JAG BOWL
What is the length of follow-up in the JAG program?
12 months
How many hours would one have to work to be considered a full-time employee?
35-40 hours per week
Feature or quality of character
A distinguishing trait
When you see the word "felony" on a job application, what does it mean?
A serious crime
The short form of a word used in writing, for example, Dec. for December
Abbreviation
Things you can do well; natural or acquired skill or talents
Abilities
Being away from work often
Absenteeism
To close a chapter meeting or session
Adjourn
Being promoted to a better paying job
Advancement
The specialist who serves as the overseer and provides help in conducting chapter career association activities
Advisor
Closely associated with another
Affiliation
A program that many companies have now adopted that looks for qualified people who have been discriminated against in the past in order to hire, train, and promote
Affirmative action
In what city and state is the national JAG headquarters located?
Alexandria, Virginia
A strong desire to succeed, to do well, or to get ahead in life
Ambition
A change made in a previous motion
Amendment
What does ADA stand for?
American with Disabilities Act
The number of jobs that are available each year
Annual openings
Laws that prohibit a business from monopolizing a particular market
Antitrust laws
A person who applies for or asks for something like a license or job
Applicant
A form filled out when seeking a job or asking for something
Application
A set time to do something or meet someone
Appointment
An on-the-job training system - learn a skilled trade from an experienced worker and/or through classroom instruction
Apprenticeship
A type of test that might access an applicant's general capabilities for certain kinds of work
Aptitude test
A way of putting things together so that there is a line of workers, each with a specific job to complete and end-product
Assembly work
A useful or valuable thing or quality
Asset
Given information about a job - where working and with whom
Assigned
The way one acts, feels, or thinks about something
Attitude
Reducing the number of employees by not replacing those who leave, retire, or die
Attrition
Education, training, and experience
Background
An itemized account, issued by the bank, of checks you have written and deposits you have made into your checking account
Bank statement
Any activity on a bank account usually in the form of a deposit or withdrawal
Bank transaction
Those items contributed by one's employer (i.e. health insurance, sick days, vacation, etc.)
Benefits
A proposal presented to a legislative body for possible enactment as a law
Bill
A legal paper or document listing the date, place, and parents' names issued at the time of a person's birth
Birth certificate
The town or city, state, and country where one is born
Birthplace
Manual workers, usually those employed in production, maintenance, and related occupations, paid by the hour or according to the amount they produce
Blue-collar workers
What is the name of the policy-making board that oversees the National JAG Program?
Board of Directors
Insured or garanteed
Bonded
Money given to an employee in addition to salary
Bonus
A part of a business, such as a bank, that is located in a place separate from the main headquarters
Branch
Brief interruption in the workday, usually 5 to 15 minutes long, during which workers rest, smoke, or take refreshments without loss of pay
Break-time
An estimated cost of living or a plan adjusting expenses to income
Budget
You begin every word in your address and all sentences with what?
Capital letter
One who controls and uses the capital by which goods and services are produced under a free enterprise system
Capitalist
A person's work or job, such as a police officer, nurse, etc.
Career
Help in finding out the kind of work you would like to do and one in which you would be good
Career counseling
The plan of action which outlines the specific steps a person must take to reach a specific goal
Career path
A document which attest to ones qualifications or level of training
Certificate
When you are employed, what are the channels of employee supervision from bottom to top level called?
Chain of command
An illness that lasts for a long time
Chronic illness
Jobs with the federal government, except the jobs of judges, law-makers, and military personnel
Civil service jobs
Section of the newspaper one might look to find job openings
Classifieds/help wanted
The employees with whom one works
Co-workers
In a workplace driven by technology, what is the number one requisite for the best job
College degree
A fee or percentage allowed to a salesperson or agent for services rendered - may be additions to a guaranteed salary rate or else may constitute pay
Commission
A body of persons delegated to consider or take action on some matter
Committee
The ability to talk and listen to others
Communicate
A school that teaches a craft or skill and prepares people to work in a trade
Community college
To travel regularly between one's home in one community and work in another community
Commute
A business or firm
Company
The process of reconciling competing views and interest in order to find the position most acceptable to the larger number
Compromise
An officer responsible for financial planning
Comptroller
Kept secret-not to be disclosed
Confidential
Any person that buys or uses goods or services to satisfy personal needs
Consumer
A formal agreement between two or more parties, usually written
Contract
Being found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court
Conviction
Willing to work well with others
Cooperative
Raising or lowering wages or salaries in accordance with changes in the cost-of-living
Cost-of-living adjustment
Usually, a skilled occupation requiring a thorough knowledge of the processes
Craft
Receiving money either directly or indirectly to buy goods and services in present with the promise to pay for them in the future
Credit
The expressions of beliefs or philosophy of being a member of the career association and what the membership means
Creed
A judgement, usually unfavorable but can be favorable
Criticism
Facts, figures, information
Data
Interest falls into three categories. What are they?
