Chapter 2 & 3

CHAPTER 2 & 3Understanding Work Based Learning

Terms Interview

A planned meeting between a job applicant and an employer

Social Security The federal government’s program for providing

income when family earnings are reduced or stopped because of retirement, disability, or death

Work Permit A written statement that makes it legal for an

underage student to work for an employer

Terms Training Agreement

An agreement that outlines the purposes of a work-based learning program and defines the responsibilities of the student, parents or guardian, program coordinator & employer

Training Plan A list of skills, attitudes, and habits that a student plans

to learn during his or her work-based learning experience Training Station Report

A periodic record o the duties performed and skills/attitudes learned at work by a student in a work-based learning program

Terms Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

A law designed to protect workers from unfair treatment by their employers

Minimum wage Lowest hourly rate of pay that most

employees must receive ($7.25 US Federal vs $9.04 in Washington!)

Equal Pay Act Requires employers to pay employees of

both sexes equally for equal work

Terms Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

(EEOC) Oversees and enforces equal employment

opportunities nationwide Occupational Safely & Health Administration

(OSHA) The federal agency that sets and enforces job

safety and health standards for workers Priority

The point to which one thing is more important than something else

Terms Summarizing

Writing down the main ideas of an assignment; expressing the key thoughts

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Know the Law Case 1:

Wayne has been employed as a trainee in a print shop for one month and receives less than minimum wage for his work. According to the FLSA, have Wayne’s rights been violated?

Know the Law Case 2:

Karen and Don work for an insurance company. They were hired at the same time and do the same jobs. One day, Don found out that Karen was paid more for her work. Have Don’s rights been violated?

What should Don do?

Know the Law Case 3:

Linda works as a telephone operator for $8.00 an hour. One week she worked 48 hours. According to the FLSA, is Linda entitled to overtime pay?

Assuming overtime is paid at a rate of 1 ½ times the regular rate for each hour worked beyond 40, what is Linda’s pay for the week?

Know the Law Case 4:

Jamilla and Bill work in a large department store doing the same job with the same responsibilities. Jamilla has worked there for one year, while Bill has worked there for nine years. Jamilla found out Bill is paid a wage higher than hers. Were Jamilla’s rights violated?

Know the Law Case 5:

Wu has been employed at a card shop for three years. She works 40 hours per week, receiving less than minimum wage for her work. According to the FLSA, have Wu’s rights been violated?

What should she do?

Know the Law Case 6:

Sherry is 16 years ld and works in the office of a large meatpacking plant. She would prefer to operate a meat cutting machine, but the plant supervisor refuses to give her the job. According to the FLAS, have Sherry’s rights been violated?

Know the Law Case 7:

Hasem is a server in a restaurant. He is paid $3.00 per hour. According to the FLSA, have Hasem’s rights been violated?

Know the Law Case 8:

Montel is 16 years old and in a job training program to become a customer service representative. He makes $5.00 per hour. According to the FLSA, have Montel’s rights been violated?

Know the Law Case 9:

Renalia is 18 years old. She works in a supermarket deli. She uses a meat and cheese slicer every day. According to the FLSA, have Renalia’s rights been violated?

Your Study Habits Activity pg 20

Organizing Your Schedule Workbook pg 20

Chapter 3 Terms Attitude

A person’s outlook on life that shows how he or she feels and thinks about other people and situations

Self-Esteem Having confidence and satisfaction in

oneself Individual Responsibility

Willingness to answer for one’s conduct and decisions

Terms Initiative

Making oneself do what is necessary Self-management

Initiative Sociability

Interacting easily with people

Terms Constructive criticism

Helping someone make improvement by discussing his or her weak points

Job evaluation A supervisor’s written

review of an employees work performance

Ethics A guiding set of moral

values

Terms Integrity

Firmly following one’s moral values Confidential

Private Work ethic

How a person feels about his or her job and the effort he or she puts into it