Chapter 8 Worksheet Define the Terms: 1. preempt 2. EEOC 3. employment at will 4. employer 5. employee 6. Title VII 7. parenteral 8. blood borne pathogens 9. ADA 10. OSHA 11. HMO 12. COBRA 13. FLSA 14. FICA 15. creditor 16. ERISA 17. vesting 18. FMLA 19. discrimination 20. collection agency Focus Styles 21. bankruptcy 22. debtor 23. FCC 24. statute of limitations 25. discrimination 26. cease and desist order 27. NLRA Answer the questions: 1. Name an exception to Title VII law. 2. What agency monitors Title VII? What agency enforces the statute? 3. Why is it important to examine employee handbooks carefully for errors or misleading statements? 4. What does the EEOA of 1972 authorize? 5. What does the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 require? 6. What act prohibits discrimination based on disability in any institution that receives federal financial assistance? 7. What act requires any company with at least 25 employees to provide an HMO alternative to regular group insurance for its employees, if an HMO is available in the area? 8. To whom does OSHA require regarding hepatitis B vaccination? 9. Describe an exception to the Fair Labor Standards Act. 10. What is the goal of worker's compensation? 11. If an employee who is covered by worker's compensation is injured due to the actions of nonemployees, what legal options does the employee have to recover damages for the injury? 12. Select the guidelines for collection efforts and explain why they are important. Include what could be the possible consequences of NOT following each guideline. 13. What are compensatory damages? 14. Who is an employer under Title VII? 15. What is an employer required by law to do OSHA? 16. What is OSHA's definition of occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens? 17. To what groups of people do OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens Standards apply