Employment Law Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Employment Law provides a comprehensive overview of the legal framework governing the relationship between employers and employees. The course examines key statutes, regulations, and case law that define workplace rights and obligations, including topics such as hiring, employment contracts, workplace discrimination, wage and hour laws, occupational safety, and employee benefits. Students will analyze the processes for resolving employment disputes, the role of administrative agencies, and the impact of recent legal developments on the modern workplace. The course aims to equip students with the foundational knowledge needed to understand and navigate the complexities of employment-related legal issues.
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Managing Human Resources 17th Edition by Scott
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Chapter 1: The Challenge of Human Resources Management
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Q1) As an employee advocate,HR managers:
A)formulate and issue policy revisions for employees.
B)listen to employees and represent their needs to management.
C)provide individual orientation and training to every employee.
D)assist employees with labor negotiations.
Answer: B
Q2) Companies are increasingly rotating non-HR managers into HR positions and vice versa to give them exposure to different areas of the organization.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The business practice of sending jobs to other countries is referred to as:
A)outplacement.
B)offshoring.
C)outsourcing.
D)employee leasing.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Strategy and Human Resources Planning
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Q1) Analysis of external opportunities and threats is _____ step of the strategic management process.
A)the second
B)the last
C)an optional
D)the penultimate
Answer: A
Q2) The process of setting procedures for making decisions about an organization's long-term goals is called:
A)strategic planning.
B)HR planning.
C)job analysis.
D)environmental scanning.
Answer: A
Q3) Organizational structure is the framework in which the activities of organization members are coordinated.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Resources Management
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Q1) Employers that pay men and women a different salary are violating the Equal Pay Act only if the pay difference is a result of:
A)seniority and expertise.
B)merit and experience.
C)performing tasks requiring same skills.
D)the quantity or quality of production.
Answer: C
Q2) The basic steps in developing an effective affirmative action plan include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)issuing a written EEO policy and affirmative action statement.
B)surveying present minority and female employment by department and job classification.
C)establishing an internal audit and reporting program to evaluate progress.
D)establishing a quota system and timetable for hiring.
Answer: D
Q3) Women and minority groups are referred to as protected classes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Job Analysis and Job Design
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Q1) The task inventory analysis method was pioneered by Microsoft.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The job title:
A)is of psychological importance as it provides status to the employee.
B)indicates the level within the occupational hierarchy occupied by the jobholder.
C)may indicate the basic duties involved in the job.
D)all of these are correct.
Q3) _____ is a field of study concerned with analyzing work methods and establishing time standards.
A)Ergonomics
B)Functional job analysis
C)Industrial engineering
D)Competency-based analysis
Q4) Job sharing is suited to all of the following EXCEPT:
A)people who only wish to work part-time.
B)spouses with families who want to work part-time.
C)people who need full-time work to satisfy all of their obligations.
D)older workers who wish to phase into retirement.
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Chapter 5: Expanding the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers
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Q1) Compare and contrast the advantages of internal and external sources of recruitment.
Q2) Lines of advancement within an organization are commonly referred to as career paths.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify a warning sign of a weak talent bench.
A)Promotions are made quickly.
B)Key positions are filled internally.
C)Key positions are filled externally.
D)Promotions are made objectively.
Q4) Discuss some of the characteristics of a good mentor.
Q5) _____,with their various types of specialized training,can provide candidates for technical jobs.
A)Community colleges
B)High schools
C)Employment agencies
D)Community organizations
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Chapter 6: Employee Selection
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Q1) HR staffs should consider all of the following factors during hiring decisions EXCEPT:
A)Should the individuals be hired according to their highest potential or according to the needs of the organization?
B)What effect will the applicants' family situation have on job performance?
C)To what extent should those applicants who are not qualified but are qualifiable be considered?
D)Should overqualified individuals be considered?
Q2) All of the following questions may be considered appropriate during an interview EXCEPT:
A)Have you ever been arrested?
B)Do you have a legal right to work in the U.S.?
C)Are you physically able to perform the essential duties of the job?
D)Did you finish school?
Q3) According to studies,_____ of applicants test positive for drugs.
A)One-third
B)About one-quarter
C)Ten percent
D)Less than five percent
Q4) Briefly explain the different types of employment tests.
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Chapter 7: Training and Development
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Q1) _____ covers a wide variety of applications such as web and computer-based training (CBT),and social networks.
A)Vestibule instruction
B)Modeling
C)Videodisc instruction
D)E-learning
Q2) Performance-centered objectives might include all of the following phrases EXCEPT:
A)"to repair".
B)"to appreciate".
C)"to assemble".
D)"to calculate".
Q3) From the broadest perspective,the goal of training is to contribute to:
A)social improvement.
B)personal growth.
C)organizational goals.
D)departmental challenges.
Q4) Explain the four components involved in designing a training program.
Q5) Explain on-the-job training.Additionally,provide some suggestions to overcome the drawbacks related to on-the-job training.
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Chapter 8: Performance Management and the Employee
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Q1) Developmental purposes for performance appraisal include identifying strengths and weaknesses and improving communication.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the requirements for a successful management by objectives (MBO)program.
Q3) The "horn error" is the opposite of the "halo effect."
A)True
B)False
Q4) If one rates an average employee's performance high because they compared the employee to poor performers,one commits a:
A)leniency error.