Data, people, and things
Payment, usually a lump sum, provided to a worker's beneficiary in the event of the worker's death
Death benefit
Money that is taken out of one's total pay, i.e. FICA, income tax
Deductions
In what state and in what year did JAG first originate?
Delaware, 1978
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Democrat and Republican
To have your job or title lowered; to get less pay; to be lowered in rank or grade
Demoted
An insurance plan that pays for part or all of the cost of an employees dental work
Dental plan
People who depend on someone else for their financial support
Dependents
What does DOT mean?
Dictionary or Occupational Titles
Any injury or illness, temporary or permanent, which prevents workers from carrying on their usual occupations
Disability
Having a physical condition that prevents a person from doing a certain thing or certain kinds of work
Disabled
Dismissal of a worker from employment
Discharged
Unequal treatment of workers in hiring, emolument, pay, or conditions of work because of race, national origin, creed, color, sex, age or characteristics not related to ability of job performance; the act of showing partiality or prejudice
Discrimination
A person who has lost a job and whose skills are obsolete
Displaced worker
To have a certain amount of money taken out of your pay, usually as a punishment for coming to work late
Docked
What does PhD stand for
Doctorate degree
Premium rate for overtime work,work on Sundays or holidays, or other work, amounting to twice the employee's regular rate of pay for each hour worked
Double time
The way people are expected to dress on jobs
Dress code
The assigned activities of a specific job
Duties
To make money, to get paid for work done
Earn
A list of schools which you have attended (includes addresses and dates)
Educational history
Meeting certain requirements
Eligible
One who works for another for salary, wages, or other consideration
Employee
A form filled out by the boss to give an opinion of work done by the employee
Employee rating sheet
General form for any individual, corporation, or other operating group which hires employees
Employer
A private service which finds jobs for people, usually for a fee
Employment agency
An employment agency run by the government - offers services, such as career counseling and vocational testing, providing testing, providing information about job openings, and assisting people in finding jobs
Employment service
To write one's signature on the back of a check
Endorse
An individual who organizes a business undertaking
Entrepreneur
A position which requires little or no training
Entry-level position
An employer who hires the best person for the job without consideration of race, religion, sex or age
Equal opportunity employer
A federal law saying that workers cannot be paid less because of their sex - men and women must get paid equal pay if the work on the same job
Equal pay for equal work
Principals of moral conduct that govern an individual or group
Ethics
When a supervisor provides a written critique of an employee's performance
Evaluation
The branch of the U.S. Government responsible for executing the laws
Executive
Name the three branches of the U.S. government
Executive Judicial Legislative
What do you receive from working that you cannot spend?
Experience
Activities that are not a part of the regular curriculum (i.e. athletics, clubs, plays etc.)
Extracurricular
A federal law that protects workers, covers the minimum wage, overtime pay, equal pay wage garnishment, and child labor
Fair labor standard act
When you receive your paycheck, you will see several areas of withholdings. What does F.I.C.A. mean?
Federal Insurance Contribution Act or Social Security tax
A job obtained through an employment agency for which the fee is paid by the employer
Fee-paid position
To fill out and sign a letter or form complaining about a rule of law
File a complaint
Told by the boss to leave a job
Fired
Company or business
Firm
Weekly work schedules in which workers, with approval of their supervisors, plan work hours that allow them to combine job and family responsibilities
Flextime
A person who is in charge of a group of workers
Foreman
General plan of organization or arrangement
Format
Past; previous
Former
An economic system in which individuals are free to start and run their own businesses
Free Enterprise System
When reading the want ads, abbreviations are often used. What does FT and PT mean?
Full time Part time
Name the two types of résumés.
Functional Chronological
Pay to a worker; usually for a limited period of time such as up to three days for time lost because of the death and funeral of a member of worker's immediate family
Funeral leave pay
A certificate given to someone who didn't graduate from high school but who has passed an exam which entitles him/her to receive an equivalent to a high school diploma
GED
A legal attachment to an employee's wages to pay a debt owed by the worker to someone other than the employee; to take money directly from wages before paid to worker
Garnishment
A job résumé is helpful in providing information on your previous work history. What else can it help with?
