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DALE KAI KELSEY STUDY GROUP 102
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Undergraduate 3
12/06/2011

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Term
Base compensation
Definition
show up to work
basic requirements

defn: base pay employee recieves as wage or salary
Term
wage
Definition
when your pay is calculated on the amount of time you worked
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salary
Definition
consistant payment regardless of hours worked
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variable pay
Definition
compensation linked directly to individual, team, or org. performs.
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benefit
Definition
direct award given to an employee for being a member of the org.
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equity
Definition
people treated fairly, come to their job and do their work.
Term
base compensation law
Definition
FLSA
basic wage per hour law in US, covers all employees in private sector, involved in interstate commerce, work week is 168 hours, cannot require worker to work more than 40 hours only if their non-exempt. designed to control child labor. also established the national minimum wage (no provisions set)
If your in a executive or professional environment outside sales are computer related and the law does not apply.
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entitlement philosophy
Definition
the longer an employee works or the higher the title, the more they get paid
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performance based pay
Definition
based on how will the employee performs
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Davis Bacon act
Definition
applies to fed. contractors engaged in construction. once the value of a fed. contract exceed 2,000 dollars this law kicks in. it requires minimal wage to be prevailing wage of locality. has the ability to inflate fed. contracts.
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Procedural justice
Definition
perceived fairness of the procedures used
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distributive justice
Definition
perceived fairness in the distribution of outcomes.
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Walsh Healy act
Definition
applies to govt contractors who are non-construction and their limit is 10,000 dollars.
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equity ratio
Definition
outcomes over inputs = others outcomes over their inputs. you compare yourself to them to see if your being treated fairly (balanced). If you do more, you get more out. consequently others will do less and get less.
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compression
Definition
paying new people the same rate as senior employees.
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inversion
Definition
Salary inversion refers to situations in which the starting salaries for new recruits to an organization increase faster than those for existing employees
Term
red circle employee
Definition
paid above range set for that job
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green circle employee
Definition
paid below set range for that job
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garnishment
Definition
court order that directs employer to set a portion of the employees wages to pay a debt that's owed.
Term
relative worth of a job
Definition
how much a particular job is worth relative to their positions.
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lump sum increase
Definition
one time payment on top of yearly pay.
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piece rate system
Definition
system in which wages are determined by multiplying the number of units produced by the piece rate unit
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profit sharing
Definition
system to distribute a portion of the profits of an org. to employees
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gain sharing
Definition
system of sharing with employees gains and profits for productivity.
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stock option plan
Definition
plan that gives employees the right to purchase a fixed number of shares of company stock at a specified exercise price for limited time.
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employee stock ownership plan
Definition
designed to give employees significant stock ownership.
Term
commission
Definition
compensation computed as a percentage of sales in units or dollars
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Perquisites (perks)
Definition
Special benefits-usually non-cash items-for executives.
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Benefit
Definition
indirect reward given to employee or group of employees for organizational membership.
Term
operative workers
Definition
a. individual workers - get commission for what they sell and peace rate for what they make.
b.group-company-wide - cost reduction
Term
Scanlon Plan
Definition
developed by labor leader where mgmt and workers work together to reduce cost.
Term
how to award pay increases
Definition
COLA - cost of living adjustment

MERIT- trying to recognize performance
and pay more to those employees.

