AA |
1) Affirmative Action; 2) Adverse Action |
AACU |
American Association of Colleges and Universities |
AAO |
Affirmative Action Officer |
AAP |
Affirmative Action Plan |
AAR |
Average Annual Return |
ABF |
Asset-Based Financing |
ABM |
Activity-Based Management |
ABMS |
Activity-Based Management System |
ACA |
Affordable Care Act |
ACH |
Automated Clearing House |
AD&D |
Accidental Death and Dismemberment |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADAAA |
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act |
ADEA |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act |
ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
ADP |
Automatic Data Processing |
ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
AFL-CIO |
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations |
AFSCME |
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employers |
AI |
Appreciative Inquiry |
AIDS |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
AJB |
America’s Job Bank |
ALC |
Alien Labor Certification |
ALEX |
Automated Labor Exchange |
ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
ALM |
Asset Liability Management |
AMPS |
Auction Market Preferred Stock |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
AP |
Accounts Payable |
APA |
American Psychological Association |
APB |
Accounting Principles Board |
aPHR |
Associate Professional in Human Resources |
APR |
Annual Percentage Rate |
APV |
Adjusted Present Value |
APY |
Annual Percentage Yield |
AR |
Accounts Receivable |
ARRA |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
ASB |
Accounting Standards Board |
ASHHRA |
American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration |
ASO |
Administrative Services Only Plan |
ASTD |
American Society for Training and Development |
ATB |
Across the Board |
ATO |
1) Administrative Time Off; 2) Asset Turnover |
ATOI |
After Tax Operating Income |
ATU |
Annual Tax Unit |
AWL |
Actual Wage Loss |
AWOL |
Absent Without Leave |
AWW |
Average Weekly Wage |
BARS |
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale |
BAT |
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training |
BB |
Base Benefits |
BCP |
Business Continuity Plan |
BCR |
Benefit/Cost Ratio |
BIA |
Business Impact Analysis |
BFOQ or BOQ |
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification |
BLBA |
Black Lunch Benefits Act |
BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
BNA |
Bureau of National Affairs |
BOD |
Board of Directors |
BOT |
Board of Trustees |
BPA |
Blanket Purchase Agreement |
BRB |
Benefit Review Board |
BU |
Bargaining Unit |
C&B |
Compensation and Benefits |
C&P |
Compensation and Pension |
CAA |
Congressional Accountability Act |
CAFTA |
Central American Free Trade Agreement |
CAI |
Computer Assisted Instruction |
CAO |
Chief Administrative Officer |
CAPEX |
Capital Expenditures |
CASB |
Cost Accounting Standards Board |
CBA |
Controlled Business Arrangement |
CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
CBP |
Cafeteria Benefit Plan |
CBT |
Computer-Based Testing |
CC |
Civil Code |
CCH |
Commerce Clearing House |
CCHR |
Canadian Council on Human Resources |
CCI |
Consumer Confidence Index |
CCL |
Center for Creative Leadership |
CCP |
Certified Compensation Professional |
CCPA |
Consumer Credit Protection Act |
CDC |
Center for Disease Control |
CDL |
Commercial Driver’s License |
CEA |
1) Commodity Exchange Authority; 2) Certificate of Educational Achievement |
CEBS |
Certified Employee Benefits Specialist |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CEPS |
Cash Earnings Per Share |
CEU |
Continuing Education Unit |
CFAT |
Cash Flow After Taxes |
CFO |
Chief Financial/Fiscal Officer |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CGQ |
Corporate Governance Quotient |
CGT |
Capital Gains Tax |
CHRC |
1) Canadian Human Rights Commission; 2) Criminal History Records Check |
CHRO |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
CIO |
1) Chief Investment Officer; 2) Chief Information Officer |
CISO |
Chief Information Security Officer |
CMO |
Chief Marketing Officer |
CO |
Compliance Officer |
COB |
Close of Business |
COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
COL |
Cost of Living |
COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment |
COO |
Chief Operating/Operations Officer |
CPA |
Certified Public Accountant |
CPE |
Continuing Professional Education |
CPG |
Consumer Packaged Goods |
CPHR |
California Professional in Human Resources Certification |
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
CPI-U |
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers |
CPI-W |
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers |
CPM |
Critical Path Method |