Getting an interview
A marketplace spread throughout the world that entwines the economics of all countries
Global economy
Many employers divide the twenty-four hour workday into three shifts:7 a.m. - 3p.m.; 3p.m. - 11p.m.; 11p.m. - 7a.m.
Graveyard shift
What do the letters GNAP refer to in an interview?
Greeting Name Affiliation Purpose
Any complaint or expressed dissatisfaction by employees in connection with their jobs, pay, or other aspects of work
Grievance
They way the contract dictates that complaints against the boss must be settled
Grievance procedure
Total dollar value of all final goods and services produced by a nation during a given period of time
Gross National Product (GNP)
They total amount of pay before deductions are taken out
Gross pay
A danger
Hazard
The state of your health at the present time
Health status
jobs that involve creating computer hardware, software, and networks and other jobs involving new technology
High-tech jobs
A certain amount of time during which an employer stops hiring people
Hiring freeze
Which career association officer serves as the chairperson for the chapter scrapbook committee
Historian
Plan that provides workers, and in many cases their dependents as well, with hospital room and board or cash allowances toward the cost of such care
Hospitalization benefits
Usually, the rate of pay, expressed in dollars and cents per hour, for workers paid on a time basis
Hourly rate
The manner in which one relates to others
Human relations
Against the law-not allowed by law
Illegal
A foreigner who enters another country without authorization
Illegal alien
A person who comes to a new country to live permanently
Immigrant
Used to address a letter to someone who is staying or living with someone else
In care of (c/o)
Arranged by dates, from earliest date to present
In chronological order
Providing an employee with certain lucrative rewards in order to reach certain performance standards and goals
Incentive pay
The tax that is placed on income or wages
Income tax
What is the name of the ceremony in which new members and officers are inducted into the Alabama Career Association?
Initiation and Installation Ceremony
Pay to a union required of workers when they join
Initiation fee
The spirit needed to begin action
Initiative
Careful check-an examination
Inspection
The charge for borrowed money that is generally a percentage of the amount borrowed
Interest
A company that has offices and does business in more than one company
International company
Face-to-face meeting = meeting arranged for a discussion of some matter
Interview
A person whose job is to talk to people and find out about them
Interviewer
All the items of merchandise that are in a store and for sale
Inventory
To commit money in order to earn a financial return or profit
Investment
In an official meeting, what does it mean when a motion is tabled?
It is postponed
The Career Association competitive event which requires a team of four members
JAG Bowl
A written statement listing the elements of a particular job or occupation - statement may include the purpose of the job, duties, equipment used, qualifications, training requirements, physical and mental demands, arms working conditions
Job description
A rating of how well an employee functions on the job
Job performance
Listing of available jobs, usually on a bulletin board, so employees may bid for promotions or transfers
Job posting
The job wanted and/or preferred
Job preference
The education, training, skills, or experiences needed to get a specific job
Job requirements
Little chance of losing a job or being laid off
Job security
When you go to the work place of a person employed in your interest area and observe all the work done by that person
Job shadowing
The adult person who works for JAG students
Job specialist
The name of a job or a position
Job title
Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG) is affiliated with what national program?
Jobs for America's Graduates
The branch of government that interprets the law
Judicial
Pay or allowances paid by some employers to workers who serve on jury duty during working hours
Jury duty pay
Involuntary separation from employment for a temporary or indefinite period through no fault of the worker
Layoff
Information about a job opening
Lead
State the four goals of the Alabama Career Association.
Leadership development Career preparation Community service Social awareness
Excused time away from work - may be used for sickness, vacations and personal or other reasons, may be paid or unpaid
Leave
A certain period of time during which permission is granted by the boss for an employee to be absent from the job
Leave of absence
Written or printed clearly; easy to read
Legible
The branch of government that makes the laws
Legislative
A letter sent to establish contact with an employer that will lead to a job interview
Letter of application
A letter which tells about that applicant, describing qualities, performances, etc. written by someone other than applicant
Letter of reference
A type of letter that should be written to the employer when planning to leave a job
Letter of resignation
Something that is a drawback or disadvantage
Liability
A legal paper issued by the government giving permission to do something
License
Things that you hope to achieve years from now
Long-term goals
Name one type of graduate degree. MS etc.
