee or an independent contractor
common law agency test
a persuasive indicator of independent contractor status that provides the employer the ability to control the manner in which the work is performed; the employer need not actually control the work, but must merely have the right or ability to control the work for a worker to be classified as an employee
economic realities test
a test by which courts consider whether the worker is economically dependent on the business or, as a matter of economic fact, is in business for himself or herself
downsize
the reduction of human resources at an organization through the terminations, retirements, corporate divestments, or other means
occupational safety and health administration
an agency of the federal government that publishes and enforces safety and health regulations for U.S. businesses
sweatshops
up for debate; some might say that they are workplaces with conditions that are below standards, argue that all humans have rights to equally decent working conditions; in the text it has the definition as the following: any workplace in which workers are typically subject to two or more of the following conditions… systematic forced overtime, systematic health and safety risks that stem from negligence of the willful disregard of employee welfare, coercion, systematic deception, underpayment, income for a 48-hour workweek less than the overall poverty rate for that country
child labor
children who work; exploitative work that involves some harm to a child who is not of an age to justify his or her presence in the workplace
diversity
refers to the presence of differing cultures, languages, ethnicities, races, affinity orientations, genders, religious sects, abilities, social classes, ages, and national origins of the individuals of a firm
multiculturalism
refers to the principle of tolerance and inclusion that supports the co-existence of multiple cultures, while encouraging each to retain what which is unique or individual about that particular culture
affirmative action
policy/program that strives to dress past discrimination through the implementation of proactive measures to ensure equal opportunity; the intentional inclusion of previously excluded groups
reverse discrimination
decisions made or actions taken against those individuals who are traditionally considered to be in power or the majority, such as white men, or in favor of historically non-dominant group