CR |
Corporate Responsibility |
CRM |
1) Client Relationship Management; 2) Customer Relationship Management; 3) Credit Risk Management |
CROGI |
Cash Return on Gross Investment |
CSHO |
Compliance Safety and Health Officer |
CSO |
Chief Security Officer |
CTO |
Compensatory Time Off |
CTS |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
CUPA |
College and University Personnel Association |
CUSFTA |
Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement |
CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
CWHSSA |
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act |
CWSP |
College Work-Study Program |
D&I |
Diversity and Inclusion |
D&O |
Directors and Officers |
DB |
Defined Benefit |
DBA |
1) Davis-Bacon Act; 2) Doing Business As |
DBPP |
Defined Benefit Pension Plan |
DC |
Defined Contribution |
DCA |
Dollar Cost Averaging |
DCAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
DCF |
Discounted Cash Flow |
DCPP |
Defined Contribution Pension Plan |
DCAP |
Dependent Care Assistance Program |
DEFRA |
Deficit Reduction Act |
DFA |
Department of Finance and Administration |
DFEH |
Department of Fair Employment and Housing |
DINKS |
Dual Income No Kids |
DJIA |
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
DMADV |
Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify |
DMAIC |
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control |
DRIP |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
DRP |
Disaster Recovery Plan |
DSI |
Discretionary Salary Increase |
DSPP |
Direct Stock Purchase Plan |
DOB |
Date of Birth |
DOC |
United States Department of Commerce |
DOD |
United States Department of Defense |
DOH |
Date of Hire |
DOI |
Date of Injury |
DOJ |
United States Department of Justice |
DOL |
United States Department of Labor |
DOLETA |
Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration |
DOT |
1) Dictionary of Occupational Titles; 2) United States Department of Transportation |
DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
DVOP |
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program |
DW |
Dislocated Worker |
DWC |
Division of Workers’ Compensation |
E-VERIFY |
United States Department of Labor New Hire Screening System |
EAC |
Employee Advisory Committee/Council |
EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
EAPA |
Employee Assistance Professionals Association |
EB |
Extended Benefits |
EBO |
Employee Buyout |
EBRI |
Employee Benefits Research Institute |
EBS |
Employee Benefits Security |
EBSA |
Employee Benefit Security Administration |
EBT |
Earnings Before Tax |
ECI |
Employment Cost Index |
ECOA |
Equal Credit Opportunity Act |
ECPA |
Electronic Communications Privacy Act |
EDA |
Economically Depressed Area |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
EDP |
1) Electronic Data Processing; 2) Employee Development Plan |
EE |
Employee |
EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
EEO-1/EEO-4 |
EEO-1 or EEO-4 Report/Standard Form 100 Report |
EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
EEOICPA |
Energy Employee Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act |
EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
EFTA |
European Free Trade Area |
EGTRRA |
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act |
EI or EQ |
Emotional Intelligence |
EIC |
Earned Income Tax Credit |
EIN |
Employer Identification Number |
EMT |
Executive Management Team |
EO |
Executive Order |
EOB |
Explanation of Benefits |
EOD |
End of Day |
EOI |
Evidence of Insurability |
EOY |
End of Year |
EPA |
1) Equal Pay Act; 2) Environmental Protection Agency |
EPLI |
Employment Practices Liability Insurance |
EPPA |
Employee Polygraph Protection Act |
EPS |
Earnings per Share |
ER |
Employer |
ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
ERTA |
Economic Recovery Tax Act |
ESA |
Employment Standards Administration |
ESL |
English as a Second Language |
ESO |
Employee Stock Option |
ESOP |
Employee Stock Option Plan |
ESOT |
Employee Stock Ownership and Trust |
ESP |
Exchange Stock Portfolio |
ESS |
Employee Self-Service |
ETA |
1) Employment and Training Administration; 2) Estimated Time of Arrival |
EU |
European Union |
EV |
Enterprise Value |
EVA |
Economic Value Added |
EVM |
Earned Value Management |
EX |
Exempt |
FAAS |
Financial Assurance and Accountability Standards |
FACT |
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act |
FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
FAS |
Financial Accounting Standards |
FASB |
Financial Accounting Standards Board |
FASAB |
Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Board |
FASAC |
Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Committee |
FASB |
