Factor comparison, 306

Facts, 401

Fair employment, 85–86

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, 312–314, 320–321

Families

• dual-career, 9, 265–266, 378

• expatriate, 540

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, 372–373, 387

Family council, 411

Family-friendly policies, 9, 139–140

Featherbedding, 468

Federal Register, 506

Federal tax policy, employee benefits and, 363–364

Feedback, 402–403. See also Communication

Fee-for-service plans, 376. See also Health insurance; Traditional health insurance plans

Feelings, 401

Fellow-servant rule, 502–503

Fetal protection, 516–517

Financial reports, 405

Flat organizational structure, 46–48

Flexibility, 123

Flexible benefits

• challenges of, 390

• explanation of, 363, 389

• types of, 389

Flexible spending accounts, 389

Flexible time (flextime), 72, 139

Flexible work schedules

• compressed workweek, 72

• explanation of, 72

• flexible hour, 72

• telecommuting, 72–73

Focus strategy, 29

Forced ranking performance appraisals, 228

Forecasting techniques, 154–155

Foreign bribes, 563–564

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1977, 543, 557

Formula-based stock, 348

401(k) plans, 381–383, 397–398

Four-fifths rule, 89

Frame-of-reference (FOR) training, 216–217

Franchises, 532

Fraud, 503–504, 505

Free association, 250

Freelancers, 71, 495–496

Free-riding effect, 338

Free speech, 433–434

Fun as a job requirement, 424

Functional division of labor, 46