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BL Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees 40 years of age or older in hiring, promotion,termination, and other employment practices. | Age Discrimination Act in Employment |
| is a type of union arrangement in which employees are not required to join the union; however, they are required to pay union dues. | Agency shop |
| is a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on an individual’s disability if the disabled person is able to perform the essential functions of the job. | Americans with Disability Act |
| is a type of union arrangement in which applicants must join the union before being hired by a company | Closed shop |
| occurs when an employer creates a seemingly fair employment practice that has a negative impact on members of a protected class | Disparate impact |
| is a person who works for an employer for a wage, salary, payment or fee. The person is under the control and supervision of the employer | Employee |
| is a person or company who pays an employee a wage, salary, payment or fee in exchanges for supervising and controlling the employee’s activities. | Employer |
| is the division of law that governs the relationship between employers and employees. | Employment law |
| means that an employee or employer can terminate employment for any reason without being liable for breach of contract | Employment-at-will |
| is a formal contract that specifically states the terms and conditions of employment. This agreement can be oral or written | Express employment agreement |
| is a federal law that sets the minimum wage, overtime pay, and age requirements for certain types of employees | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| provides eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family or medical conditions. | Family and Medical Leave Act |
| is an employment contract in which the terms and conditions may be inferred through the actions, comments, promises, and employment practices of either the employer or employee | Implied employment agreement |
| is a person who works for an employer for a wage, salary, payment or fee. The person is not subject to the control and supervision of the employer. | Independent contractor |
| promotes the general well-being, safety, and health of NC workers. | North Carolina Department of Labor |
| is a state law the sets the labor standards and guidelines for youth 17 years old and younger | North Carolina Youth Employment Provisions of the Wage and Hour Act for Nonagricultural Occupations |
| is a federal law that establishes and promotes workplace safety standards for businesses. | Occupational Safety and Health Act |
| is a type of union arrangement in which employees are neither required to join the union nor pay union dues | Open shop |
| is a state law that prohibits employees from requiring employees to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment | Right-to-Work Law |
| was created to provide financial assistance to eligible workers and their dependents in the form of retirement, disability, and death benefits. | Social Security Act |
| was created to strengthen civil rights laws, especially the principle of disparate impact. | The Civil Rights Act of 1991 |
| prohibits employment agencies, employers, and unions from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| is an insurance program that provides temporary income for qualified individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own. | Unemployment Compensation |
| is a type of organization comprised of employees. The organization is formed to ensure favorable work conditions, wages, work hours, benefits, and grievance procedures. | Union |
| is a type of union arrangement in which non-union applicants can be hired, but must join the union within a certain amount of time. | Union shop |
| is government-regulated program that provides medical benefits and income to employees who are injured or acquire a disease as a result of their job. | Workers’ compensation |
| is the express and implied powers of an agent. | Actual authority |
| is an agency relationship that is created by an oral or written contract between the agent and principal. | Agency by agreement |
| is an agency relationship that is created because the principal’s action caused a third party to believe that an agency relationship exists | Agency by estoppel |
| is an agency relationship that is created because the principal approved of an agents unauthorized action after the action occurred. | Agency by ratification |
| is an agency relationship created by state law. | Agency by statute |
| is an area of law dealing with working relationships created between two parties. | Agency law |
| is the individual employed by the principal to work with the third party. | Agent |
| is an agent appointed by another agent without the knowledge or consent of the principal | Agent’s agent |
| occurs when the powers of the agent are created by law or circumstance. | Apparent authority |
| are two or more agents working together. | Coagents |
| is an agent that is given the authority to perform a variety of tasks. | General agent |
| is an agent that works for free. | Gratuitous agent |
| is an agent that is given the authority to work with a third party but forbidden to reveal the identity of the principal. | Partially disclosed agent |
| is the individual who gives authority to the agent. | Principal |
| is an agent that is given the authority to perform specific tasks. | Special agent |
| is an agent appointed by another agent with the knowledge and consent of the principal. | Subagent |
| is the person or company whom the agent deals with on behalf of the principal. | Third party |
| was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment. | Clean Air Act |
| creates guidelines that help to improve and maintain the biological, physical, and chemical quality of waterways. This act also protects fish, shellfish, and wildlife in waterways | Clean Water Act |
| creates policies regarding energy and the safe handle of nuclear material. This agency promotes supply and delivery of reliable, affordable, and environmentally sound energy. | Department of Energy |
| created to move nation towards energy independence and security by increasing clean renewable fuel production, increasing research on greenhouse gas, and improve the government’s energy performance. | Energy Independence and Security Act |
| provides policies for how different sources of energy are developed and used including oil and gas; tribal energy; nuclear matters; vehicles and motor fuels; hydrogen; hydropower and geothermal energy; and renewable energy. | Energy Policy Act |
| is the federal organization that ensures that all Americans are protected against specific hazards to the environment and human health where they learn, work and live. | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| controls the price of natural gas and electricity for business transactions that occur between states (interstate). | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| established a national policy and goals for the protection, maintenance, and enrichment of the environment. This act explains consequences for environmental violation. | National Environmental Policy Act |
| generates safety policies and regulations for nuclear reactors and materials. Allows the Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to handle policies and decisions of the commission. | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| requires that the businesses prevent or reduce the amount of any substance entering the air, waterways, and land. The act establishes activities for recycling, source reduction, and sustainable agriculture. | Pollution Protection Act |
| is a right granted to the creators of artistic works, such as sound recordings, choreography, and computer programs. | Copyright |
| permits the use of copyrighted information without permission, if the work is used for specific purposes. | Doctrine of Fair Use |
| is product resulting from human creativity; an original work fixed in a tangible medium of expression. | Intellectual property |
| is a right granted to inventors of useful, unique, and non-obvious processes. | Patent |
| is a distinctive word, name, symbol, or device that identifies a service. | Service Mark |
| is the distinctive appearance, color, shape, style, texture, and size of a product or service. | Trade dress |
| is a right granted to businesses that allows them to prevent certain information from being obtained by its competitors. | Trade Secret |
| is a distinctive word, name, symbol, or device that identifies a product. | Trademark |
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