Human Resource Management Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Human Resource Management explores the principles and practices involved in managing people within organizations. The course covers key functions such as recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation, and employee relations. Students will examine legal and ethical considerations, strategic HR planning, and current trends affecting the workforce. Through case studies and practical exercises, the course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage human capital, foster a positive organizational culture, and contribute to the achievement of organizational goals.
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Employment and Labor Law 7th Edition by
Patrick J. Cihon
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Q1) A litigant's choice of solutions for a perceived wrong can be employed as a(n):
A) choice of cause.
B) writ of certiorari.
C) election of remedies.
D) arbitration.
Answer: C
Q2) Butler was an employee at Auto, an automobile assembling plant. The plant hired a large number of male and female employees but provided deplorable working conditions including unhygienic restrooms and poor ventilation. Despite several complaints and requests, the plant manager did not make any changes. Butler decided to bring this to the attention of the local government authorities through an official complaint. In the above scenario, Butler's role can be described as:
A) willful misconduct.
B) insubordination.
C) whistleblowing.
D) contributory negligence.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Employment Contracts and Wrongful Discharge
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Q1) In Pennsylvania, if an employee is fired on the basis of gender or race discrimination, then State law remedy is provided under the Pennsylvania:
A) Occupational Discrimination Act.
B) Human Relation Act.
C) Labor Relation Act.
D) Gender and Race Discrimination Act.
Answer: B
Q2) Linda was employed with General Mills in Minnesota for over three years. She was a highly productive employee and was known as the star performer on her team. Due to the economic recession the company had to lay off a large number of employees, and she was one of the employees who was asked to leave without being provided good cause or an explanation. In this scenario, Linda is protected under Section 3(a) of META which says that an:
A) employee can be fired without any reason.
B) employee may not be terminated without good cause.
C) employee can be terminated in financial crises.
D) employee may not be terminated with good cause.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Commonly Committed Workplace Torts
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Q1) An employee's theft of her employer's trade secrets is considered as a(n):
A) liability.
B) tort.
C) bailment.
D) injunction.
Answer: B
Q2) Explain the differences between libel or slander that is per se or not per se.
Answer: The two torts may be further divided into the libel or slander that is per se and the libel or slander that is not per se. It is important in some cases because libel/slander per se requires no showing of specific damages for the plaintiff to recover a judgment, whereas libel/slander that is not per se demands such a showing from the injured party.
Q3) If any person's conduct causes emotional harm to the other, then it shall be considered as a case of:
A) intentional infliction of emotional distress.
B) negligent infliction of emotional distress.
C) professional misconduct.
D) traumatic behavior.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Employee Privacy Rights in the 21st Century
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Q1) Discuss the origin of Employee Privacy Rights.
Q2) One of the express purposes of HIPAA's privacy provisions is to:
A) prevent employers from using PHI for personnel decisions.
B) prevent employers from creating a "firewall" between employees who administer health insurance plans and all other employees.
C) protect employees and applicants who may suffer from physical and mental disabilities.
D) remove many thousands of private employers from HIPAA and its implementing regulations.
Q3) In which year was the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enacted?
A) 1889
B) 1899
C) 1998
D) 1999
Q4) What serious intrusion of employees' privacy has severe ethical implications?
Q5) What does surveillance and eavesdropping mean?
Q6) Describe malice in the context of defamation and invasion of privacy.
Q7) What is HIPAA?
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Chapter 5: The Global Perspective: International
Employment Law and American Immigration Policy
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Q1) Which branch is the largest investigative branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?
A) U.S. Social Security Administration
B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
C) U.S. Department of Justice
D) U.S. Department of State
Q2) Which one of these states is not included in the early entrants of the controversial legal arena?
A) California
B) Texas
C) Alabama
D) Missouri
Q3) All of the following are services of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services except:
A) adjudication of immigrant visa petitions.
B) adjudication of naturalization petitions.
C) protecting civil rights.
D) establishing immigration services policies and priorities.
Q4) What steps did Brazil take in the eradication of child labor and slavery?
Q5) What are the components of Global Unions?
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Chapter 6: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Race Discrimination
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Q1) When an employee is treated differently from others due to race, color, religion, gender, or national origin it amounts to:
A) four-fifths treatment rule.
B) seniority.
C) disparate impact.
D) disparate treatment.
Q2) Which of the following cases addresses the question of whether an employer sued for violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may assert a "bottom-line" theory as a defense?
