Risk Management and Compliance Flashcards

Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and health regulations?

Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

OSHA, established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, sets and enforces standards to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for US workers.

What is the 'general duty clause' of the OSH Act?

Answer: Employers must provide a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm

Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act — the General Duty Clause — requires employers to address serious, recognized hazards even when no specific OSHA standard applies.

Under the ADA, what does 'reasonable accommodation' require employers to provide?

Answer: Modifications enabling a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship

The ADA requires employers to provide accommodations that remove barriers for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would impose undue hardship on the business.

What is 'FMLA intermittent leave'?

Answer: Taking FMLA leave in separate blocks of time or by reducing the normal weekly or daily work schedule

FMLA intermittent leave allows eligible employees to take leave in separate episodes (hours, days, weeks) when a serious health condition requires it, rather than in one continuous block.

What is an 'EEO-1 report'?

Answer: A mandatory federal demographic workforce report filed with the EEOC by covered employers

The EEO-1 Component 1 report requires private employers with 100+ employees to annually report workforce data categorized by job category, sex, race, and ethnicity.

What does 'disparate treatment' mean under employment discrimination law?

Answer: Intentionally treating an employee differently because of a protected characteristic

Disparate treatment is intentional discrimination — the employer treats similarly situated employees differently because of race, sex, religion, national origin, or another protected characteristic.