Onboarding (Human Resources)

Onboarding (Human Resources) Order Description   Week 1 Required: * Visit this link for Gerhart, B. (2010). Compensation. In A. WilkinsonN. Bacon & T. Redman The SAGE handbook of human resource management (pp. 210-230). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9780857021496.n13 at https://sk.sagepub.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/reference/hdbk_humanresourcemgmt/n13.xml - and read through the end of the section labeled "Effects of Pay Level." Alternatively, you can access the material here SAGE Handbook of HRM.pdf * Read: Eli R. Stoltzfus, “Compensation highlights in trade, transportation, and utilities industries,” Beyond the Numbers: Pay & Benefits, vol. 2, no. 15 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2013), at https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/compensation-highlights-in-trade-transportation-and-utilities-industries.htm and read "Compensation highlights in trade, transportation, and utilities industries." Alternatively, you can access the material here compensation-highlights-in-trade- transportation-and-utilities-industries.pdf. Read about the following laws: * National Labor Relations Act at https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/national_labor_relations_act_nlra.You can also access the document here National Labor Relations Act.pdf. * The Equal Pay Act of 1963 at https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/fs-epa.cfm.You can also access the document here eeoc fact sheet.pdf. * The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act/. The document also be viewed here The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.pdf. * Family and Medical Leave Act at https://www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/. * Occupational Safety and Health Administration at https://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3165-8514.pdf * Americans with Disabilities Act at https://www.ada.gov/qandaeng.htm (you do not have to memorize all of the information, but you should be familiar with the key issues and organizational responsibilities) * Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 at https://nwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lilly_ledbetter_fair_pay_act_of_2009_01.07.2013.pdf. You can also access the file at lilly_ledbetter_fair_pay_act_of_2009_.pdf * Fair Labor Standards Act at https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/hrg.htm. * A Brief History of Workers' Compensation at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1888620/. The file can also be accessed at a brief history of workers compensation.pdf. * Occupational Health and Safety in the Modern World of Work found at https://www.shrm.org/academicinitiatives/Documents/Wolf%20HSS.ppt. Optional: FIFTY YEARS AFTER THE EQUAL PAY ACT: Assessing the Past, Taking Stock of the Future at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/equalpay/equal_pay_task_force_progress_report_june_2013_new.pdf Compensation from before World War I through the Great Depression at https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/cwc/compensation-from-before-world-war-i-through-the-great- depression.pdf A review of employment law basics at https://www.shrm.org/academicinitiatives/universities/teachingresources/Documents/Class%20_1%20Employment%20Law%20Basics_final.ppt   Week 2 Chapter 20: Employee Benefit Programs here Chapter 20 Employee Benefit Programs.pdf or - https://dlc.erieri.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=textbook.chpt20. * Program Perspectives on Legally Required Benefit Costs here program-perspectives-on-legally-required-benefit-costs.pdf or - https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/archive/program-perspectives-on-legally-required-benefit-costs.pdf. * Detailed Summary of The Affordable Care Act here healthbill04.pdf or - https://www.dpc.senate.gov/healthreformbill/healthbill04.pdf * ERISA - https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans/erisa. * COBRA - https://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-consumer-cobra.html * Overview of Employer Health Plan Types - https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-4/understanding_health_plan_types.htm * What is a benefit plan? Clarifying the NCS definition as health and retirement benefits evolve - https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2011/07/art3full.pdf * Flynn, S. I. (2015). Employee Benefit Plan Design. Research Starters: Business (Online Edition), https://ezproxy.umuc.edu/login? url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=89163675&site=eds-live&scope=site&profile=edsebook Optional: Disability insurance plans: trends in employee access and employer costs - https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-4/disability-insurance-plans.htm Changing Landscape of Employment-based Retirement Benefits - https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/cwc/changing-landscape-of-employment-based-retirement-benefits.pdf How Have Health Benefits Changed In State And Local Governments From 1998 To 2011? - https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-1/how-have-health-benefits-changed-in-state- and-local-governments-from-1998-to-2011.htm Employer-Sponsored Health and Retirement Benefits: Efforts to Control Employer Costs - https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-355/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07- 355.pdf The Last Private Industry Pension Plans: A Visual Essay - https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/12/art1full.pdf Week 3 Gerhart, B. (2010). Compensation. In A. Wilkinson, N. Bacon & T. Redman The SAGE handbook of human resource management (pp. 210-230). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9780857021496.n13 at - https://sk.sagepub.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/reference/hdbk_humanresourcemgmt/n13.xml. * Glossary of Compensation Terms ( You don't have to memorize all of the terms; this glossary is simply a reference.) - https://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0062.pdf. * Introduction to Skill Based Pay Plans by the Economic Research Institute at SkillBasedPay.pdf or - https://www.erieri.com/PDF/SkillBasedPay.pdf. * Types of Pay Systems at Types of Pay Systems.pdf or - https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_human-resource-management/s10-03-types-of-pay-systems.html. * Developing a Compensation Package at Developing a Compensation Package.pdf or - https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_human-resource-management/s10-02-developing-a- compensation-pack.html. * Bonus programs and rewards a WorldatWork report here Bonus Programs and Practices.pdf or at https://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=80398. * Paid time off programs and benefits a WorldatWork report at Paid Time Off Programs and Practices.pdf or at https://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=80292 Optional: Designing Incentives – a PowerPoint module revised from one developed and provided by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). This module is posted in our classroom. Program Perspectives on Incentives and Benefits by Wage Level - https://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/program_perspectives_vol2_issue1.pdf Limitations of merit pay Is there merit in merit pay? https://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1169&context=dow_scott