Glossary
More than any other area of law, employment law is littered with acronyms for virtually everything. The following is a handy glossary to help you navigate the alphabet soup.
AAA = American Arbitration Association
ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act
ADEA = Age Discrimination in Employment Act
ADR = Alternative Dispute Resolution
AYANK = Acronym You Absolutely Need to Know
BFOQ = Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
BHAG = Big Hairy Audacious Goal
BTO = Bachman Turner Overdrive
CBA = Collective Bargaining Agreement
CDHP = Consumer Driven Health Plan
COBRA = Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
DHS = Department of Homeland Security
DOL = Department of Labor
DOT = Department of Transportation
EAP = Employee Assistance Program
EBSA = DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration
EEOC = Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
ELO = Electric Light Orchestra
EPA = Equal Pay Act
EPPA = Employee Polygraph Protection Act
ERISA = Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ESOP = Employee Stock Ownership Plan
FACTA = Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
FCRA = Fair Credit Reporting Act
FLSA = Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA = Family and Medical Leave Act
FSA = Flexible Spending Account
FTC = Federal Trade Commission
HHS = Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA = Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
I-9 = Employment Eligibility and Verification Form
ICE = Immigration and Customs Enforcement
IRC = Internal Revenue Code
IRCA = Immigration Reform and Control Act
IRS = Internal Revenue Service
JAN = Job Accommodation Network
KFC = Kentucky Fried Chicken
NLRA = National Labor Relations Act
NLRB = National Labor Relations Board
OFCCP = Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OSHA = Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OWBPA = Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
PDA = Pregnancy Discrimination Act
QSLB = Qualified Separate Line of Business
Section 1981 = Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
SOX = Sarbanes-Oxley Act
SSA = Social Security Administration
SSN = Social Security Number
Title VII = Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
ULP = Unfair Labor Practice
USCIS = U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USERRA = Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
WARN = Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
YMCA = Bad Village People Song
