Accident - ANS IS Unplanned sequence of events that results in undesirable consequences Alternative workweek - ANS IS Any regularly scheduled workweek requiring an employee to work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period Adverse employment action - ANS IS Employment action (such as termination, demotion, etc.) that either materially affects the terms and conditions of employment or would deter an individual from engaging in a protected activity; required part of a retaliation claim Adverse action notice - ANS IS Documentation that an employer must provide to an applicant or employee whenever the employer makes an employment decision based on information obtained through a background check American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) - ANS IS Publishes Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines that are used in most cases to decide type and amount of treatment approved for work injury or illness Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANS IS Federal law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities Antipiracy agreement - ANS IS Agreement by one party not to recruit employees of another party, typically limited to a specific time period Apportionment - ANS IS Way of figuring out how much of a permanent disability is due to the work injury and how much is due to other disabilities Assembly Bill (AB) 1825 - ANS IS Requires sexual harassment training every two years for supervisors employed by employers covered by the statute (generally, all state entities as well as all employers receiving the services of 50 or more persons) Avoidable consequences doctrine - ANS IS Principal under which a complaining party's damages in a harassment lawsuit may exclude any damages that the party might have avoided if he or she had earlier reported possible harassment under an appropriate company policy; available only when the company has taken appropriate proactive steps to prevent workplace harassment Bonus - ANS IS Money promised to an employee in addition to the monthly salary, hourly wage, commission, or piece rate due as compensation; usually based on performance Cal/OSHA - ANS IS California's occupational safety and health program Cal WARN Act - ANS IS Requires a covered employer to give a particular kind of written notice 60 days in advance of certain notice-triggering events (mass layoffs, relocations, or termination) California Code of Regulations (C.C.R.) - ANS IS Contains the regulations of approximately 200 state regulatory agencies; regulations have been formally adopted by state agencies; reviewed and approved by the Office of Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CCMIA) - ANS IS State law that imposes restrictions on the use, disclosure, and storage of private medical information, including steps required to safeguard such information from theft or other inappropriate access California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) - ANS IS Agency that serves as lead in California for emergency management California Family Rights Act (CFRA) - ANS IS Provides unpaid job-protected time off and continuation of benefits for eligible employees with a serious health condition or who need to care for certain family members California Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) - ANS IS Law that requires Web sites seeking information from visitors, such as online employment application, to post a privacy policy meeting certain requirements California Privacy Act (CPA) - ANS IS Law that addresses privacy on telephones and other electronic equipment Causal link - ANS IS Link that an employee complaining of retaliation must prove to show that the employer took an adverse employment action against the employee because of a protected activity Change-of-status notice - ANS IS Notice employers must provide when employees are terminated, discharged, laid off, or placed on leave of absense Child - ANS IS Biological, adopted, or foster son or daughter, stepson or stepdaughter, legal ward, or child of an employee who stands in loco parentis to that child, who is either under 18 years of age or an adult dependent child Claims administrator - ANS IS Term for insurance companies and others that handle workers' compensation; also called claims examiner or claims adjuster Collective bargaining agreement - ANS IS Agreement negotiated between a labor union and an organization that sets forth the terms of employment for the employees who are subject to the agreement; may include provisions regarding wages, vacation time, working hours, working conditions, and health insurance benefits