MBA, MPA, MA
The surname a woman uses from birth; may be changed upon marriage
Maiden name
A person who is receiving on-the-job training as a manager
Management trainee
What is the name of the state JAG director?
Mandy Nichols
A company that makes products
Manufacturers
A persons legal situation in terms of marriage; person may be single, married, separated, divorced, or widowed
Marital status
A type of test that requires you to pair one set of facts with other set of facts
Matching test
Health and insurance plan benefits payable to women workers absent because of pregnancy and childbirth
Maternity benefits
the ability to work with machines and/or tools
Mechanical ability
An individual who provides guidance and support on a professional or nonprofessional level
Mentor
An increase in a worker's pay rate, usually given on the basis of such criteria as efficiency and performance
Merit increase
System of advancing at work based on job performance and the worker's qualifications for the next level
Merit promotion system
Having to do with a large city
Metropolitan
The least amount of money for which an individual is willing to work
Minimum acceptable salary
The least amount of money regulated by law that workers can get paid
Minimum wage per hour
Written records of a chapter meeting
Minutes
A crime less serious than a felony
Misdemeanor
A unit or component
Module
A business that has no competitions
Monopoly
What is the location of the state JAG office?
Montgomery, Alabama
Simultaneously holding more than one paid job; for example, a worker may hold a full time job with one employer and a part time job with another
Moonlighting
A formal proposal used to get a matter before the members at a chapter meeting
Motion
A type of question that offers four or five possible answers
Multiple choice questions
Investment company that pools money of many individuals to buy stocks or bonds or other investments
Mutual fund
The kind or type of business for which you work
Name of business
The youth organization which all JAG students are affiliated
National Career Association
Legal process by which a person born a citizen of one country becomes a citizen of another country
Naturalization
Give one word that describes how to look when going on an interview.
Neat
To talk something over until it is settled
Negotiate
Pay you receive from your employer after all deductions have been made
Net pay
In a chapter meeting, the matters which have not been formally discussed before but are brought up for the first time
New business
In a meeting, what is the formal presentation of the name of a candidate for an office to be filled?
Nomination
Particular item on the form or application that does not apply to one's situation
Not applicable (N/A)
The part of the fraction written above the line that signifies the number of parts of the denominator taken
Numerator
That which stands in the way; a hindrance
Obstacle
The kind of work done; one's job
Occupation
Accidents or injuries where a worker gets hurt on the job
Occupation accidents
A government agency that sets and endorses safety and standards at work places
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
What type of work is clerical work?
Office work
Where would you find the following: name, address, phone number, job objective, education, work experience skills, interest and references?
On a résumé
Organizing, supervising, administering, calculating, recording, cutting, stocking, distributing, and arranging are action words that can be used where?
On your résumé
Training that one gets while working and being paid
On-the-job training
Unfilled jobs; vacancies
Openings
A diagram showing the employees of a company or a specific division; or department chart showing who reports to whom
Organizational chart
Work performed in excess of the basic workday or workweek, as defined by law, the collective bargaining agreement, or company policy
Overtime
Payment at premium rates-time and one-half or double-time, for example - for work defined as overtime
Overtime pay
Days of special religious, cultural, social or patriotic significance on which work or business ordinarily ceases - employees receive full pay without working
Paid holidays
Days when a person is sick and doesn't work but still receives salary
Paid sick days
Excused leaves of absence, with full pay, granted to workers annually for purposes of rest and recreation
Paid vacations
A person whose job is to assist professionals in their work, such as a teacher's aide, dental/medical assistant, or x-Ray technician
Paraprofessional
The rules and precedents which govern the proceedings of a deliberative body
Parliamentary procedure
A business that two or more individuals own and operate for their own profit
Partnership
The part of a paycheck that shows employer and gross and net salary; the part kept for employees records
Pay stub
Amount withheld from employees' earnings by the employer for social security, federal and state income taxes, and other governmental requirements; also amounts withheld for union dues, group insurance premiums, and other programs for which employee's authorize payments
Payroll deductions
Frequency with which workers' wages are calculated and paid, usually weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly
Payroll period
Money taken directly from earnings before payment is made to employee for deposit into a savings account by the employer
Payroll savings plan
The amount of money a person would receive upon retirement from a job
Pension
Any plan whose primary purpose is to provide regular payments for life to employees upon retirement
Pension plan
The place where an individual lives most of the time; permanent home
Permanent address
An inventory of one's personal qualities
Personal assessment
Excused leave for reasons important to the individual worker but not provided through vacation or sick leave
Personal leave
The persons employed in a business/institution/industry
Personnel
The section of a company in which people are hired; the office which handles people-related situation
Personnel office
Form found in pay envelope usually meaning worker is being laid off
Pink slip
A job title
Position
The job wanted
Position desired
Many employers place a high value on neatness, cleanliness, and proper clothing, but they also view one other area of importance. What is this?
