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Unit 3 Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Age Discrimination Act in Employment | prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees 40 years of age or older in hiring |
| Agency shop | is a type of union arrangement in which employees are not required to join the union; however |
| Americans with Disability Act | 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. |
| Closed shop | is a type of union arrangement in which applicants must join the union before being hired by a company. |
| Disparate impact | occurs when an employer creates a seemingly fair employment practice that has a negative impact on members of a protected class. |
| Employee | is a person who works for an employer for a wage |
| Employer | is a person or company who pays an employee a wage |
| Employment law | is the division of law that governs the relationship between employers and employees. |
| Employment-at-will | means that an employee or employer can terminate employment for any reason without being liable for breach of contract. |
| Express employment agreement | is a formal contract that specifically states the terms and conditions of employment. This agreement can be oral or written. |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | is a federal law that sets the minimum wage |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | provides eligible employees with unpaid |
| Implied employment agreement | is an employment contract in which the terms and conditions may be inferred through the actions |
| Independent contractor | is a person who works for an employer for a wage |
| North Carolina Department of Labor | promotes the general well-being |
| North Carolina Youth Employment Provisions of the Wage and Hour Act for Nonagricultural Occupations | is a state law the sets the labor standards and guidelines for youth 17 years old and younger. |
| Occupational Safety and Health Act | is a federal law that establishes and promotes workplace safety standards for businesses. |
| Open shop | is a type of union arrangement in which employees are neither required to join the union nor pay union dues. |
| Right-to-Work Law | is a state law that prohibits employees from requiring employees to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment. |
| Social Security Act | was created to provide financial assistance to eligible workers and their dependents in the form of retirement |
| The Civil Rights Act of 1991 | was created to strengthen civil rights laws |
| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | prohibits employment agencies |
| Unemployment Compensation | is an insurance program that provides temporary income for qualified individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own. |
| Union | is a type of organization comprised of employees. The organization is formed to ensure favorable work conditions |
| Union shop | is a type of union arrangement in which non-union applicants can be hired |
| Workers’ compensation | 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. |
| Actual authority | is the express and implied powers of an agent. |
| Agency by agreement | is an agency relationship that is created by an oral or written contract between the agent and principal. |
| Agency by estoppel | 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 ratification | is an agency relationship that is created because the principal approved of an agents unauthorized action after the action occurred. |
| Agency by statute | is an agency relationship created by state law. |
| Agency law | is an area of law dealing with working relationships created between two parties. |
| Agent | is the individual employed by the principal to work with the third party. |
| Agent’s agent | is an agent appointed by another agent without the knowledge or consent of the principal. |
| Apparent authority | occurs when the powers of the agent are created by law or circumstance. |
| Coagents | are two or more agents working together. |
| General agent | is an agent that is given the authority to perform a variety of tasks. |
| Gratuitous agent | is an agent that works for free. |
| Partially disclosed agent | is an agent that is given the authority to work with a third party but forbidden to reveal the identity of the principal. |
| Principal | is the individual who gives authority to the agent. |
| Special agent | is an agent that is given the authority to perform specific tasks. |
| Subagent | is an agent appointed by another agent with the knowledge and consent of the principal. |
| Third party | is the person or company whom the agent deals with on behalf of the principal. |
| Clean Air Act | 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. This act was also established to handle problems such as acid rain |
| Clean Water Act | creates guidelines that help to improve and maintain the biological |
| Department of Energy | creates policies regarding energy and the safe handle of nuclear material. This agency promotes supply and delivery of reliable |
| Energy Independence and Security Act | created to move nation towards energy independence and security by increasing clean renewable fuel production |
| Energy Policy 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. |
| Environmental Protection Agency | (EPA) is the federal organization that ensures that all Americans are protected against specific hazards to the environment and human health where they learn |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | controls the price of natural gas and electricity for business transactions that occur b/w states (interstate). This agency manages transportation of electricity & natural gas.ensures that regulated energy companies r following guidelines set by the law. |
| National Environmental Policy Act | established a national policy and goals for the protection |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | safety policies & regulations 4 nuclear reactors and materials.5 member commission generates safety policies & regulations 4 nuclear reactors & materials & allows the Executive Director 4 Operations (EDO) 2 handle policies & decisions of the commission. |
| Pollution Protection Act | requires that the government |
| Copyright | is a right granted to the creators of artistic works |
| Doctrine of Fair Use | permits the use of copyrighted information without permission |
| Intellectual property | is product resulting from human creativity; an original work fixed in a tangible medium of expression. |
| Patent | is a right granted to inventors of useful |
| Service Mark | is a distinctive word |
| Trade dress | is the distinctive appearance |
| Trade Secret | is a right granted to businesses that allows them to prevent certain information from being obtained by its competitors. |
| Trademark | is a distinctive word |
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