Financial Accounting Standards Board |
FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
FCCPA |
Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act |
FCPA |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
FCRA |
Fair Credit Reporting Act |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
FDCPA |
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act |
FDIC |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FEA |
Fair Employment Act |
FECA |
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act |
FEIN |
Federal Employment Identification Number |
FELA |
Federal Employment Liability Act |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FEP |
Fair Employment Practice |
FERS |
Federal Employees Retirement System |
FES |
Factor Evaluation System |
FFY |
Federal Fiscal Year |
FHA |
Federal Housing Administration |
FICA |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act |
FICO |
Fair Isaac Credit Organization |
FIE |
Foreign Invested Enterprise |
FIFO |
First In, First Out |
FLC |
Foreign Labor Certification |
FLRA |
Federal Labor Relations Authority |
FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act |
FMSHA |
Federal Mine and Safety Health Act |
FMV |
Fair Market Value |
FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
FOM |
Field Operations Manual |
FOREX |
Foreign Exchange |
FR |
Federal Register |
FRA |
Federal Reserve Act |
FRB |
Federal Reserve Board |
FROI |
First Report of Injury |
FRS |
Financial Reporting Standards |
FSA |
Flexible Spending Account |
FSB |
Fortune Small Business |
FSET |
Federal State Employment Tax |
FSLMRA |
Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act |
FT |
Full-Time |
FTA |
Free Trade Agreement |
FTC |
Federal Trade Commission |
FTD |
Federal Tax Deposit |
FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent |
FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
FUA |
Federal Unemployment Account |
FUTA |
Federal Unemployment Tax ACT |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
GAAC |
Government Accounting and Auditing Committee |
GAAFR |
Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting |
GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
GAAS |
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards |
GAGAS |
Generally Accepted Government Accounting Standards |
GAO |
General Accounting Office |
GAS |
Governmental Accounting Standards |
GASB |
Governmental Accounting Standards Board |
GATB |
General Aptitude Test Battery |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
GED |
General Equivalency Diploma |
GIC |
Guaranteed Investment Contract |
GICS |
Global Industry Classification Standards |
GIF |
Guaranteed Investment Fund |
GINA |
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act |
GIPS |
Global Investment Policy Standard |
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
GL |
1) General Ledger; 2) General Liability |
GLB |
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act |
GLSO |
Group Legal Services Organization |
GM |
Gross Margin |
GNP |
Gross National Product |
GPHR |
Global Professional in Human Resources Certification |
GPROI |
Gross Profit Return on Investment |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GR |
General Revenue |
GS |
General Schedule |
GSI |
General Salary Increase |
GTL |
Group Term Life Insurance |
HAS |
Highest Average Salary |
HAZMAT |
Hazardous Material |
HB |
House Bill |
HC |
Human Capital |
HCE |
Highly Compensated Employee |
HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration |
HCIP |
Harmonized Index of Consumer Pricing |
HCM |
Human Capital Management |
HCN |
Home-Country Nationals |
HCO |
Health Care Organization |
HCSA |
Health Care Spending Account |
HCTC |
Health Coverage Tax Credit |
HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
HIPC |
Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives |
HIPPA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HITECH |
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act |
HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HMO |
Health Maintenance Organizations |
HR |
Human Resources |
HRA |
Health Reimbursement Account |
HRCI |
Human Resource Certification Institute |
HRCS |
Human Resource Competency Study |
HRD |
1) Human Resources Development; 2) Human Resources Department |
HRIS |
Human Resources Information System |
HRLY |
Hourly |
HRM |
Human Resources Management |
HRMS |
Human Resource Management System |
HROD |
Human Resources and Organizational Development |
HSA |
Health Savings Account |
HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
HUD |
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development |
I-9 |
United States Immigration Form I-9 |
IAG |
International Auditing Guidelines |
