Business, Management, Human Resources Dictionary: L

The US Department of Labor (DOL) is a federal agency that promotes the best interests of wage earners, job searchers, and retirees by: “improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free...

In a lateral move, an employee moves to an equivalent role in an organization, usually with a similar salary range and a job title at the same level. In a lateral move, though, the employee's job responsibilities change thus affording the employee new opportunities. See more about a lateral move.

Peter Senge defined the learning organization. He said they were “organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are continually learning how to learn together.”

A leave of absence is unpaid time away from work, generally requested by an employee, to cover unusual circumstances related to the employee’s life. A leave of absence policy is essential to retain employees when they experience life events that keep them from concentrating on their work responsibilities.

Definitions for a letter of resignation or a resignation letter for the human resources glossary of human resources related terms.

Life insurance is an employee benefit frequently offered by employers. Life insurance is an insurance policy that provides compensation upon the death of an employee. Life insurance marks an employer as an employer of choice when desirable candidates select job opportunities. Find out more about life insurance.

Listening is to give your attention to something or someone who is making a sound.

Long term disability insurance (LTD) is an insurance policy that protects an employee from loss of income in the event that he or she is unable to work due to illness, injury, or accident for a long period of time. Some estimates state that the average employee with a long term disability misses 2.5 years of work. Find out more about long term...

A love contract is a document signed by two employees in a consensual dating relationship. The document indicates that the relationship is by consent. Find out more about love contracts.