Positive attitude
The ability to learn a new job or do well in the future
Potential
Compensation at greater than regular rates, as overtime pay or shift differentials
Premium pay
Which career association officer appoints members to serve in committee?
President
Who is the head of the executive branch of the U.S. government?
President of the United States
The main things done on a job - most important duties performed
Principal task
Usually a specified period of time, such as 30, 60, or 90 days, during which a newly hired employee is on trial prior to establishing seniority or becoming a regular employee
Probationary period
The number resulting from the multiplication of two or more numbers
Product
The money made after costs (expenses) are subtracted
Profit
Any procedure under which an employer pays employees a share of the profits of the business as a whole in addition to their regular pay
Profit-sharing plan
A plan of action or objectives of all career association chapters to be accomplished over a specified period of time
Program of work
To forbid; not to allow
Prohibit
Advancement; getting a job that is better and that usually pays more
Promotion
Punctual; taking place at the appointed time
Prompt
When seeking employment, what are the two sectors called?
Public and private
On time
Punctual
The skills, education, and experience that suits a person to a certain job
Qualifications
Competent; suited; having met the requirements for a specific job or task
Qualified
The number of members needed to conduct business at an official meeting
Quorum
The number resulting from the division of one number from another
Quotient
An official position or grade in the military
Rank
The amount of money a person is paid per hour, per month, or per year
Rate of pay
A person whose job is to answer the telephone and greet people when they enter an office
Receptionist
State the colors of the Alabama Career Association.
Red, white and blue
The person(s) to whom one seeking employment may refer an employer wanting recommendations
References
Applicant will give names and address of references when requested
References upon request
Being sent to an employer for an interview for a job
Referral
Part of a checkbook where bank transactions are recorded
Register
Hours worked that do not total more than 40 hours (usually) in a week
Regular hours
Happens at a set time
Regularly
A rule
Regulation
Individual given back a job
Reinstated
Dependable; when someone is considered to be dependable
Reliable
To move to another geographical location
Relocate
Which career association officer prepares articles for publication in school and local newspapers?
Reporter
When an employee does something wrong at work, he/she may receive a verbal or written on of these
Reprimand
The place where an employee lives; length of time there
Residence
A person who has lived in a place for a certain length of time
Resident
Able to seek and acquire information and assistance from various resources
Resourceful
Things worker has to do
Responsibilities
The sale of goods in small quantities which are sold directly to the consumer
Retail
Withdrawal from working life or from particular employment, with an income, because of age, disability, achievement of specified number of years of service, or other reasons
Retirement
What are the names of the two U.S. senators who represent Alabama?
Richard Shelby Jeff Sessions
State legislation which prohibits any requirement that a worker join a union in order to keep a job
Right-to-work law
A short written record of information about applicant; contains personal data about education and work experience
Résumé
A fixed payment for services; generally for official or professional services
Salary
The rate of pay, from lowest to highest amount, that a person can own for a particular job
Salary range
An account in a bank on which interest is paid and from which withdrawals can be made
Savings account
An arrangement under which payroll deductions are made, with the worker's consent, for investment or savings to which the employer might also contribute
Savings plan
To choose, from a group, certain people for training or for a job
Screen
Which Career Association officer will be responsible for recording the minutes and roll call of meetings?
Secretary
Working for oneself - owning a business
Self-employed
A proper regard for oneself as a human being
Self-respect
What are the two governing bodies that make up the legislative branch of the U.S. government?
Senate and House of Representatives
Term used to designate an employee's status relative to other employees and used in determining order of promotions, layoffs, vacations, etc.
Seniority
User fee charged by a bank each month
Service charge
A group of jobs that are done by people who serve the public, such as barbers, police officers, etc.
