A manager capable of running an international business

Prohibits discrimination against disabled veterans who served in the armed forces between 1964 – 1975

Employees who receive overtime compensation

Requires action so equipment cannot be activated (lock out) and signs or labels (tagout) attached to dangerous equipment that should not be activated

An exception to the employment-at-will doctrine allowing an employee to sue an employer if he or she was fired for refusing the employer’s demand to violate public policy (“break the law”).

Refers to long-term assignments lasting more than one year and involves relocating the employee and his or her family to the host country; the most expensive talent deployment option

Prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in all federal agencies and organizations doing business with the federal contractors

Process to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of HR programs and positions

Protects employees from environmental, process, chemical, mechanical or radiological hazards capable of causing injury

An exception to the employment-at-will doctrine giving an employee the right to sue an employer if the employer’s unreasonable behavior breaks a covenant of good faith with the employee

Refers to employees going abroad for a specified period of time (usually 3 – 12 months); the family may or may not accompany the employees

- Prohibits discrimination against people who take a leave of absence to perform military service
- USERRA establishes the cumulative length of time that an individual may be absent from work for military duty and retain reemployment rights to five years

Systematic tool for gathering, storing, maintaining, retrieving and revising HR Data

Provides guidelines for preparing an emergency action plan and includes specifications regarding exits and maintenance of emergency systems

The idea that a contract exists between the employer and the employee based on the implied promises of the employer. An exception to the employment-at-will doctrine allowing an employee to sue an employer if the employer’s actions or inaction constituted

Refers to employees who live in one country and work in another country by commuting across borders on a weekly or bi-weekly basis while their families remain at home

Requires government agencies and contractors to prevent the use of illegal drugs at their work sites and to educate their employees about the hazards of drug use

Measurement approach that provides an overall picture of an organization’s performance as measured against goals in finance, customers, internal business processes and learning and growth.

Requires employers to protect employees from potentially infectious materials by providing protective equipment and training

Prohibit individuals who quit from competing with an employer in the same line of business for a specified period of time. (unenforceable in California)

Refers to employees who relocate to the host country and become a regular local employee

The federal agency responsible for enforcing EEO laws

The world's largest professional association devoted to human resource management. The Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available as well as to advance the human resou

Requires employers to provide for effective engineering or administrative controls to reduce unsafe noise levels in the workplace

Prohibits former employees from soliciting business from former customers and clients for a specified period of time