APPENDIX
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List of Common HR Acronyms
AAP Affirmative Action Plan
ACA Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act add (see also PPACA)?
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAAA Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act
ADEA Age Discrimination in Employment Act
ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution
AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
AI Appreciative Inquiry
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ALJ Administrative Law Judge
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AP Accounts Payable
APA American Psychological Association
AR Accounts Receivable
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ASO Administrative Services Only Plan
B2B Business to Business
B2C Business to Consumer
BARS Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale
BCP Business Continuity Plan
BFOQ Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
CBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
CBP Cafeteria Benefit Plan
CDC Centers for Disease Control
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CHRO Chief Human Resources Officer
CO Compliance Officer
COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COLA Cost of Living Adjustment
CPA Certified Public Accountant
CPH Cost Per Hire
CPI Consumer Price Index
CPM Critical Path Method
CR Corporate Responsibility
D&I Diversity and Inclusion
DBA Davis-Bacon Act
DMADV Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify
DMAIC Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
DOL U.S. Department of Labor
EAP Employee Assistance Plan
ECPA Electronic Communications Privacy Act
EE Employee
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EGTRRA Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
EI Emotional Intelligence (see also EQ)
EO (or E.O.) Executive Order
EPA Equal Pay Act
EPLI Employment Practices Liability Insurance
EQ Emotional Intelligence (see also EI)
ER Employer
ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ESL English as a Second Language
ESOP Employee Stock Ownership Plan
ETA U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
FACT Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations
FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board
FCPA Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FCRA Fair Credit Reporting Act
FES Factor Evaluation System
FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FLRA Federal Labor Relations Authority
FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act
FSA Flexible Spending Accounts
FT Full Time
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FUTA Federal Unemployment Tax Act
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GINA Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
GL General Ledger
GS General Schedule
HAS Health Savings Account
HCE Highly Compensated Employee
HCN Home-Country Nationals
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPC Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives
HITECH Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
HR Human Resources
HRA Health Reimbursement Accounts
HRCI Human Resources Certification Institute
HRCS Human Resource Competency Study
HRD Human Resources Department
HRIS Human Resource Information System
HRM Human Resource Management
ICE U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
IIPP Injury and Illness Prevention Programs/Plans
ILO International Labor Organization
INA Immigration and Nationality Act
IRA Individual Retirement Account
IRCA Immigration Reform and Control Act
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ISO Incentive Stock Options
ISO International Standards Organization
IT Information Technology
JVA Jobs for Veterans Act
KM Knowledge Management
KSA Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
LMRA Labor-Management Relations Act
LMRDA Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
LMS Learning Management System
LO Learning Objectives
LOA Leave of Absence
LTC Long-Term Insurance Care
LTD Long-Term Disability
M&A Mergers and Acquisitions
MBO Management by Objectives
MHPAEA Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets
MSHA Mine Safety and Health Act
MSP Managed Service Provider
MSPB Merit Systems Protection Board
NIOSH National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NLRA National Labor Relations Act
NLRB National Labor Relations Board
NMB National Mediation Board
OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
OD Organizational Development
OFCCP Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OJT On Job Training
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act
OWBPA Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
P&L Profit and Loss
PBGC Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
PCAOB Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
PCN Parent-Country Nationals
PDA Pregnancy Discrimination Act
PEO Professional Employer Organization
PERT Project Evaluation and Review Techniques
PEST Political, Economic, Social and Technological
PHR Professional in Human Resources
PIP Performance Improvement Program
PL (or P.L.) Public Law
POP Premium Only Plan
POS Point of Service
PPA Pension Protection Act
PPACA Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PPO Preferred Provider Organization
PT Part Time
PTO Paid Time Off
QME Qualified Medical Examiner
RCR Recruiting Cost Ratio
REA Retirement Equity Act
RFID Radio Frequency Identification
RFQ Request for Quotation
RFP Request for Proposal
RIF Reduction in Force
ROI Return on Investment
RSU Restricted Stock Unit
RYR Recruitment Yield Ratio
SAR Summary Annual Report
SBJPA Small Business Job Protection Act
SCA Service Contract Act
SCM Supply Chain Management
SHRM Society for Human Resource Management
SMM Summary of Material Modifications
SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as the Food Stamp program)
SOX Sarbanes-Oxley Act
SPD Summary Plan Description
SPHR Senior Professional in Human Resources
SSI Supplemental Security Income
SSN Social Security Number
STD Short-Term Disability
STEEPLED Social, Technological, Environmental, Economic, Political, Legal, Ethics and Demographics
SUB Supplemental Unemployment Benefits
SUTA State Unemployment Tax Act
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
TANF Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
TCN Third-Country Nationals
TOC Theory of Constraints
TPA Third Party Administrator
TQM Total Quality Management
UCA Unemployment Compensation Amendments Act
UGESP Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
UI Unemployment Insurance
ULP Unfair Labor Practice
URL Uniform Resource Locator (Web Site Address)
USC United States Code
USERRA Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
VEVRAA Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act
WARN Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
WC Workers’ Compensation
WOTC Work Opportunity Tax Credit