Service occupations
Money paid by an employer to displaced employees, generally upon permanent termination of employment with no chance of recall
Severance pay
The daily working schedule of a plant of its employees
Shift
Additional compensation paid to workers employed other than at a regular daytime hour's
Shift differentiation
Period of time during which a worker may be absent without loss of job or seniority if unable to work because of illness or accident
Sick leave
An employee trained in a specific profession, such as in the building trades, technical jobs or in managerial and administrative work
Skilled worker
Those abilities which can be used in performing a special task
Skills
A federal law establishing a national social insurance program and providing for retirement income and survivors' and disability payments to eligible workers or their families; and needy; and unemployment insurance
Social security act
The 9-digit number that employers need to keep a correct record of your earnings to determine your future benefits
Social security number
Business owned by one person
Sole proprietorship
Special abilities, such as typing, speaking a foreign language, etc., that are useful in a certain job or in obtaining a job
Special skills
Husband or wife
Spouse
The annual state meeting of all career association members where the program of competitive events takes place
State Career Development Conference
The situation in your life at the moment; the legal condition of a person or thing
Status
A fixed or Regular payment, such as salary for services rendered, or an allowance
Stipend
A plan allowing employees or officers of a company the privilege of purchasing company stock at a certain price at a time of their own choosing
Stock option plan
A plan enabling employees to purchase stock in company, with or without employer contributions, generally under more favorable terms than are available in the open market
Stock purchase plan
Time worked at the regular pay rate, as distinguished from overtime
Straight time
Temporary stoppage of work by a group of employees to express a grievance, enforce a demand for changes in the conditions of employment, obtain recognition, or resolve a dispute with management
Strike
A plan whereby employees' ideas that may increase efficiency or improve operations or safety are channeled to the attention of management; usually combined with a system of rewards for usable ideas
Suggestion system
The boss; person in charge
Supervisor
Knowledge of what is fit, proper, right and considerate
Tact
Declaration of taxable income and the exemptions and deductions claimed; filled with the Internal Revenue Service
Tax return
A job that will last for only a relative short period of time
Temporary employment
The act of ending
Termination
What is the name generally given to the first ten amendments of the United States constitution?
The Bill of Rights
In 1964, this was created to prohibit employers from discriminating in employment in the following areas: race, color, region, or national origin. What was it called?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
How does one learn to do things well?
Through training and experience
Premium pay consisting of one and one-half times the employee's regular rate
Time and one-half
Someone who is trained while working on the job
Trainee
A program of courses that teach new skills that will be used on the job
Training program
Which career association officer is responsible for keeping up-to-date financial records?
Treasurer
Plan providing for payment by an employer of part or all of the costs of job-related training costs undertaken by employees
Tuition payment plan
A word that describes the loss of employees who quit their jobs
Turnover
Notice to employer of worker's intent to quit at a given time in the future
Two weeks notice
Upon completing the necessary requirements for graduation at a college or university in four years, you will be rewarded what type of degree?
Undergraduate degree
A joint federal-state program under which state-administered funds provide payments to eligible unemployed persons for specified periods of time
Unemployment insurance
What are motions that have not yet been decided and have been left over from preceding meetings?
Unfinished business
An employee who is without training, such as a janitor, physical laborer, clerk, or household worker
Unskilled worker
An official paper or stamp in a person's possession which allows that individual to enter and travel on another country
VISA
Empty; Unfilled
Vacant
Principals or beliefs that cause a person to act in certain ways
Values
One who has a long record of service in a given activity or capacity; one who has been a member of the armed forces
Veteran
A chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
Veto
Which Career Association officer presides over chapter meetings in the absence of the president
Vice-president
Work for which one is not paid
Volunteer
Form which shows the total pay the person earned during the calendar year and how much was taken out for taxes; filled with one's yearly income tax return
W-2 form
A form filled in by an employee showing how many people he/she claims as exemptions
W-4 forms
Monetary compensation for a given unit of time--$5 an hour, for example, or $40 a day - a pay per unit of output
Wage rate
Payment for services rendered; usually a fixed amount paid by the hour or day or week
Wages
Term used to describe office, clerical, administrative, sales, professional, and technical employees, as distinguished from production and maintenance workers who are usually called blue-collar workers
White-collar workers
Selling of goods in large quantities and at lower prices
Wholesale
Having lost a spouse through death
Widowed
Income tax money that is paid, deducted from a gross pay by the employer, and paid to the federal government
Withholding tax
Periods of time when worker does not have a job; on résumé shown by a list of the dates
Work gaps
What must a person under 18 years old obtain before he/she can work on a non-farm related job
Work permit
A payment made by the employer to a fund which is maintained for employees injured on the job
Worker's compensation
What is considered part-time employment?
Working less than 35 hours per week
What do you usually put in the upper left hand corner of an envelope?
Your return address
