APPENDIX A

List of Common HR Acronyms

AAP   Affirmative Action Plan

ACA   Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (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

aPHR   Associate Professional in Human Resources

AR   Accounts Receivable

ARRA   American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

ASO   Administrative Services Only ...

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