Employment Law
Final Exam
Course Introduction
Employment Law is an area of legal study that examines the rights and obligations of employers and employees within the workplace. This course covers key topics such as employment contracts, wage and hour laws, workplace discrimination, health and safety regulations, termination of employment, and collective bargaining. Students will analyze statutes, case law, and administrative regulations that shape the employment relationship and will develop an understanding of legal protections afforded to workers and the responsibilities of employers. By exploring both individual and collective aspects of the employment relationship, the course prepares students to address contemporary legal issues in the world of work.
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Human Resource Management Essential Perspectives 6th Edition by Robert L. Mathis
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Chapter 1: Human Resource Managements Role and Strategic Nature
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Q1) A widely used financial measure that can be applied to measure HR is _______________, which is the net operating profit of a firm after the cost of capital is deducted.
A)full-time equivalents (FTE)
B)return on investment (ROI)
C)HR scorecard
D)wealth
Answer: D
Q2) What are the three HR management roles?
A)personnel, human relations, labor relations
B)administrative, operational and employee advocate, strategic
C)operational, labor relations, strategic
D)short term, intermediate term, longer term
Answer: B
Q3) The focus of HR planning is to have the right capabilities, at the right times, and in the right places.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Equal Employment Opportunity
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Q1) The three approaches to diversity training are legal awareness, cultural awareness, and sensitivity training.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) ______________occurs when the individual's work performance or psychological well-being is unreasonably affected by intimidating or offensive working conditions.
A)Quid pro quo harassment
B)Sexual misconduct
C)Victimization
D)Hostile environment harassment
Answer: D
Q3) An employer may avoid liability for sexual harassment in which of the following situations?
A)The victim and alleged harasser are both heterosexual males.
B)The employer took reasonable care to prohibit sexual harassment.
C)The employee did not suffer any tangible employment action.
D)The employer had no knowledge of the offensive behavior.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Individualshr Planningjob Analysis
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Q1) Developing job descriptions and specifications is done in which phase of a job analysis?
A)Legal review
B)Pay scale development
C)Implementation
D)Competitor analysis
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is not an approach to job design?
A)job enlargement
B)person/job fit
C)job rotation
D)job enrichment
Answer: B
Q3) The main outputs of a job analysis are _______ _______ and _______
A)job classifications and salary bands
B)succession charts and organization charts
C)job descriptions and job specifications
D)OSHA data and EEO data
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Staffing: Recruiting and Selection
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Q1) A graduate school admissions office believes that a higher score on an admissions test might offset an applicant's lower undergraduate grade point average.This is an example of the ______approach to selection.
A)Multiple hurdles
B)Affirmative action
C)Compensatory
D)Liberal
Q2) The process of generating a pool of qualified applicants for organizational jobs is called _______________.
A)requisitioning
B)acquiring
C)pre-selecting
D)recruiting
Q3) Job fairs are primarily useful for _______________.
A)identifying who is currently on the job market
B)filling a large number of jobs quickly
C)assessing the current state of the labor market
D)comparing compensation packages with competing firms
Q4) List the steps in a typical selection process.
Q5) What strategies might help organizations better manage selection activities?
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Chapter 5: Training and Talent Management
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Q1) The concept of reinforcement is based on the law of effect.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Training can be evaluated through a cost-benefit analysis, which consists of each of the following steps except: _______________.
A)determine training costs
B)identify potential savings results
C)conduct costs and savings benefit comparisons
D)benchmark the results against that in other organizations
Q3) Dual career ladders have been established by many large companies to deal with the problems faced by dual-career couples.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Behavior modeling is the most elementary way in which people learn, and it is one of the best.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and discuss the learning principles to consider when designing a training program.
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Chapter 6: Performance Management and Appraisal
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Q1) Which of the following is not a common dimension used to measure individual performance?
A)timeliness of output
B)effort expended
C)quality of output
D)presence at work
Q2) The vice-president of HR for Health Wizard, Inc.is designing a performance appraisal system that includes subordinate ratings of their supervisors. The supervisors are concerned about this and have raised all of the following objections EXCEPT
A)the concern that they will be rated on how nice they are to subordinates rather than their true supervisory performance
B)the fear that the appraisals will interfere with their development as supervisors
C)the belief that it is inappropriate for subordinates to evaluate them
D)the argument that subordinates will not want to give them negative feedback because of fear of reprisals
Q3) Identify the two uses of performance appraisals, and discuss the specific activities that are part of each.
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Chapter 7: Total Rewards and Compensation
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Q1) The role of a compensation committee is to _______________.
A)assist the HR unit is developing overall pay and benefit programs for the organization
B)develop a compensation package that ties overall compensation to organizational performance
C)make recommendations to the shareholders on the compensation formula for members of the board of directors
D)make recommendations to the board of directors on overall pay policies, salaries for top officers, stock options, bonuses, and additional perks for executives
Q2) The most important reason for giving pay as incentives is to_________.
A) motivate employees in increase corporate performance and stock values
B) minimize personal income taxes for executives and increase transparency
C) lessen the need for other fringe benefits
D) placate dissent shareholders
Q3) A lump-sum increase is a one-time payment for an equity adjustment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly outline the steps involved in developing a pay structure.
Q5) Identify the major provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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Chapter 8: Variable Pay and Benefits
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Q1) Which of the following is an assumption of variable-pay systems?
A)Some jobs contribute more to organizational success than others.
B)Time spent each day is the primary measure of short-term contributions.
C)Differences in individual contributions to the organization are recognized through different base pay levels.
D)Length of time with the organization is the primary differentiating factor among people.
Q2) How are Social Security benefits funded?
A)employers are taxed on the amount of wages and salaries paid to employees
B)a tax on employee wages and salaries, paid by the employee
C)a tax on employee wages and salaries, paid by employers and employees
D)general federal tax revenues
Q3) In a health savings account, _______________.
A)unused amounts in the individual's account cannot be rolled over to future years
B)there is no incentive to employees to spend less on health expenses
C)individual employees can set aside post-tax amounts for medical care into a health savings account
D)both employees and employers can make contributions to the account
Q4) Identify which benefits are mandated by federal law.
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Chapter 9: Risk Management and Employee Relations
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Q1) Define health and safety. Identify the main workplace health and safety issues that concern employers, and any legal responsibility they have for providing a healthy and safe workplace.
Q2) Employers in the private sector do not have the right to monitor company e-mail and voice mail unless employees waive their rights to free speech.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The question, "Was the investigation fair and impartial?" is an example of a _______________ determination; while the question, "Were the actions and processes viewed as fair by outside entities?" is an example of a _______________ consideration.
A)fairness; due process
B)just cause; due process
C)investigatory; fairness
D)fairness; just cause
Q4) The term "health" refers to the general state of physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Labor Relations
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Q1) The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 established the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to oversee and administer union/management relations in the federal government.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A/An ____________is one whose members do one type of work, often using specialized skills and training.
A)craft union
B)apprenticeship guild
C)industrial union
D)membership guild
Q3) The United Auto Workers is an example of a/an _______________.
A)craft union
B)industrial union
C)company union
D)federated union
Q4) A business agent is a company executive who has been appointed to negotiate with the union.
A)True
B)False
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