A) International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States
B) Connecticut v. Teal
C) University and Community College System of Nevada v. Farmer
D) Griggs v. Duke Power Company
Q3) In EEOC v. Dial Corp., after the Work Tolerance Screen (WTS) was adopted:
A) the percentage of new female hires declined.
B) the percentage of new female hires significantly increased.
C) the percentage of new hires from minority groups declined.
D) the percentage of new male hires significantly declined.
Q4) Explain the four-fifths rule.
Q5) What is bona fide occupational qualification?
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Chapter 7: Gender and Family Issues: Title VII and Other Legislation
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Q1) Olivia requested for leave from her supervisor for one week since her daughter fell sick and required home care. The employer refused to grant her leave and as a result Olivia was forced to be absent from work without pay. She later filed a suit against her employer alleging violation of Title VII. Under the assumption that Olivia is a productive employee, the court most likely held that:
A) the employer did not violate Title VII.
B) Olivia is entitled for leave under FMLA.
C) Olivia was not entitled to the leave.
D) Olivia violated Title VII by filing suit against employer.
Q2) A female employee was asked by her male supervisor to sleep with him if she wanted a satisfactory evaluation and recommendation for promotion. When she refused, she was subjected to negative evaluation, disciplinary suspensions, and she was ultimately fired. This action of supervisor can be termed:
A) hostile environment harassment.
B) sex discrimination.
C) quid pro quo harassment.
D) regional discrimination.
Q3) What is sexual harassment? Explain employer liability for sexual harassment.
Q4) Explain the coverage of the Equal Pay Act.
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Chapter 8: Discrimination Based on Religion and National
Origin Procedures Under Title VII
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Q1) Awarding of back pay and seniority is a:
A) principle reversed by the Supreme court.
B) remedy under Title VII .
C) state employment policy.
D) federal employment policy.
Q2) Employers are allowed to refuse to hire applicants who are denied national security clearances for positions subject to federal security requirements under:
A) Section 703(g) of Title VII.
B) Section 703(e) of Title VII.
C) Section 704(e) of Title VII.
D) Section 703(f) of Title VII.
Q3) What are the two methods for a defendant to respond when a prima-facie case of disparate treatment has been established?
Q4) Complaints by federal of violations of Title VII may choose to pursue the complaint with the:
A) state court.
B) US Supreme court.
C) federal apex court of the state.
D) EEOC or file suit in federal court.
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Chapter 9: Discrimination Based on Age
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Q1) In Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp the Supreme Court held that the securities broker should not litigate and is required to:
A) abide by the agreement.
B) submit his letter of resignation.
C) arbitrate.
D) award back pay.
Q2) In McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co, the employer argued that an employee's after-acquired evidence precluded the right of plaintiff to:
A) work in a new company.
B) sue under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
C) get monetary dues from employer.
D) get back the documents.
Q3) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) allows mandatory retirement under some circumstances, such as with executive employees who are over the age of: A) 50.
B) 55.
C) 65.
D) 70.
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Chapter 10: Discrimination Based on Disability
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Q1) Sam was fired from his employment because he had opposed the management decision to terminate several disabled coworkers from employment. Sam filed a complaint and participated in proceedings under the ADA against the employer. In this case:
A) the company can press charges against Sam since the Americans with Disabilities Act allows companies to take action against employees.
B) Sam is protected under Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits retaliation by the employers.
C) Sam cannot participate in the court proceedings since ADA provides a defense to the employers.
D) Sam can no longer be involved in this case since he terminated from employment prior to the proceedings.
Q2) What does Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act deal with?
Q3) Explain the provisions of the ADA.
Q4) Drug testing by employers is not generally prohibited by any:
A) federal legislation.
B) states legislation.
C) state statutes.
D) private companies.
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Chapter 11: Other Eeo and Employment Legislation: Federal and State Laws
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Q1) What was the basic intention behind creation of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1870?
Q2) What are the remedies provided under civil whistleblower's provisions by the Department of Labor?
Q3) Define affirmative action plans.
Q4) What are the requirements of strict scrutiny test?
Q5) Which of the following is true with regard to Hansen v. America Online, Inc.?
A) The Utah Supreme Court accepted a wrongful termination suit brought by several employees.
B) The employees were discharged for violating an employer's policy prohibiting possession of a firearm on the employer's property.
C) The court held that the discharge of the employees was not in violation of public policy.
D) The private property rights of the employer allowed the employer to ban firearms from its property.
Q6) Define honesty tests.
Q7) Briefly explain the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
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Q8) Name a few instances in which the employers conduct criminal record background checks on applicants.
