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generic-daily pressures to change
patronage-Political officials pressure HR to hire supporting staff
leadership-Elected officials ensure loyalty of civil servants. |
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Frontal Assault
Transfer Technique
Traveling Salesman
Deep Freeze |
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1938
Minimum Wage
Overtime
Child Labor |
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| 4 things FLSA established? |
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Minimum Wage
Overtime
Child Labor
Payroll record keeping |
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| employees of govt agencies, health services, and schools and companies with annual sales of 500,000. |
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| What are FLSA restrictions? |
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| Portal to Portal Act 1947 |
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| defined what the boundaries for starting and ending work were and what was work was payable outside the facilities. |
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| Can't discriminate pay based on sex. |
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| Age Discrimination Act 1967 |
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| can't discriminate against people over 40 |
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| Fair Minimum Wage Act 2007 |
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| Minimum Wage Increase 5.85, 6.55, 7.25 |
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| permanent professional branches of a government's administration |
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| personnel system covering civilian employees of a government. |
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| career vs. non-career system |
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non-career- appointed civil servants that obtain position by political or personal connections. Ensure policies of elected officials carried out.
Career- bulk of career service. Compete for positions, and carry out policies of elected officials. |
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| most civilian employees work in this system. It means they are hired to fill a position and rank and pay are determined by that position. |
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| rank is determined by work experience in the organization, not the position they hold. |
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| a system governed by a set of procedures designed to promote merit principles. |
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| four traditional values of merit system. |
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| four values of merit system. |
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open competition
selection based on qualifications
Political neutrality
Protection from arbitrary treatment. |
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| five values of formal merit system |
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1. semi-independent commission that establishes rules & regulations
2. centralized development of job qualification standards
3. centralized administration of tests to determine applicant qualifications
4. use of the rule of three
5. rules to protect employee rights |
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| top three scores on qualification test called for interviews |
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| commission personnel office (CPO) model |
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| powers of policy making given to semi-independent commission rather than a president. To ensure employees were selected based on merit, not patronage. |
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| executive personnel office (EPO) model |
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Chief executive devises policies with citizen advisory board. Alleviate problems with CPO which were:
commissions tended to suck at leadership and personnel administration. |
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| required state agencies that received federal funds to operate under merit system. |
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| Central personnel office in relation to department personnel office |
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| central personnel office oversees departmental personnel office, develop and coordinate policies, and monitor merit system rules. Departmental personnel office make routine personnel decisions, and assist managers at operation level. |
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| 7 values personnel systems are based on |
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family background
basic education
merit |
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| civil service reform act 78' |
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| delegated previously centralized activities to an agency level. agencies could develop testing, and selection procedures, also performance appraisal systems. |
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| 12 weeks of medical leave a year. 480 hours that can be used by the half-hour. |
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| All public agencies. Federal, state, and local, and schools. Business with at least 50 employees. |
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| Requirements for FMLA eligibility. |
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| 1 year period where employee worked 1,250 hours prior to application for FMLA. |
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| what is the employee entitled to? |
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12 weeks unpaid leave.
To be able to care for newborn child or for a foster child or an immediate family member (not an in-law), with serials health condition. |
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| what is immediate family of active military soldier entitled to? |
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| If both spouses work for same agency what are they entitled to? |
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| a total of 12 weeks unpaid leave between the two of them. |
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| does the employee have to take the time consecutively? |
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| no, it can be broken down into 30 min increments. |
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| what is the employee guaranteed when coming back to work? |
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| must be given original or equivalent job. |
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| how are employee benefits handled while on FMLA leave? |
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| employee still receives full benefits. employer can ask for medical leave certification from doctor. Employer has to pay their portion of benefits and employee has to pay theirs. |
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