Workplace Law and Policy
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Course Introduction
Workplace Law and Policy explores the legal frameworks and policies that shape employer-employee relationships in contemporary organizations. The course covers foundational employment laws, including labor standards, workplace health and safety, anti-discrimination legislation, and collective bargaining rights. Students will analyze case studies and real-world scenarios to deepen their understanding of topics such as employment contracts, wrongful dismissal, workplace harassment, privacy rights, and the evolving impact of technology on employment practices. Emphasis is placed on the application of law in diverse workplaces, the development of compliant policies, and strategies for risk management, ensuring students are prepared to navigate complex legal and ethical issues in the modern workplace.
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Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining 9th Edition by Michael
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R. Carrell
Chapter 1: The American Labor Movement
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Q1) The state militia ended the first "sit-down" strike staged by autoworkers in Flint, Michigan in 1936.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which 1800s national social union was formed to organize farmers and skilled and unskilled workers?
A) National Labor Union
B) Knights of Labor
C) Socialist Labor Movement
D) American Federation of Labor
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following provided for a bipartisan three-member Civil Service Commission to draw up and administer competitive examinations to determine the fitness of appointees to federal office?
A) The Wagner Act
B) The Taft-Hartley Act
C) Pendleton Act
D) The union president
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Changing Workplace
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Q1) Although the % began to fall, the number of union members continued to grow from 17 million in 1954 to a peak of ____ million in 1978.
A) 15.7
B) 33.4
C) 18.7
D) 20.2
Answer: D
Q2) The key for growth in union membership in the 2000s is their ability to organize high growth occupations where they have generally been unsuccessful.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Problem-solvers, problem-identifiers, and strategic brokers are part of a self-managed work team.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Establishing a Bargaining Process
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Q1) Free riders are employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement but are not union members. They are required to pay something to the union for the bargaining and representation services they receive.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The <U>Bowen v. U.S. Postal Service</U> decision by the Supreme Court did not:
A) Require the employer to give the employee back pay.
B) Require the union to give the employee back pay.
C) Find the employee was not wrongfully discharged.
D) Find the union guilty of poor representation of the employee.
Answer: C
Q3) A 2002 study confirmed that union membership density is significantly lower in right-to-work states in comparison to no-right-to-work states.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Organizational Campaigns
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Q1) On a 2004-2005 5-pt scale, 3.25 participants in the NLRB Unfair Labor Practice Settlement Program feel:
A) That it is fair.
B) Satisfied with the outcome.
C) They're provided an opportunity to present my views.
D) That it was not too formal or informal.
Q2) Although individuals and agencies may file unfair labor practice charges, historically unions have filed ______% of all unfair labor practice charges filed in the FLRA.
A) 75
B) 85
C) 95
D) 50
Q3) In a pretext discrimination case, the employer puts forth only the legitimate business reason, but the complainant asserts that the legitimate reason is the false cause for the action.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: The Negotiation Process
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Q1) Union leaders may want their membership to reject a contract proposal to give them increased bargaining leverage.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The governmental entities involved in collective bargaining fall into two categories: a council form and an executive-legislative form.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Public sector employees have more protection against employer disciplinary actions than their private sector counterparts do.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The primary reason for prohibiting public employee strikes is:
A) Loss of federal income taxes.
B) The services provided are essential to the general welfare.
C) Elected officials do not know how to respond to strikes.
D) The government's wage and benefit levels are already too high.
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Chapter 6: Collective Bargaining: Strategies and Tactics
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Q1) An interest may be defined as the specific demand a party has chosen, whereas their position includes the underlying needs, desires, concerns, and fears that caused the party to choose the position.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Under the _____ Act, you are entitled to financial information if the employer claims a lack of funds, an inability to stay competitive, or the loss of a necessary profit margin.
A) NLRA
B) CBP
C) MLSA
D) FLSA
Q3) ________ can easily determine the nature of the bargaining and greatly affect the settlement value.
A) Extreme offers
B) Closing offers
C) Opening offers
D) Precedent offers
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Chapter 7: Compensation Issues
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Q1) A wage survey primarily achieves the compensation objective of:
A) External pay equity.
