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Accident - CORRECT ANSWER: Unplanned sequence of events that results in

undesirable consequences

Adverse action notice - CORRECT ANSWER: Documentation that an employer must

provide to an applicant or employee whenever the employer makes an employment decision based on information obtained through a background check

Adverse employment action - CORRECT ANSWER: Employment action (such as

termination, demotion, etc.) that either materially affects the terms and conditions of employment or would deter an individual from engaging in a protected activity; required part of a retaliation claim

Alternative workweek - CORRECT ANSWER: Any regularly scheduled workweek

requiring an employee to work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) - CORRECT ANSWER: Publishes Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines that are used in most cases to decide type and amount of treatment approved for work injury or illness

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - CORRECT ANSWER: Federal law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities

Antipiracy agreement - CORRECT ANSWER: Agreement by one party not to recruit

employees of another party, typically limited to a specific time period

Apportionment - CORRECT ANSWER: Way of figuring out how much of a permanent

disability is due to the work injury and how much is due to other disabilities

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Assembly Bill (AB) 1825 - CORRECT ANSWER: Requires sexual harassment training

every two years for supervisors employed by employers covered by the statute (generally, all state entities as well as all employers receiving the services of 50 or more persons)

Avoidable consequences doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER: Principal under which a

complaining party's damages in a harassment lawsuit may exclude any damages that the party might have avoided if he or she had earlier reported possible harassment under an appropriate company policy; available only when the company has taken appropriate proactive steps to prevent workplace harassment

Bonus - CORRECT ANSWER: Money promised to an employee in addition to the

monthly salary, hourly wage, commission, or piece rate due as compensation; usually based on performance

Cal WARN Act - CORRECT ANSWER: Requires a covered employer to give a particular

kind of written notice 60 days in advance of certain notice-triggering events (mass layoffs, relocations, or termination)

Cal/OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER: California's occupational safety and health program

California Code of Regulations (C.C.R.) - CORRECT ANSWER: Contains the

regulations of approximately 200 state regulatory agencies; regulations have been formally adopted by state agencies; reviewed and approved by the Office of Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State

California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CCMIA) - CORRECT ANSWER:

State law that imposes restrictions on the use, disclosure, and storage of private medical information, including steps required to safeguard such information from theft or other inappropriate access

California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) - CORRECT ANSWER: Agency

that serves as lead in California for emergency management

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California Family Rights Act (CFRA) - CORRECT ANSWER: Provides unpaid job-

protected time off and continuation of benefits for eligible employees with a serious health condition or who need to care for certain family members

California Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) - CORRECT ANSWER: Law that

requires Web sites seeking information from visitors, such as online employment application, to post a privacy policy meeting certain requirements

California Privacy Act (CPA) - CORRECT ANSWER: Law that addresses privacy on

telephones and other electronic equipment

Causal link - CORRECT ANSWER: Link that an employee complaining of retaliation

must prove to show that the employer took an adverse employment action against the employee because of a protected activity

Change-of-status notice - CORRECT ANSWER: Notice employers must provide when

employees are terminated, discharged, laid off, or placed on leave of absense

Child - CORRECT ANSWER: Biological, adopted, or foster son or daughter, stepson or stepdaughter, legal ward, or child of an employee who stands in loco parentis to that child, who is either under 18 years of age or an adult dependent child

Claims administrator - CORRECT ANSWER: Term for insurance companies and others

that handle workers' compensation; also called claims examiner or claims adjuster

Collective bargaining agreement - CORRECT ANSWER: Agreement negotiated

between a labor union and an organization that sets forth the terms of employment for the employees who are subject to the agreement; may include provisions regarding wages, vacation time, working hours, working conditions, and health insurance benefits

Commission - CORRECT ANSWER: Compensation paid to any person for services

rendered in the sale of the organization's property or services and based upon the amount or value thereof

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