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Chapter 12: The Rise of Organized Labor and Its Regulatory Framework
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Q1) The _____ emphasized political activity as well as organizing activity and had spectacular success in organizing the workers of the steel, automobile, rubber, electrical, manufacturing, and machinery industries.
A) Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
B) American Federation of Labor (AFL)
C) Change to Win Coalition
D) International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Q2) In the late 1880s, the development of all of the following provided powerful weapons for use against the activities of organized labor except:
A) ex parte proceedings.
B) yellow-dog contracts.
C) labor injunction.
D) antitrust laws.
Q3) The National Recovery Administration is responsible for administering the codes of fair competition under the:
A) National Industrial Recovery Act.
B) Norris-La Guardia Act.
C) Sherman Act.
D) Taft-Hartley Act.
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Chapter 13: The Unionization Process
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Q1) Section 9(e) (1) of the National Labor Relations Act provides for the holding of a deauthorization election to rescind the union shop clause in a(n) _____ agreement.
A) employment
B) collective
C) non-disclosure
D) arbitration
Q2) In _____, the court held that the NLRB will intervene if either party uses a forged document that renders the voting employees unable to recognize the propaganda for what it is.
A) NLRB v. St. Francis Healthcare Center
B) Bro-Tech Corp. v. NLRB
C) Packard Motor Car v. NLRB
D) American Hospital Association v. NLRB
Q3) Explain the rationale behind the rules that bar holding of bargaining representative election.
Q4) What is bargaining unit?
Q5) What is the relevance of filing objection after election has been conducted?
Q6) When should an employer file the election eligibility list in the regional office?
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Chapter 14: Unfair Labor Practices by Employers and Unions
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Q1) In Electromation, Inc. v. NLRB, the NLRB ultimately found that Electromation violated Sections 8(a) (2) and (1) of the NLRA, through its establishment and administration of:
A) employer's commission.
B) action committees.
C) review committees.
D) employees' union.
Q2) In E. I. DuPont & Co, the NLRB decided to restrict Weingarten rights only to:
A) private employees.
B) federal employees.
C) unionized employees.
D) non union employee.
Q3) Requirement of union shop agreement is that, after being hired by employer, employees should join union within:
A) thirty days.
B) forty days.
C) forty five days.
D) sixty days.
Q4) What are the criteria for employer rules limiting soliciting activities?
Q5) What is the exception regarding the encouragement of unions?
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Chapter 15: Collective Bargaining
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Q1) According to Section 8(d), failure to _____, may make any strike by the union or lockout by the ? employer an unfair labor practice.
A) give prior bargaining notice
B) register under the NLRB
C) recognize the bargaining unit
D) prove two-thirds majority
Q2) What are the procedural requirements under Section 8(d) of the National Labor Relations Act?
Q3) In Visiting Nurse Services of Western Massachusetts, Inc. v. NLRB, the union filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB, claiming that VNS had violated Section 8(a)(1) and (5) of the NLRA by unilaterally implementing:
A) prohibition on bargaining subjects.
B) yellow-dog contracts.
C) mandatory bargaining subjects.
D) bargaining unit agreements.
Q4) Briefly describe permissive bargaining subjects.
Q5) What are mandatory bargaining subjects?
Q6) What does Section 9(a) of the NLRA state regarding bargaining in good faith?
Q7) Define mass layoffs.
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Chapter 16: Picketing and Strikes
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Q1) Can any person suffering harm to business or property sue in federal court to recover damages?
Q2) A union distributing handbills and displaying a huge banner reading "labor dispute" on public ? property outside firms that were employing nonunion contractors was not picketing and did ? not violate Section 8(b)(4)(ii)(B), according to:
A) NLRB v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.
B) Overstreet v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local Union No. 1506.
C) Int. Longshoremen's Association v. NLRB
D) Kroger Co. v. NLRB
Q3) Briefly explain the concept of consumer picketing.
Q4) What is primary picketing?
Q5) Discuss the NLRA provisions regarding picketing or refusal to work against any health-care institution.
Q6) Section 8(b) (4) NLRA, deals with:
A) secondary boycotts.
B) employer's power of termination.
C) peaceful picketing.
D) unfair labor practice.
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Chapter 17: The Enforcement and Administration of the Collective Agreement
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Q1) In Major League Baseball Players Association v. Garvey, the Supreme Court emphasized that even when the court vacates an arbitration award, the court:
A) has a duty to arbitrate that continues after the expiration of the agreement if the grievance arises under the agreement.
B) may refuse to enforce an arbitration award only if the award violates "explicit" public policy.