B) Retaining good employees.
C) Motivating employees.
D) Internal pay equity.
Q2) Which of the following would normally be included in a roll-up calculation?
A) COLA maximums.
B) Inflation index.
C) Social Security contribution.
D) Change in base pay.
Q3) Front-end loading refers to a deferred wage increase with a larger proportion of the total percentage increase in the second year of the agreement.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Generally, as annual earnings increase, the cost of insurance automatically decreases.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Employee Benefits
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Q1) Wellness programs focus on corporate individual interventions with employees designed to identify and reduce risky behaviors such as smoking, overeating, and lack of exercise.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ______________ provides for the continuation of medical and dental insurance for employees, spouses, and dependants in the event of termination of employment.
A) EAP
B) COBRA
C) DOE
D) CORPA
Q3) Workers' compensation laws were enacted by states to protect employees and their families against permanent loss of income due to accidental injury on the job.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Portability was established by the PBGC.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Seniority Rights
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Q1) Along with wages and benefits, job security is a top priority for workers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Arbitrators generally recognize that signing a contract requires that all jobs in existence will continue to be performed by members of the bargaining unit.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Ratio-Rank Principle gives employees rank positions on the merging seniority lists equal to their position on the prior seniority lists.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Length-of-Service Principle and Surviving Group Principle may both be used in combining the ______ lists of two merged companies.
A) Seniority
B) Outsourcing
C) Bidding
D) Benefits
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Chapter 10: Contract Implementation
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Q1) Controlling production is not generally considered an area of "management rights."
A)True
B)False
Q2) A clause which limits both parties to those items expressly covered in the agreement is referred to as an opener clause.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Supreme Court in the Steelworkers Trilogy cases stated that arbitrator's awards:
A) Should be enforced by the courts even if the court would have decided differently.
B) Should be subject to appeal to federal courts if either side so desires.
C) Should usually represent compromise decisions.
D) Cannot be viewed as permanent resolutions of labor disputes.
Q4) In a labor contract, the "effort bargain" generally refers to:
A) Work standards.
B) Working conditions.
C) Premium pay.
D) Management hiring rights.
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Chapter 11: Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures
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Q1) According to the <U>Harvard Business Review</U> only about 14% of nonunion companies have a grievance procedure.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Before grievance and arbitration procedures became popular, employee and union complaints were usually by:
A) Court action.
B) Strikes, slow-downs, etc.
C) Management's "open-door" policy.
D) Labor-management committees.
Q3) Contract negotiations have one primary goal: to sign a contract.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A grievance procedure is only necessary when the contract contains vague clauses.
A)True
B)False
Q5) An oral warning is not a disciplinary action.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: The Arbitration Process
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Q1) In the year 2005, there were _____ arbitration issues.
A) 2,629
B) 2,581
C) 1,902
D) 2,314
Q2) The Supreme Court in the Warrior v. Gulf case declared that if any doubt as to the arbitrability of an issue exists, the courts should hear the case.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The employer's discharge of an employee for incompetence is not likely to be upheld by an arbitrator if the employee shows substantial improvement after a warning.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Interest arbitration involves interpretation of a party's "rights" or the application of a particular provision under existing contract terms.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Comparative Global Industrial Relations
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Q1) The Labour Party in England gained momentum during the 1920s and gained prominence during Churchill's coalition government and many of their beliefs were influenced still by the writings of:
A) Lenin and Smith.
B) Smith and Voltaire.
C) Smith and Hobbes.
D) Lenin and Marx.
Q2) Adam Smith's beliefs on national prosperity could be best summarized by which of the following statements?
A) The protectionist role of the government through tariffs is essential.
B) Relying on people as a strategic asset is a more productive use of human capital.
C) National prosperity is solely based on natural resources.
D) Autocratic governments with large landowners are ideal.
Q3) One of the difficulties in affecting positive industrial labor changes in China is an inability to mount adequate pressure without resorting to tactics that will result in social unrest.
A)True
B)False
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