RIP retirement in place
Term
Lincoln Electric
Definition
Their production peoples salary is their bonus and can only be taken away from due to bad performance.
-Uses stock options as reward for loyalty
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NUCOR
Definition
use company-wide approach in which all levels participate[ate in a bonus plan that deals with profit sharing.
Term
Flexible Benefits Plan
Definition
Program that allows employees to select the benefits they prefer from groups of benefits established.
Term
Adverse Selection
Definition
Situation in which only higher-risk employees select and use certain benefits
Term
Workers' compensation
Definition
Security benefits provided to persons injured on the
Term
Servance Pay
Definition
Security benefit voluntarily offered by employers to individuals whose jobs are eliminated or who leave by mutual agreement with their employers.
Term
Required security Benefits
Definition
Workers compensation
unemployement compensation
Term
required retirement benefits
Definition
social security
ADEA and OWBPA provision
Term
required health care benefits
Definition
COBRA - requires companies to offer continuing insurance to prior employees and survivors.
HIPAA - Health Insurance Patient Protection Act - doctors keep patient files provate
Term
required family benefits
Definition
FMLA provision - family medical leave act provisions
Term
Social Security
Definition
not in insurance program. money is sent in by payroll deductions. pays for administration costs and benefits. Whatever you pay your employer matches the amount.
Term
Flexible Plans
Definition
you pick your benefits
Term
Patient Protection and affordable care act
Definition
coverage extends to young adults until they are 26
Employers must enroll new employees into their coverage plan
No caps on lifetime benefits
pushes for small companies to offer health insurance to all employee
Pre-existing conditions are recovered in this act.
Access to care is a function of the providers.
Coverage is automatic with forms of 200 or more employees.
Term
Managed Care
Definition
Approaches that monitor and reduce medical costs through restrictions and market system alternatives.
Term
Preffered Provider Org.
Definition
a health care provider that contracts with an employer to supply health care services to employees.
Term
Health Maintinance Org. (HMO)
Definition
plan that provides services for a fixed period on a prepaid basis.
Term
Consumer driven plan
Definition
heath plan that provides employer financial contributions to employees to hep cover their healthcare expenses.
Term
flexible spending accounts
Definition
benefit plans that allow employees to contribute dollars to fund certain additional benefits.
Term
Defined Benefit Plan
Definition
pays monthly distribution but puts a lot of risk on employer because their responsible for paying employee for life.
Term
defined contribution plan
Definition
places money in the market place and then is distributed. More common today
Term
Contributory Plan
Definition
both employee and employer contribute to it
Term
non-contributory plan
Definition
company pays all.
Term
funded plan
Definition
required by law for all private employers.
provide enough money for imdediate and future coverage.
Term
unfunded plan
Definition
both contribute.
Term
ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
Definition
Fairly friendly to employees but restrictive to employers. made because pensions were becoming bankrupt. Does not effect non-profit org. Full effect on for=profit companies. Has defined benefit plans and eligibility for the plan. the plan cannot deny eligibility for employees who reach 21 or have 1 year in service. est. vesting service (right to collect from the plan) Full vesting after 5 years
20% vesting after 3 years with full vesting after 7 (most widely used)
-if you’re not vested the company will give you back your money, no pension
-mandates funding
-Penalized if company fails to meet requirements
-Defines standards for fiduciary (party of interest, no matter what fiduciaries must do what is right for the company and to be careful and conservative)
Term
Vesting
Definition
The right for employees to receive certain benefits from their pension plan.
Term
PBGC pension benefit guarantee corporation
Definition
makes sure if plant goes under, vested people will be protected to a degree (60% or so)
Funded by payroll tax and congress.
Est. full disclosure procedures and reports to be sent out annually.
Term
Fiduciary Standards
Definition
by law it is a party in direct interest (ex. Managing somebody’s estate) Primary purpose is to put the org. that control pension plans on notice that they had to do what’s right, conservative, and reasonable and accountable for bad decisions. Its anyone who has discretionary authority with regard to planned moneys. Involves being careful in terms of investment decisions. The standard is called Prudent Man.
Term
Eustress
Definition
– results from positive outcomes (promotion)
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Distress
Definition
is negative and results from bad events
Term
Occupational Safety and Health Act-protect employees (OSHA)
Definition
Places duties on employer
1-furnish each employee with place of employment that is free of recognized hazard.
2-comply with the standards
3-must permit OSHA inspection
4-required to make and keep reserve records associated with accidents and health related events.
-They can come in with a warrant and inspect your org.
-If they find harmful situations they will come back until the problem is taken care of.
The problem with OSHA is that it places a company at a disadvantage.
Term
NIOSH (National Institute of Safety and Health)
Definition
research and testing
Issue recommendations to OSHA whenever they want to change the standards.
Have the right to show at any time.
Term
Egronomics
Definition
study and design of work environment to address physical demands placed on individuals. NIOSH uses this to determine if a person is good for their job.
Term
Cumulative Trama disorders
Definition
Muscle disorders workers experience when doing repetitious work.
Term
Marshall v Barlows
Definition
HVAC company that denied entry to OSHA inspector
They said that the power of OSHA violated the 4th amendment
Court ruled that OSHA is not different than other agents of law enforcement and must have a search warrant but don't need probable cause.
Term
OSHA
Definition
Looking for 5 target substances for health and 5 target industries for safety.

All companies must comply with OSHA standards.

OSHA used to use interim standards that conflicted with themselves and didn't help to much.
OSHA depends on whistle blowers to tell on companies.
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