IAS |
International Accounting Standards |
IASC |
International Accounting Standards Committee |
ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
ICE |
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
IFEBP |
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans |
IHRIM |
International Association of Human Resource Information Management |
IIPP |
Injury and Illness Prevention Programs/Plans |
ILAB |
International Labor Affairs Bureau |
ILO |
International Labor Organization |
IME |
Independent Medical Examination |
INA |
Immigration and Naturalization Act |
INS |
Immigration and Naturalization Service |
IOS |
International Organization for Standards |
IPA |
Inflation Protected Annuity |
IPI |
Industrial Protection Index |
IPMA |
International Personnel Management Association |
IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
IPS |
1) Inflation Protected Security; 2) Investment Policy Statement |
IRA |
Individual Retirement Account |
IRB |
Internal Revenue Bulletin |
IRC |
Internal Revenue Code |
IRCA |
Immigration Reform and Control Act |
IRR |
Internal Rate of Return |
IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
ISO |
1) International Standards Organization; 2) Incentive Stock Option |
ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
ISSA |
International Securities Services Association |
IT |
Information Technology |
ITA |
United States International Trade Administration |
ITIN |
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number |
IUR |
Insured Unemployment Rates |
IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
J&S |
Joint and Survivorship |
JAN |
Job Accommodation Network |
JD |
1) Job Description; 2) Juris Doctorate; 3) Job Date |
JGTRRA |
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act |
JEEP |
Joint Ethics Enforcement Plan |
JIT |
Just in Time |
JOA |
Joint Operating Agreement |
JPAC |
Joint Public Advisory Committee |
JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
JSSA |
Jury Selection and Service Act |
JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act (replaced by WIA) |
JV |
Joint Venture |
JVA |
Jobs for Veterans Act |
KM |
Knowledge Management |
KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
KSA |
Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities |
KSOP |
401(k) Employee Stock Option Plan |
LA |
Labor Area |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LAR |
Legislative Appropriations Request |
LAUS |
Local Area Unemployment Statistics |
LBB |
Legislative Budget Board |
LBO |
Leveraged Buyout |
LCA |
Labor Condition Application |
LCD |
Labor Cost Distribution |
LDI |
Liability-Driven Investment |
LDP |
Last Day Paid |
LDW |
Last Day Worked |
LEI |
Leading Economic Indicators |
LEO |
Long-Term Equity Options |
LEPO |
Low Exercise Price Option |
LF |
Labor Force |
LFPR |
Labor Force Participation Rate |
LFY |
Last Fiscal Year |
LHWCA |
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act |
LIFO |
Last In, First Out |
LLC |
Limited Liability Company |
LLP |
Limited Liability Partnership |
LMA |
Labor Market Area |
LMI |
Labor Market Information |
LMRA |
Labor Management Relations Act |
LMRDA |
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act |
LMS |
Learning Management System |
LO |
Learning Objectives |
LOA |
Leave of Absence |
LOC |
Letter of Commitment |
LOI |
Letter of Intent |
LOR |
Letter of Response |
LOS |
Length of Stay |
LOW |
Lack of Work |
LP |
Limited Partnership |
LR |
Labor Relations |
LRO |
Labor Relations Officer |
LT |
Lost Time |
LTC |
Long-Term Care |
LTCM |
Long-Term Capital Management |
LTD |
Long-Term Disability |
LTFP |
Long-Term Financial Plan |
LTIP |
Long-Term Incentive Plan |
LTO |
Long-Term Option |
LTV |
Loan-to-Value Ratio |
LWDI |
Lost Work Day Injury Rate |
LWO |
Leave Without Pay |
LWP |
Leave with Pay |
M&A |
Merger and Acquisition |
MBO |
Management by Objectives |
MBTI |
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator |
MER |
Management Expense Ratio |
MEWA |
Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement |
MHAEA |
Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act |
MHPA |
Mental Health Parity Act |
MHPAEA |
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act |
MIRR |
Modified Internal Rate of Return |
MIS |
Management Information System |
MLA |
Minimum Liquid Assets |
MLM |
Multilevel Marketing |
MLP |
Master Limited Partnership |
MLR |
Monthly Labor Review |
MLS |
Mass Layoff Statistics |
MNC |
Multinational Corporation |
MOC |
Market on Close |
MOF |
Ministry of Finance |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MPPAA |
Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act |
MRD |
Minimum Required Distribution |
MSA |
