Employment Law
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Employment Law provides a comprehensive overview of the legal principles governing the relationship between employers and employees. This course explores key topics such as employment contracts, workplace discrimination, employee rights and protections, wage and hour laws, wrongful termination, and labor relations. Students will examine relevant statutes, case law, and regulatory frameworks that shape employment practices in both the public and private sectors. Through case studies and practical examples, the course aims to equip students with a thorough understanding of employer and employee obligations, compliance strategies, and the legal mechanisms used to resolve workplace disputes.
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Human Resource Management 14th Edition by Dean Mondy
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Chapter 1: Human Resource Management: An Overview
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Q1) Burton Pharmaceuticals is a fast-growing drug company based in Dallas.Top executives at Burton realize that human capital plays an essential role in the continued success of the firm,and they want HR to participate in strategic planning.Which of the following,if true,suggests that HR is already involved in strategic planning at Burton?
A) HR representatives attend merger and acquisition discussions.
B) HR handles all compliance issues related to OSHA and the ADA.
C) HR regularly updates job analysis and job specification information.
D) HR representatives monitor employee training needs and interests.
Answer: A
Q2) Human resource management (HRM)is the utilization of individuals to achieve organizational objectives.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Performance management is a formal system of review and evaluation of individual or team task performance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a major provision in the SHRM code of ethics?
A) professional responsibility
B) cultural understanding
C) professional development
D) fairness and justice
Answer: B
Q2) Which term refers to the application of ethical principles to human resource relationships and activities?
A) morals
B) social ethics
C) business ethics
D) human resource ethics
Answer: D
Q3) The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations Act contains broad employee whistle-blower protections that subject corporations to penalties for retaliating against employees who report suspected corporate wrongdoing.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative
Action, and Workforce Diversity
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Q1) In the event that the EEOC issues a probable cause statement in response to a claim of employment discrimination,the next step involves ________.
A) requiring that the employer provide affected employee(s) with a monetary award
B) a review for litigation potential
C) attempted conciliation
D) fining the employer
Answer: C
Q2) The Equal Pay Act permits pay distinctions to be made based on certain factors.Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?
A) gender
B) merit system
C) seniority system
D) production quality
Answer: A
Q3) Members of Generation Y are also known as Digital Natives.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Strategic Planning, Human Resource Planning, and Job Analysis
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Q1) A team job description is broad given the greater scope of work than for traditional jobs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)of 2010 does not ________.
A) reflect actual changes in the nature or organization of work activities in the economy
B) allow organizations to seek greater recognition for their members' occupations
C) allow organizations to seek a higher profile for their members' occupations
D) include sweeping changes in the descriptions of nearly all current occupations
Q3) ABC Manufacturing is financially struggling during an economic downturn.As a result,HR and managers are evaluating every position at ABC to determine the ones that the firm cannot survive without and continuing to hire only for those positions.ABC is most likely implementing a smart freeze.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In a brief essay,explain the difference between job enrichment and job enlargement.
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Chapter 5: Recruitment
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Q1) Which recruitment method especially aids students in determining whether a given company would be a desirable employer?
A) college recruiting
B) job analysis
C) event recruiting
D) internship
Q2) Recruitment usually begins when a manager initiates an employee requisition,a document that specifies job title,department,the date the employee is needed for work,and other details.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following best explains why GE and Walmart hire former service members?
A) technologically skilled
B) proven work history
C) physically healthy
D) unique creativity
Q4) Sign-on bonuses are NOT used as a recruiting tool.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Selection
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Q1) The concept of ________ suggests that interviewers often make a judgment about a candidate during the first few minutes of the interview.
A) stereotyping bias
B) contrast bias
C) interview illusion bias
D) premature judgment bias
Q2) Which federal law states that all medical exams must be directly relevant to the job requirements and that a firm cannot order a medical exam until the applicant is offered employment?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) Americans with Disabilities Act
C) Uniform Guidelines Act
D) Fair Labor Standards Act
Q3) Validity in testing occurs when everyone scoring a test obtains the same results.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using selection tests? What are some of the characteristics of well-designed selection tests?
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Chapter 7: Performance Management and Appraisal
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Q1) The ________ of appraisal compares each employee's performance to a predetermined standard or expected level of output.
A) critical incident method
B) work standards method
C) forced distribution method
D) behaviorally anchored rating scale method
Q2) What is the difference between performance management and performance appraisal? What is the relationship between the performance management and performance appraisal?
Q3) If a firm wants to emphasize the future,including the behaviors and outcomes needed to develop the employee,and,in the process,achieve the firm's goals,what performance criteria should be used?
A) improvement potential
B) competencies
C) goal achievement
D) traits
Q4) As an HR manager,how could you use performance appraisal information for HR tasks such as training and development,recruitment,and compensation?
