MIDTERM PART 1 Legislation Flashcards
What does FLSA stand for?
Fair Labor Standards Act
What does FMLA stand for?
Family Medical Leave Act
What does EPA stand for?
Equal pay act
What does WARN act stand for?
Workers’ Adjustment Retraining and Notification
What does EEO stand for?
Equal Employment Opportunity
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Federally enacted minimum wage and overtime payment regulations
- enforced by the US Department of Labor
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938
The federal legislation that allows full-time employees time off from work (up to 12 weeks) to care for themselves or their family members with the assurance of an equivalent position upon return to work
Family Medical Leave - Act (FMLA) of 1993
Requires equal pay for men and women performing substantially the same work
- enforced by the EEOC
Equal Pay Act - (EPA) of 1963
Requires that organizations employing more than 100 people give the employees and the community a 60-day notice of its intent to close the business or to lay off 50 or more members of its workforce
Workers’ Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN Act)
The amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination in the workplace on the basis of age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Act of 1972
Healthcare regulations that are published in the Federal Register, which carry out the intent of Congress, which initially focused on making it easier for employees to retain health coverage when they changed jobs or their family status changed, and which also address waste, fraud, and abuse in the healthcare system; created a single federal standard electronic claims format for electronic data interchange; and focus on simplifying the administration of health insurance in relation to cost, efficacy, utilization, and other factors in terms of its impact on social, ethical, and legal systems
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