1) Medical Savings Account; 2) Metropolitan Statistical Area; 3) Merit Salary Adjustment |
MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
MSFW |
Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker |
MSHA |
Mine Safety and Health Act |
MSP |
Managed Service Provider |
MSPA |
Migrant and Seasonal Agriculture Worker Protection Act |
MSPB |
Merit Systems Protection Board |
MSPR |
Medicare Secondary Payer Rules |
MST |
Marketable Securities Tax |
MTD |
Month to Date |
MTHLY |
Monthly |
NAAEC |
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation |
NAALC |
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation |
NAB |
Nonaccrual Basis |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NAFTA-TAA |
NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance |
NAICS |
North American Industry Classification System |
NASDAQ |
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations |
NASDR |
National Association of Securities Dealers Regulation |
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NAV |
Net Asset Value |
NAVPS |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
NAWW |
National Average Weekly Wage |
NCCI |
National Council on Compensation Insurance |
NDNH |
National Directory of New Hires |
NEO |
New and Emerging Occupations |
NEX |
Nonexempt |
NFA |
Net Financial Assets |
NFE |
Net Financial Expense |
NFI |
Net Financial Income |
NFO |
Net Financial Obligations |
NHCE |
Non-Highly Compensated Employee |
NI |
Net Income |
NIH |
National Institute of Health |
NIOSH |
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
NL |
No Load |
NLRA |
National Labor Relations Act |
NLRB |
National Labor Relations Board |
NMB |
National Mediation Board |
NMHPA |
Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act |
NMS |
Normal Market Size |
NOA |
Net Operating Assets |
NOI |
Net Operating Income |
NOL |
Net Operating Loss |
NOPAT |
Net Operating Profit After Taxes |
NPV |
Net Present Value |
NRA |
Nonresident Alien |
NRET |
Nonresident Withholding Tax |
NSC |
National Security Council |
NSTA |
National Securities Trade Association |
NSX |
National Stock Exchange |
NT |
Near Term |
NVI |
Negative Volume Index |
NYSE |
New York Stock Exchange |
O*Net |
Occupational Information Network |
OA |
Operating Assets |
OAS |
Option-Adjusted Spread |
OASDHI |
Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance |
OASDI |
Old Age and Survivors Disability Insurance |
OASI |
Old Age Survivors Insurance |
OBRA |
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
OCF |
Operating Cash Flow |
OD |
Organizational Development |
ODDS |
Online Data Delivery System |
OE |
Operating Expense |
OEBS |
Office of Employee Benefits Security (replaced by PWBP) |
OER |
Operation Expense Ratio |
OES |
Occupational Employment Statistic |
OFCCP |
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs |
OHCA |
Organized Health Care Arrangement |
OI |
Operating Income |
OIS |
Occupations Information System |
OJT |
On-the-Job Training |
OL |
Operating Liabilities |
OM |
Options Market |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
OOB |
Out of Business |
OOH |
Occupational Outlook Handbook |
OPM |
Office of Personnel Management |
OR |
Operating Revenue |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
OT |
Overtime |
OTC |
Over the Counter |
OTI |
OSHA Training Institute |
OTS |
Office of Thrift Supervision |
OWBPA |
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act |
P&L |
Profit and Loss |
PAR |
Public Accounting Report |
PBGC |
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
PBO |
Projected Benefit Obligation |
PBSI |
Performance-Based Salary Increase |
PBT |
Profit Before Tax |
PC |
1) Personal Computer; 2) Politically Correct |
PCAOB |
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board |
PCE |
1) Preexisting Condition Exclusion; 2) Private Commercial Enterprise |
PCI |
Per Capita Income |
PCN |
Parent-Country Nationals |
PD |
Position Description |
PDA |
1) Pregnancy Discrimination Act; 2) Personal Data Assistant; 3) Public Displays of Affection; 4) Payday Advance Loan |
Portable Document Format |
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PDQ |
Position Description Questionnaire |
PE |
Price to Earnings Ratio |
PEG |
Price to Earnings Growth |
PEO |
Professional Employer Organization |
PEPPRA |
Public Employee Pension Plan Reporting and Accountability Act |
PERT |
Project Evaluation and Review Techniques |
PEST |
Political, Economic, Social, and Technological |
PFK |
Pay for Knowledge |
PHI |
Protected Health Information |
PHR |
Professional in Human Resources Certification |
PIK |
Payment in Kind |
PIP |
Performance Improvement Plan |
PL |
Public Law |
PM |
1) Profit Margin; 2) Performance Management |
PMSA |