Q5) Discuss how to structure a successful performance appraisal interview.
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Chapter 8: Training and Development
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Q1) Shelley has been hired as a marketing specialist at a large,international firm.On Shelley's first day of work,she attends an orientation session.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be addressed during Shelley's orientation program?
A) organizational structure
B) company policies and rules
C) compensation and reward system
D) daily and weekly task requirements
Q2) What impact has technology had on training and development programs?
Q3) For T&D programs to be successful,top management support is required.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The traditional lecture model of learning is the premise behind the educational success of social networking.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Improving performance is the primary focus of mentoring.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is a career? What is career planning?
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Chapter 9: Direct Financial Compensation Core Compensation:
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Q1) Nicole,an HR professional,needs to develop a job evaluation for a data analyst position at her firm.Nicole's manager wants a quantitative job evaluation that will be useful for a long time.Which method would be most appropriate?
A) point
B) profile
C) classification
D) ranking
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the universal job factors of the factor comparison method?
A) working conditions
B) abstract thinking skills
C) physical requirements
D) responsibilities
Q3) Nonexempt employees are categorized as executive, administrative, professional employees, and outside salespersons.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compare and discuss skill-based and competency-based systems of pay.
Q5) What are the advantages and disadvantages of team-based pay?
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Chapter 10: Indirect Financial Compensation Employee
Benefits:
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a discretionary benefit?
A) sabbaticals
B) health benefits
C) paid vacations
D) overtime payments
Q2) A 401(k)plan is a defined benefit plan in which employees may defer income up to a maximum amount allowed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Unemployment insurance provides workers whose jobs have been terminated through no fault of their own,monetary payments for up to 26 weeks.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Health maintenance organizations cover all services for a fixed fee but control is exercised over which doctors and health facilities a member may use.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the advantages and disadvantages of offering sabbaticals to employees?
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Q6) What is a consumer-driven health care plan? How do they benefit employers?
Chapter 11: Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining
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Q1) Unions consisting of all the workers in a particular plant or group of plants are
A) craft
B) commercial
C) industrial
D) global
Q2) According to a "union shop agreement," management and unions cannot enter into agreements requiring union membership as a condition of employment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The AFL-CIO's major activities include all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A) improving the image of organized labor
B) resolving disputes between local unions
C) engaging in collective bargaining
D) policing internal affairs of member unions
Q4) A craft union generally consists of all the workers in a particular plant or group of plants.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Internal Employee Relations
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Q1) The termination procedure is usually the most well defined for ________.
A) executives
B) managers
C) hourly workers
D) union workers
Q2) The state of employee self-control and orderly conduct that indicates the extent of genuine teamwork within an organization is referred to as ________.
A) ethics
B) discipline
C) punishment
D) internal employee relations
Q3) What is the most common reason individuals provide when resigning from a firm?
A) unsatisfactory compensation
B) few promotion opportunities
C) disagreement with supervisor
D) discriminatory company policies
Q4) What are the consequences of the hot stove rule? When is the hot stove rule ineffective?
Q5) How do employers benefit from outplacement and offboarding?
Q6) What are the common reasons that CEOs and other top executives are fired?
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Chapter 13: Employee Safety, Health, and Wellness
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Q1) Burnout and stress are synonymous terms for employee exhaustion and disillusionment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Ryan,an HR manager at a computer firm,has been asked to develop policies for preventing workplace violence.Which of the following policies would most likely be LEAST beneficial?
A) banning weapons on company property
B) requiring workers to be searched daily
C) providing receptionists with panic buttons
D) encouraging workers to report violent acts
Q3) In order to prove that an employer has violated the general duty clause,OSHA must prove all of the following exist EXCEPT that ________.
A) the hazard was likely to cause minor injuries
B) a condition in the workplace presented a hazard
C) a feasible means existed to reduce the hazard
D) the employer or its industry recognized the hazard
Q4) Why are managers interested in corporate wellness programs that promote exercise and fitness?
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Chapter 14: Global Human Resource Management
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Q1) Which two global staffing approaches are most similar?
A) regiocentric staffing and polycentric staffing
B) regiocentric staffing and ethnocentric staffing
C) regiocentric staffing and allocentric staffing
D) ethnocentric staffing and polycentric staffing
Q2) Chilean textile unions are allowed to participate in collective bargaining,but miner and carpenter unions are prohibited from the activity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Licensing entails selling abroad,either directly or indirectly,by retaining foreign agents and distributors.It is a way that many small businesses enter the global market.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A host-country national is a citizen of one country,working in a second country,and employed by an organization headquartered in a third country.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe how legal factors influence the conduct of business globally?
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