PHRca Flashcards Set #2 (Terms 51-100)

The trainees or students do not
displace regular employees, but work
under their close observation and the
employer derives no immediate
advantage from the activities of
trainees.

Provides goods or services to another
entity under terms specified in a
written contract or verbal agreement.

Employment Development Department

"All amounts for labor performed by
employees of every description,
whether the amount is fixed or
ascertained by the standard of time,
task, piece, commission basis, or
other method of calculation."

The lowest amount of compensation
an employer can offer an employee to
perform work, with few exception

Organizations that do business with
government entities are required to
pay employees engaged in particular
crafts a ________________ , which in many instances is well above the minimum wage

Employers who contract with certain
cities or counties are required to pay
their employees a higher than
minimum wage rate for all work
conducted for the specific contract.

New workers that have no experience
or skill for a specific position may be
paid no less than eighty-five percent
(85%) of the minimum wage for the
first one hundred and sixty (160)
hours of work.

Nonprofit organizations, such as
shelters and rehabilitation centers,
can apply for a special license to allow
them to hire numerous individuals
without having to apply for a specific
license each time.

Must receive at least eighty-five
percent (85%) of the minimum wage
for a forty (40) hour week, regardless
of the number of hours they work.

Any consecutive twenty-four(24) hour
period commencing at the same time
each calendar day.

Any seven (7) consecutive days,
starting with the same calendar day
each week.

Department of Industrial Relations

All nonexempt employees are entitled
to one ten minute ________________ for
ever four (4) hours.

All nonexempt employees are entitled
to one thirty minute ____________
for any work
period that is more than five hours
long.

After the proposal meeting, the
employer must conduct a secret ballot
vote of the affected work group(s).

In the State of California, _____________
is any work outside of eight hours in one work day and forty hours in any one work week.

When employees are employed by the
same company in two distinct jobs
with differing pay, or receive variable
rates for different work conducted, the
overtime rate will be calculated using
a weighted average of the regular rate
of pay for that pay period (whether
weekly or biweekly).

When an employer requires their
employee to work two distinct shifts in
one workday that are separated by
more than one hour.

If the employee is required to remain
on the employer's premises or the
employee's ability to conduct personal
business is impacted such as they
need to be able to report to the
workstation with thirty minutes of
receiving a call, then they are
expected to be compensated for this
time.

When an employee reports to work
pursuant to their schedule and there is
no work for the employee to complete,
so is sent home, or there is not
enough work to complete the
employee's shift.

Nonexempt employees that are
required to travel are entitled to pay
for the time spenttraveling.

Compensation linked to the amount of
sales a particular employee generates,
or helps to generate, for an
organization.

An amount of money that is paid to a
commissioned employee on a regular
basis; per California law, at least twice
per month.

In the event all items sold are not
completed; whether on the employee's
side or by virtue of the client not
completing necessary criteria.

Money that has been paid or given to
or left for an employee by a patron of a
business over and above the actual
amount due for services rendered or
for goods, food, drink, articles sold or
served to patrons.

All employers to provide all
employees with at least three days of
paid sick leave annually.

Prohibits employers from paying any
employee a wage rate that is less than
a wage rate paid for equal work
performed by members of the
opposite sex.

California is the first state to make it
illegal for teams to treat _________________
as independent contractors in order to keep them ineligible for minimum wage or other
worker protections.

Once offered, under California law, _______________
and __________________
are considered
forms of wages and therefore need to
be accrued, as well as paid out at the
time of termination.

Employers are required to
compensate their nonexempt
employees at least twice during each
calendar month, and exempt
employees at least once per calendar
month.

Under California law, an employee
who is terminated, whether voluntary
(i.e. a quit) or involuntary (i.e. a
termination or layoff), are due all
unpaid wages immediately, including
accrued and unused vacation and/or
paid time off.

State Disability Insurance

California employers are also required
to provide at time of hire that lists
their rate(s) of pay and employer
information.

As an employee's wage(s) change,
California employers are required to
provide a ________________
reflecting an employee's new rate(s) of
pay, or additional rate(s) of pay
provided to the employee.

All California employers must post a
notice telling employees when they
can expect to be paid.

Poster that explains wages, hours and
working conditions required under
California labor law.

Time cards, voided payroll checks,
and wage and tax reports need to be
kept for ______________.

Section 226 requires the employer
keep a copy of the pay stubs for "at
least three years." Section 226(a). As
mentioned above, because the
statute of limitations for labor code
violations can extend beyond three
years, many employers retain these
records for a ________ period of time.

Department of Fair Employment and
Housing
Department of Fair Employment and

The mission of this department is to
protect Californians from employment,
housing and public accommodation
discrimination, and hate violence.

Department of Industrial Relations

Prohibits harassment and
discrimination in employment in
California.

Under FEHA, employers are prohibited
from making an employment decision
or taking adverse action against any
employee or job applicant because of
a protected status of that individual.

California case law has clarified that
this duty may extend to include
observances an employee simply
prefer to follow or attend and that an
employer should generally avoid
inquiry into whether a ___________________
is required.

Employers with five or more
employees must provide at least two
hours of effective interactive training
and education regarding sexual
harassment to all supervisory
employees every two (2) years and
one hour to all employees.
Sexual Harassment is Forbidden by

All employees must receive from their
employer a copy of this DFEH
pamphlet or an equivalent document
upon hire and a copy of the
employer's anti-harassment policy.

All California employers are required
to include with their sexual
harassment prevention training this
topic.

Required only when a woman is
actually disabled by her pregnancy,
childbirth, or a related medical
condition.

All employees must be able to perform
the _____________________ .