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area |
PMV |
Private Market Value |
PNG |
Portable Network Graphics |
POA |
Power of Attorney |
POB |
Public Oversights Board |
POD |
1) Payable on Death; 2) Professional and Organizational Development |
POP |
1) Premium-Only Plan; 2) Public Offering Price |
POS |
Point of Service Plan |
PPA |
Pension Protection Act of 1987 |
PPACA |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
PPI |
Producer Price Index |
PPO |
Preferred Provider Organization |
PR |
Public Relations |
PRC |
Peer Review Committee |
PSI |
Performance Salary Increase |
PT |
Part-Time |
PTO |
Paid Time Off |
PTSD |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
PV |
Present Value |
PW |
Present Worth |
PWBA PWBP |
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration Pension and Welfare Benefit Program |
PWC |
Public Works Commission |
PWD |
Prevailing Wage Determination |
PY |
Program Year |
QA |
Quality Assurance |
QAIP |
Quality Assurance and Improvement Plan |
QBU |
Qualified Business Unit |
QC |
Quality Control |
QCEW |
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages |
QCR |
Quarterly Contributions Report |
QDRO |
Qualified Domestic Relations Order |
QMAC |
Qualified Matching Contributions |
QMCSO |
Qualified Medical Child Support Order |
QME |
Qualified Medical Examiner |
QNEC |
Qualified Nonelective Contributions |
QPAM |
Qualified Professional Asset Manager |
QR |
1) Quarterly Report; 2) Quality Review |
QREC |
Quality Review Executive Committee |
QTD |
1) Qualified Total Distribution; 2) Quarter to Date |
QWI |
Quarterly Workforce Indicators |
R&C |
Reasonable and Customary |
R&D |
Research and Development |
RA |
Resident Alien |
RAP |
Regulatory Accounting Principles |
RCR |
Recruiting Cost Ratio |
RE |
Residual Earnings |
REA |
Retirement Equity Act |
RFB |
Request for Bid |
RFI |
Request for Information |
RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification |
RFP |
Request for Proposal |
RFQ |
Request for Quote |
RIC |
Regulated Investment Company |
RICO |
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act |
RIF |
Reduction in Force |
RIPA |
Retirement Income Policy Act |
RMP |
Risk Management Plan |
RNFA |
Return on Net Financial Assets |
ROA |
Return on Assets |
ROC |
Return on Capital |
ROI |
Return on Investment |
ROIC |
Return on Invested Capital |
ROM |
Range of Motion |
RONA |
Return on Net Assets |
ROOA |
Return on Operating Assets |
ROR |
Return on Revenue |
ROS |
Return on Sales |
ROTA |
Return on Total Assets |
ROTC |
Reserve Officer Training Corps |
RPI |
Retail Price Index |
RR |
Retention Rate |
RRSP |
Registered Retirement Savings Plan |
RSU |
Restricted Stock Unit |
RTO |
Reverse Takeover |
RTW |
1) Return to Work; 2) Right to Work |
RWA |
Risk-Weighted Asset |
RYR |
Recruitment Yield Ratio |
S&P |
Standard and Poor’s |
SAAR |
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
SAR |
1) Summary Annual Report; 2) Stock Appreciation Right |
SARSEP |
Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension |
SAS |
Statement of Accounting Standards |
SAT |
Scholastic Aptitude Test |
SB |
Senate Bill |
SBA |
Small Business Administration |
SBAP |
Small Business Assistance Program |
SBBA |
Sales and Buy-Back Agreement |
SBD |
Small Disadvantaged Business |
SBJPA |
Small Business Job Protection Act |
SBLC |
Standby Letter of Credit |
SBO |
Small Business Ombudsman |
SC |
Securities Commission |
SCA |
McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act |
SCM |
Supply Chain Management |
SDI |
State Disability Insurance |
SE |
1) Salaried Exempt; 2) Self-Employed |
SEA |
Securities Exchange Act |
SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
SEP |
Simplified Employee Pension |
SEPPAA |
Single Employer Pension Plan Amendments Act |
SERP |
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan |
SESA |
State Employment Security Agency |
SFAS |
Statements of Financial Accounting Standards |
SHRM |
Society for Human Resource Management |
SIA |
Securities Industry Act |
SIB |
Securities and Investment Board |
SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
SIPA |
Securities Investment Protection Act |
SITC |
Standard International Trade Classification |
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
SLOB |
Separate Lines of Business |
SMART |
Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic, Timed |
SMI |
Supplemental Medical Insurance |
SMM |
Summary of Material Modifications |
SMS |
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area |
SMT |
Senior Management Team |
SNAP |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
SNE |
Salaried Nonexempt |
SOC |
Standard Occupational Classification |
SOL |
Statute of Limitations |
SOP |
