Labor certification Labor certification is a statement from the U.S.

Department
of Labor (DOL) that a particular position at a particular
company is "open" because no U.S. workers who satisfy the
minimum requirements for the job are available. Alien labor
certification programs are generally designed to assure that
the admission of aliens to work in the United States on a
permanent or temporary basis will not adversely affect the
job opportunities, wages and working conditions of U.S.
workers.

Labor force The number of employed individuals in the civilian workforce

and armed services.

Labor law posting Federal and state regulations were requiring employers to
post in conspicuous places a variety of labor law posters,
including, but not limited to, information regarding employee
rights under EEO, FMLA, OSHA, ADA, FLSA, as well as other
labor laws.

Labor-management contract A binding agreement governing wages, benefits,

representation rights and other working conditions between a
labor union and management.

Labor productivity The correlation between a given output and the percentage
of labor time used to produce the output.

Layoff A temporary termination of employees, or the elimination of

jobs, during periods of economic downturn or organizational
restructuring.

Leadership The process, by which an individual determines direction,

influences a group and directs the group toward a specific
goal or organizational mission.

Leadership development Formal and informal training and professional development

programs designed for all management and executive-level
employees to assist them in developing the leadership skills
and styles required to deal with a variety of situations.

Learning Style Learning styles are defined, classified, and identified in

various ways. Broadly speaking, they are overall patterns
that provide direction to learning and teaching. Learning style
can also be described as a set of factors, behaviors, and
attitudes that facilitate learning for an individual in a
particular situation.

Leave sharing A leave program allowing employees to donate unused sick

leave to a coworker who has exhausted all available sick
 leave and is out due to a long-term illness or injury.

Leave stacking Used to define the practice of scheduling leave under FMLA in
such a manner that the employee’s leave allowance for two
consecutive calendar years is uninterrupted. Typically occurs
when an employer uses the calendar-year method for
determining the 12-month period under FMLA.

Lesbian Women whose enduring physical, romantic, emotional,

and/or spiritual attraction is to other women.

LGBT / GLBT Acronyms for "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender."

Libel Defaming or harming an individual’s reputation in writing.

Life activity For purposes of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and
ADA, functions that are limited by a person's disability such
as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking,
seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working.

Life cycle recruiting a comprehensive recurring process commencing with

recruitment need assessment, source evaluation and
selection, selection assessment criteria, referencing criteria,
and concluding with offer/acceptance.

Line of progression A series of related jobs in a promotional sequence generally

starting with less difficult, lower-paying jobs and progressing
to more difficult, higher-paying jobs. Often, the lower jobs
provide required training for movement to the higher-level
jobs.

Litigation A legal proceeding occurring in a federal or state court of law

to determine and enforce legal rights.

Living wage A wage rate that is sufficient for a worker and his or her
family to exist comfortably.

Localization The strategy of applying locale-specific terminology and data

to a specific product or application in order to meet the
language, cultural and other requirements of a specific
market.

Lockout/tag out rule An OSHA standard helping safeguard employees from

hazardous energy while they are performing service or
maintenance on machines and equipment. The standard
identifies the practices and procedures necessary to shut
down and lock out or tag out machines and equipment,
requires that employees receive training in their role in the
 lockout/tag out program and mandates that periodic
inspections be conducted to maintain or enhance the energy
control program.

Long-term care insurance An insurance plan that provides coverage for individuals with
long-term illnesses or disabilities by paying in whole or in
part for long-term medical and nonmedical care services.

Lost workdays Refers to the particular number of days an employee is

absent from work due to an injury or illness or the number of
days which the employee is on restricted duty.

Lump-sum payment A fixed negotiated payment that is not typically included in

an employee’s annual salary; often times given in lieu of pay
increases.