C) should refuse to enforce an arbitration decision that violates the law.
D) must remand the issue back to arbitration for resolution rather than settling the merits of the dispute.
Q2) The Efficient Motor Company terminated 15 employees without giving any prior notice, breaching a contract with the union stating that a notice period of 30 days be given prior to termination. In this case, the labor union can institute a suit under Section 301 of the NLRA against the employer before the:
A) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
B) federal and state courts.
C) International Court of Justice.
D) National Labor Relation Board.
Q3) Define grievance process.
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Chapter 18: The Rights of Union Members
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Q1) Section 8(b)(2) of NLRA, prohibits unions from causing an employer to discriminate against the employees in terms and conditions of employment because they:
A) are illegal immigrants.
B) are not union members.
C) violated the collective bargaining agreement.
D) take part in the strike(s).
Q2) The rights of freedom of speech and assembly for union members are provided under Section _____ of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
A) 101(a)(2)
B) 8(b)(1)(A)
C) 101
D) 102
Q3) The National Labor Relations Board holds that breach of the duty of fair representation by a union is a(n):
A) unfair labor practice.
B) infringement of fundamental rights.
C) violation of the Constitution.
D) violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act.
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Chapter 19: Public Sector Labor Relations
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Q1) What is the duty of the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB)?
Q2) Describe the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).
Q3) The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act elections allows for the holding of _____ to determine the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit.
A) contract negotiation
B) representation elections
C) neutral arbitration
D) consent elections
Q4) When a complaint alleging unfair labor practices is filed with the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the General Counsel's Office of the FLRA investigates the complaint and attempts to reach a _____ settlement.
A) voluntary
B) temporary
C) persuasive
D) permanent
Q5) Discuss the role of a union with exclusive bargaining status.
Q6) What does the collective bargaining for the public sector employees involve?
Q7) How does the Postal Service Reorganization Act influence an impasse?
Q8) Briefly explain the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act.
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Chapter 20: Occupational Safety and Health
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Q1) What are the two main goals of the Occupational Safety and Health Act?
Q2) In line with Lessig's observation, the EEOC released certain guidelines concerning the creation of emergency plans that comply with the:
A) Tucker Act.
B) Occupational Hazard Act.
C) American with Disabilities Act.
D) Civil Right Act.
Q3) In Chao v. Gunite Corp., citations were issued for violations of:
A) the Fair Labor Standards Act.
B) the Americans with Disabilities Act.
C) occupational safety and health regulations.
D) None of the above.
Q4) If the employer fails to correct a cited violation after it has become final, a fine may be imposed, of not more than:
A) $ 500 per day.
B) $ 1,000 per day.
C) $ 2,000 per day.
D) $ 2,500 per day.
Q5) When can variance be sought? What are the kinds of variances?
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Chapter 21: The Employee's Safety Nets: Unemployment
and Workers' Compensation, Social Security, and Retirement Plans
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Q1) What is the purpose of Federal Employment Liability Act (FELA)?
Q2) Under the Social Security system, monthly benefits are payable to a retired insured worker from age ? _____ onward.
A) fifty-five
B) fifty-eight
C) sixty-two
D) sixty-five
Q3) Define unemployment compensation.
Q4) Benefits paid to employees out of work through no fault of their own and who are available for suitable work if and when it becomes available falls under the category of: A) unemployment compensation.
B) workers' compensation.
C) welfare benefits.
D) pension plans.
Q5) Explain the concept of a fiduciary.
Q6) Discuss workers' compensation.
Q7) Define willful misconduct.
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Q8) What constitutes disability under the Social Security system?
Q9) What is the main purpose of Social Security?
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Chapter 22: The Fair Labor Standards Act
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Q1) The National Industrial Recovery Act provided that the codes of fair competition for each industry:
A) should include federal government employees.
B) could limit child labor.
C) provide retirement benefits.
D) must contain bankruptcy protection clauses.
Q2) Which of the following is not a condition for administrative employees to be exempt from overtime and minimum wage requirements under the FLSA?
A) Employee is compensated with a salary of not less than $455 per week.
B) The primary duty is the performance of office work directly related to the management.
C) The primary duty does not include general business operations with the firm's customers.
D) Her/his primary duty includes the exercise of discretion
Q3) Briefly describe the origin and purpose of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Q4) Explain the concept of overtime pay under the FLSA.
Q5) Which are the categories of child labor exempted from the category of oppressive child labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act?
Q6) What remedies can an employee seek under the Fair Labor Standards Act?
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