Customary methods of handling activities

Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning

Occurs when protected classes are intentionally treated differently from other employees (intentional)

An organization that represents employees’ interests to management on such issues as wages, work hours and working conditions

A federal law that requires employers to provide a safe and healthy work environment, comply with specific occupational safety and health standards, and keep records of occupational injuries and illnesses

General guidelines that focus organizational actions

In this stage of team development, the team has completed the task and is breaking up the team

A legal defense for discrimination occurs when employment decisions are made in the context of a formal seniority system, as long as the system was not designed to discriminate

The independent federal agency created by the NLRA to administer US labor law

Enforces OSHA standards which regulate equipment and working environments, conduct workplace investigations and give citations and penalties for non-compliance

Guarantees of fair treatment from employers, particularly regarding an employee’s right to privacy.

The first stage of team development, in which the team meets and learns about the opportunity, challenges, agrees on goals and begins to tackle the tasks

A legal defense for discrimination occurs when the employer can show that the HR practice is required for business (ex firefighters must be able to carry 45 pounds and drag 125 pound manhole cover - fewer women may be able to pass this requirement)

A law designed to protect union members and their participation in union affairs by allowing the government to regulate union activities

Agency that provides health and safety research for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Rights based on specific laws and statutes passed by federal, state, and local governments, ie. EEO, collective bargaining, workplace safety

In this stage of team development, teams are able to function as a unit as they find ways to get the job done smoothly and effectively without inappropriate conflict or the need for external supervision.

An EEOC provision for establishing a prima facie case that an HR practice is discriminatory and has an adverse impact. A practice has an adverse impact if the hiring rate of a protected class is less than four-fifths the hiring rate of a majority group

A federal law designed to limit some of the power acquired by unions under the Wagner act by adjusting the regulation of labor-management relations to ensure a level playing field for both parties

- Federal law that requires employers to provide eligible employees with job protection and 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, or a serious personal or family health condition.
- Applies to employers who employ 50 or more emplo

Rights based on a specific contract between employer and employee which can be spelled out formally in written employment contracts or implied in employee handbooks and published policies

In this stage of team development, team members agree on rules, values, professional behavior, methods and tools and even begin to trust each other. Motivation increases as the team gets more acquainted with the project.

A legal defense for discrimination occurs when a particular protected characteristic must be present in all employees for a particular job (ex. Females only hired as actresses)

A federal law designed to protect employees’ rights to form and join unions and to engage in such activities as strikes, picketing and collective bargaining and created the National Labor Relations Boards

An injury that results from a work-related accident or exposure involving a single incident in the work environment