Regulatory Compliance & Legal Framework Flashcards
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is most relevant to performance technologists when they are:
Answer: Designing performance appraisal systems that must not discriminate based on protected characteristics
Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, which directly affects how performance appraisal and improvement systems must be designed.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) most directly impacts performance technologists working in which organizational context?
Answer: Publicly traded companies requiring internal control training and documentation
SOX mandates internal controls and financial reporting accuracy for publicly traded companies, requiring training and performance systems that support compliance documentation.
When evaluating a performance improvement solution, a CPT practitioner finds the proposed intervention includes mandatory overtime without extra compensation. Which law is most likely being violated?
Answer: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards, including the requirement to compensate eligible employees for overtime hours.
A performance technologist is implementing a new e-learning platform that stores employee training records. Under which regulation must these records be retained for federal contractors?
Answer: FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and OFCCP recordkeeping rules
Federal contractors are subject to FAR and OFCCP regulations that specify recordkeeping requirements, including retention of employment and training records.
Which legal concept determines who owns the intellectual property created by a performance technologist while employed by an organization?
Answer: Work-made-for-hire doctrine
Under the work-made-for-hire doctrine, copyrightable works created by employees within the scope of employment are owned by the employer, not the individual creator.
A performance technologist is asked to design training that helps employees recognize and report potential bribery under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA primarily applies to:
Answer: U.S. companies and their foreign subsidiaries engaging in international business
The FCPA prohibits U.S. companies and their foreign affiliates from bribing foreign government officials to obtain or retain business, making compliance training critical for global organizations.
Which of the following best describes the legal concept of 'negligent training' as it applies to performance technologists?
Answer: Employer liability when inadequate training leads to employee harm or harm to others
Negligent training is a legal theory holding employers liable when failure to adequately train employees results in foreseeable harm to employees, customers, or third parties.