Statement of Position |
SOX |
Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
SPD |
Summary Plan Description |
SPHR |
Senior Professional in Human Resources Certification |
SPX |
Standard and Poor’s Index |
SRA |
Supplemental Retirement Annuity |
SRO |
Self-Regulatory Organization |
SROI |
Subsequent Report of Injury |
SS |
Social Security |
SSA |
Social Security Administration |
SSB |
Securities Supervisory Board |
SSD |
Social Security Disability |
SSDI |
Social Security Disability Indemnity |
SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
SSN |
Social Security Number |
STD |
Short-Term Insurance |
STEEPLED |
Social, Technological, Environmental, Economic, Political, Legal, Ethics, and Demographics |
STF |
Summary Tape File |
STIP |
Short-Term Industry Projections |
STW |
School-to-Work |
SUB |
Supplemental Unemployment Benefit |
SUTA |
State Unemployment Tax Act |
SWOT |
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats |
T&D |
Training and Development |
TAMRA |
Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 |
TANF |
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
TBD |
To Be Determined |
TCN |
Third Country National |
TDA |
Tax-Deferred Annuity |
TDB |
Temporary Disability Benefits |
TEA |
Transportation Efficiency Act |
TEFRA |
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act |
TER |
Total Expense Ratio |
TESSA |
Tax-Exempt Special Savings Account |
TEUC |
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation |
TEV |
Total Enterprise Value |
TIL |
Truth in Lending |
TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
TL |
Time and Labor |
TN |
Temporary Visitor Visa |
TOC |
Theory of Constraints |
TOM |
Traded Options Market |
TPA |
Third-Party Administrator |
TPD |
Temporary Partial Disability |
TPL |
Third-Party Liability |
TQM |
Total Quality Management |
TRA |
Tax Reform Act |
TRASOP |
Tax Reduction Act ESOP |
TSA |
Tax-Sheltered Annuity |
TSB |
Targeted Small Business |
TSP |
Thrift Savings Plan |
TTD |
Temporary Total Disability |
TUR |
Total Unemployment Rates |
TVI |
Trade Value Index |
TWA |
Time-Weighted Average |
UAW |
United Auto Workers |
UBTI |
Unrelated Business Taxable Income |
U&C |
Usual and Customary |
UCA |
Unemployment Compensation Amendments Act |
UCC |
Uniform Commercial Code |
UCI |
Unemployment Compensation Insurance |
UCR |
Usual, Customary, and Reasonable |
UFW |
United Farm Workers |
UGESP |
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures |
UGMA |
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act |
UI |
Unemployment Insurance |
UIC |
Unemployment Insurance Commission |
ULP |
Unfair Labor Practice |
UN |
United Nations |
UNCITRAL |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
UR |
1) Utilization Review; 2) Unemployment Rate |
URL |
Uniform Resource Locator (Web Site Address) |
URO |
Utilization Review Organization |
USCIS |
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
US DOL |
United States Department of Labor |
US DOJ |
United States Department of Justice |
USC |
United States Code |
USERRA |
Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act |
USITC |
United States International Trade Commission |
USM |
Unlisted Securities Market |
USTC |
United States Tax Court |
UTMA |
Uniform Transfers to Minors Act |
VA |
Veterans Administration/Affairs |
VBIA |
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act |
VEBA |
Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association |
VETS |
Veterans Employment and Training Service |
VETS-4212 |
VETS-4212 Report (replaced VETS-100) |
VEVRA |
Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment Act |
VOC-ED |
Vocational Education |
VOC-REHAB |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
VPT |
Volume Price Trend |
VWAP |
Value-Weighted Average Price |
VWPT |
Value-Weighted Price Trading |
VWPX |
Volume-Weighted Price Uncrossing |
WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
WAI |
Wealth-Added Index |
WARN |
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act |
WC |
Workers’ Compensation |
WCB |
Workers’ Compensation Board |
WDC |
Workforce Development Center |
WHCRA |
Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act |
WIA |
Workforce Investment Act |
WIP |
Work in Progress |
WKLY |
Weekly |
WOTC |
Workforce Opportunity Tax Credit |
WPE |
Workforce Planning and Employment |
WPI |
Wholesale Price Index |
WPOA |
Wagner-Peyser Act |
WPPDA |
Welfare and Pension Plan Disclosure Act (repealed by ERISA) |
WRA |
Weighted Risk Assets |
WRAEA |
Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
WTW |
Welfare to Work |
XML |
Extended Markup Language |
XRA |
Expected Retirement Age |
YTD |
Year to Date |
YTM |
Yield to Maturity |
ZBB |
Zero-Based Budgeting |