Acronym

Definition

ACTWU

Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADDIE

Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation

ADEA

Age Discrimination In Employment Act

ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

AEFA

American Express Financial Advisors

AFL-CIO

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

AFSCME

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

BARS

Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale

BFOQ

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

BOS

Behavioral Observation Scale

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

COBRA

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

CRA

Civil Rights Act

CSF

Critical Success Factors

DOT

Dictionary of Occupational Titles

EAP

Employee Assistance Programs

EC

European Commission

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

e-HRM

Electronic Human Resource Management

EPSS

Electronic Performance Support Systems

ERISA

Employee Retirement Income Security Act

ESF

Executive Search Firm

ESOP

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

EU

European Union

EWP

Employee Wellness Program

FAS 106

Financial Accounting Statement

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FJAS

Fleishman Job Analysis System

FLSA

Fair Labor Standards Act

FMCS

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

GATB

General Aptitude Test Battery

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GNP

Gross National Product

GOU

Grand Opening University

GPA

Grade Point Average

HCN

Host-Country National

HERE

Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees

HMO

Health Maintenance Organization

HRIS

Human Resource Information System

HRM

Human Resource Management

HRPS

Human Resource Planning System

IAM

International Association of Machinists

ICE

Individual Coaching for Effectiveness

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

ISBN

International Standard Book Number

ISD

Instructional System Design

JARC

Jane Addams Resource Corporation

JDI

Job Descriptive Index

KSAO

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other

LBD

Lower Back Disability

MBO

Management by Objectives

MBTI

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

NAACP

National Association of Colored People

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NEA

National Education Association

NFTC

National Foreign Trade Council

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NLRA

National Labor Relations Act

NLRB

National Labor Relations Board

O*NET

Occupational Information Network

OASDHI

Old Age, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance

OBM

Organizational Behavior Modification

OFCCP

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

OJT

On-the-Job Training

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Act

OWBPA

Old Workers Benefit Protection Act

PAQ

Position Analysis Questionnaire

PBGC

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

PCN

Parent-Country National

POL

Principles of Leadership

PPE

Performance Planning Evaluation

PPO

Preferred Provider Organization

ProMES

Productivity Measurement and Evaluation System

RFP

Request for Proposal

SAT

Scholastic Aptitude Test

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

SHRM

Society for Human Resource Management

SHRM

Strategic Human Resource Management

SJI

Seattle Jobs Initiative

SMART

Self-managed, Awareness, Responsibility and Technical Competence

SMEs

Subject Matter Experts

SPD

Summary Plan Description

SWOT

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

TCN

Third-Country National

TDR

Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

TOR

Technic of Operations Review

TQM

Total Quality Management

UAW

United Auto Workers

UCP

Unemployment Compensation Payment

UNITE

Union of Needletrade, Industrial and Textile Employees

UPS

United Parcel Service

USES

United States Employment Service

WCP

Workers' Compensation Payment

WTO

World Trade Organization