AAP Affirmative Action Plan
ACH Automatic Clearing House
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADEA Age Discrimination in Employment Act
AMA American Management Association
AOE Arising Out of Employment
APA American Payroll Association
BFOQ Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
CDHP Consumer Driven Health Plan
CEAP Certified Employee Assistance Professional
COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
CODA Cash or Deferred Arrangements
COE In the Course and Scope of Employment
DFEH Department of Fair Employment and Housing
DOL Department of Labor
EACC Employee Assistance Certification Commission
EAPA Employee Assistance Professionals Association
EASNA The Employee Assistance Society of North America
EE Eligible Employee
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEVS Electronic Employment Verification System
EGTRRA The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
EPA Equal Pay Act
EPO Employment Process Outsourcing
FACTA Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
FEHA Fair Employment and Housing Act
FEPA Fair Employment Practices Agency
FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act
GLB Gramm-Leach Biley Act
GPHR Global Professional in Human Resources
HCE Highly Compensated Employees
HCS Hazard Communication Standard
HDHP High Deductible Health Plan
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
HRA Health Reimbursement Account
HRCI Human Resource Certification Institute
HSA Health Savings Account
IRCA Immigration Reform and Control Act
JRIS Job Reference Immunity Statutes
JSA Job Safety Analysis
LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LOA Leave of Absence
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration
OWBPA Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990
PHI Protected Health Information
PHR Professional in Human Resources
PIE Period of Initial Eligibility
SARBOX Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
SHRM Society for Human Resource Management
SOX Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (alternate acronym)
SPHR Senior Professional in Human Resources
SRA Salary Reduction Agreement
SSA Social Security Administration
TDA Tax-Deferred Annuities
TSA Tax-Sheltered Annuities
WARN Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