B)contrast error.
C)recency error.
D)central tendency error.
Q5) The Balanced Scorecard evaluation method translates broad corporate goals into divisional,departmental,team,and individual goals in a cascading way.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Managing Compensation
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Q1) Nonexempt employees are not covered by overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
A)True
B)False
Q2) For employees,pay equity is achieved when the compensation received is equal to the value of the work performed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Nonexempt employees are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act and must be paid at the rate of a rate of one and a half times their regular pay rate for time worked in excess of forty hours in their workweek.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Elements of the compensation package are said to have _____ when an employee's high performance leads to monetary rewards that are valued.
A)validity
B)consistency
C)instrumentality
D)reliability
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Chapter 10: Pay-For-Performance: Incentive Rewards
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Q1) Performance of sales people can be affected by all of the following external factors EXCEPT:
A)the sales territory.
B)changes in demand.
C)changes in the sales volume standard.
D)seasonal fluctuations.
Q2) The straight commission plan is limited by all of the following disadvantages EXCEPT that:
A)salespeople will stress low-priced products.
B)customer service after the sale is likely to be neglected.
C)earnings tend to fluctuate widely between good and poor periods of business.
D)salespeople are tempted to grant price concessions.
Q3) A major criticism of short-term incentives for executives is that they place too much emphasis on short-term performance,which may lead to negligence of long-term survival and growth objectives.
A)True B)False
Q4) Identify the principal methods for compensating salespersons and the advantages of each method.
Q5) Briefly discuss three individual incentive plans.
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Chapter 11: Employee Benefits
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Q1) Most companies require their employees to either take their vacation days by the end of the year or forfeit them.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Retired persons are eligible for Medicare at the age of:
A)59.
B)62.
C)65.
D)67.
Q3) A plan that enables an employee who is laid off to draw,in addition to state unemployment compensation,weekly benefits from the employer that are paid from a fund created for this purpose is referred to as:
A)severance pay.
B)supplemental unemployment benefits.
C)leave insurance compensation.
D)unemployment protection payments.
Q4) Employee assistance programs (EAPs)help employees mainly with relocation costs.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Why have 401(k)plans become so popular?
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Chapter 12: Promoting Safety and Health
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Q1) Even the first serious violation of a workplace safety rule may be a cause for termination.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Eustress is the feeling of anxiety one gets after a strenuous workout.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Recordable cases that must be reported on Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Form 300 include any injury or illness treated with first aid.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A survey of more than 2,000 employers conducted by the National Safety Council found that _____ percent had some type of cell-phone usage policy in place.
A)26
B)37
C)46
D)58
Q5) Discuss the four major factors that impact employee stress.
Q6) What is the role of supervisors in promoting workplace safety?
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Chapter 13: Employee Rights and Discipline
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Q1) Documentation of an employee's misconduct includes stating the improvement expected by the employer.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The interpretation of due process would include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)the right to fair discipline based on facts.
B)the right to appeal.
C)the right to legal representation.
D)the right to consistent and predictable management actions.
Q3) Employers can discipline employees for off-duty conduct,but there must be a relationship between the employees' behavior and the effect of that behavior on the organization.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The cornerstone and major benefit of mediation is that:
A)it is a formal process and therefore easily undertaken.
B)the parties involved maintain control over the settlement outcome.
C)a mediator can quickly settle a dispute by declaring a resolution.
D)the mediator is a representative of management.
Q5) What is progressive discipline? How does it differ from positive discipline?
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Chapter 14: The Dynamics of Labor Relations
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Q1) A union wishes the National Labor Relations Board to hold a representation election.The NLRB will hold the election only if the union has 50 percent of signed authorization cards collected.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The first step in organizing begins when employees and union officials meet to explore the possibility of unionization.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The factors that arbitrators use when deciding cases are the wording of the labor agreement,the submission agreement,the testimony and evidence offered,and:
A)arbitration of witnesses.
B)the concept of reasonable doubt.
C)arbitration criteria or standards.
D)the ability to set precedent.
Q4) Arbitration hearings are formal court proceedings held in a court of law.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List some typical and some progressive clauses found in a labor agreement.
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Chapter 15: International Human Resources Management
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Q1) In using the balance sheet approach to compensating expatriate managers,the term "incentives" refers to the concept of:
A)paying essentially the same as home-country counterparts are paid in similar jobs.
B)compensating the managers for separation from family and friends.
C)covering moving, storage, and educational expenses.
D)offsetting the higher costs of overseas goods, services, and housing.
Q2) A global HR information system facilitates coordination between world units but is difficult to put in place.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to cross-cultural studies,nations tend to cluster according to similarities in all of the following cultural dimensions EXCEPT:
A)laws.
B)work goals.
C)values.
D)job attitudes.
Q4) Describe helpful guidelines in repatriating employees from an overseas assignment.
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Chapter 16: Creating High-Performance Work Systems
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Q1) _____ is a situation in which a high-performance work system supports an organization's goals and strategies.
A)Totalitarianism
B)Vertical fit
C)Absenteeism
D)Flattening
Q2) High-performance work systems frequently begin with the way work is designed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In a union environment,an organization's negotiation power is the key criterion for successfully implementing high-performance work systems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Knowledge development goes hand-in-hand with information sharing in high-performance work systems.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the questions that need to be included in a process audit when evaluating a high-performance work system?
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