UPDATED D351 STUDY SET-QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
Employment At-will Correct Ans-A common-law rule for employment contracts that presume
an employer can generally hire, fire, or promote an employee for any reason at any time. In
addition, employees can leave for any reason at any time.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Correct Ans-A federal agency created
by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, tasked with formal enforcement of employment discrimination
law.
Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) Correct Ans-A federal law requiring that employers provide
equal pay for men and women who do similar work in the same workplace.
Essential Functions Correct Ans-The essential job duties of a position.
External Environment Correct Ans-The factors that organizations and their managers have no
control over, such as legislation, changes in technology, competition, and so on.
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) Correct Ans-A federal law that restricts child labor
and establishes minimum wage and overtime pay standards for employees. The intent of the law
was to "put a floor under wages and a ceiling over hours of work and to abolish abuses of child
labor."
, For What Does the Acronym SWOT Stand? Correct Ans-Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats
Forced Distribution Appraisal Correct Ans-A performance-evaluation method in which a
superior must assign only a certain proportion of subordinates to each of several categories with
respect to each other. A common forced-distribution scale may be divided into five categories,
with a fixed percentage of all subordinates in a group falling within each of these categories.
Gender Discrimination Correct Ans-The unfavorable treatment of someone (an applicant or
employee) on the basis of their sex.
Gender Identity Discrimination Correct Ans-Discrimination against an individual because
that person is transgender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, agender, nonbinary, or genderfluid.
Generation X Correct Ans-People born between 1965 and 1980 who are typically well-
positioned within their careers and find value in organizations that are stable, provide flexibility
to define work arrangements (such as telecommuting), offer child care and elder care benefits,
and promote work/life balance that allows employees to enjoy life now instead of waiting for
retirement.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) Correct Ans-A federal law that
prohibits the use of genetic information in employment decisions and restricts employers from
requesting, requiring, or purchasing genetic information.
& ANSWERS
Employment At-will Correct Ans-A common-law rule for employment contracts that presume
an employer can generally hire, fire, or promote an employee for any reason at any time. In
addition, employees can leave for any reason at any time.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Correct Ans-A federal agency created
by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, tasked with formal enforcement of employment discrimination
law.
Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) Correct Ans-A federal law requiring that employers provide
equal pay for men and women who do similar work in the same workplace.
Essential Functions Correct Ans-The essential job duties of a position.
External Environment Correct Ans-The factors that organizations and their managers have no
control over, such as legislation, changes in technology, competition, and so on.
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) Correct Ans-A federal law that restricts child labor
and establishes minimum wage and overtime pay standards for employees. The intent of the law
was to "put a floor under wages and a ceiling over hours of work and to abolish abuses of child
labor."
, For What Does the Acronym SWOT Stand? Correct Ans-Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats
Forced Distribution Appraisal Correct Ans-A performance-evaluation method in which a
superior must assign only a certain proportion of subordinates to each of several categories with
respect to each other. A common forced-distribution scale may be divided into five categories,
with a fixed percentage of all subordinates in a group falling within each of these categories.
Gender Discrimination Correct Ans-The unfavorable treatment of someone (an applicant or
employee) on the basis of their sex.
Gender Identity Discrimination Correct Ans-Discrimination against an individual because
that person is transgender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, agender, nonbinary, or genderfluid.
Generation X Correct Ans-People born between 1965 and 1980 who are typically well-
positioned within their careers and find value in organizations that are stable, provide flexibility
to define work arrangements (such as telecommuting), offer child care and elder care benefits,
and promote work/life balance that allows employees to enjoy life now instead of waiting for
retirement.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) Correct Ans-A federal law that
prohibits the use of genetic information in employment decisions and restricts employers from
requesting, requiring, or purchasing genetic information.
