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| Form W-4 | The amount you place on this form deteremines the amount your employer will withold from your paycheck |
| allowances | reduce the amount of tax withheld from your paycheck |
| exempt status | applies only to people who will not earn enough that year to owe any federal income tax. |
| minors | people under the age of legal adulthood to obtain a work permit |
| form w-2 | each company for which you worked during the year will give you one of these. |
| social security act | passed in 1935. established a national social insurance program that provides federal aid for the elderly and disabled workers |
| unemployment insurance | provides benefits to workers who lose their jobs through no faullt of their own. |
| fair labor standards act | established a minimum wage. |
| minimum wage | the legally established lower limit on wages employers may pay. |
| workers' compensation | an insurance program that pays benefits to workers and their families for injury, illness, or death that occurs on the job |
| FMLA | allows empoyees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for certain medical situations. |
| equal pay act | prohibits unequal pay for men and women doing similar work |
| civil rights act of 1964 | prohibits discrimination in hiring |
| age discrimination in employment act | prohibits discrimination in employment decisions against people age 40 and over. |
| americans with disabilities act | prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disabilities. |
| self-evaluation | the ability to take criticism and to assess your own progress |
| teamwork | working well with others |
| loyalty | not spreading rumors about coworkers and the company. |
| name three responsibilities to customers | _______ ______ and _______ |
| name three responsibilities to employers | ____ ______ and ________ |
