Human Resource Management Exam #1
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Equal remployment ropportunity r- rCORRECT✅✅- rthe rcondition rin rwhich rall
rindividuals rhave ran requal rchance rfor remployment, rregardless rof rtheir rrace, rcolor,
rreligion, rsex, rage, rdisability, ror rnational rorigin.
The rCivil rRights rAct rof r1866 r- rCORRECT✅✅- rgranted rall rpersons rthe rsame
rproperty rrights ras rwhite rcitizens. r• rThe rCivil rRights rAct rof r1871 rgranted rall rcitizens
rthe rright rto rsue rin rfederal rcourt rif rthey rfeel rthey rhave rbeen rdeprived rof rsome rcivil
rright.
Equal rPay rAct r(1963) r- rCORRECT✅✅• rMen rand rwomen rin ran rorganization rdoing
rthe rsame rwork rmust rbe rpaid requally. r• rEqual ris rdefined rin rterms rof rskill, reffort,
rresponsibility, rand rworking rconditions
Title rVII rCivil rRights rAct r(1964) r- rCORRECT✅✅• rProhibits remployers rfrom
rdiscriminating rbased ron: r▫ rRace r▫ rColor r▫ rReligion r▫ rSex r▫ rNational rorigin r• rApplies
rto rorganizations rthat remploy r15 ror rmore rpersons.
Age rDiscrimination rin rEmployment rAct r(ADEA) r- rCORRECT✅✅• rProhibits
rdiscrimination ragainst rworkers rwho rare rover rthe rage rof r40. r• rAge rdiscrimination
rcomplaints rmake rup ra rlarge rpercentage rof rthe rcomplaints rfiled rwith rthe rEqual
rEmployment rOpportunity rCommission r(EEOC).
Vocational rRehabilitation rAct r(1973) r- rCORRECT✅✅Covered rorganizations rmust
rengage rin raffirmative raction rfor rindividuals rwith rdisabilities. r• rEmployers rare
rencouraged rto rrecruit rqualified rindividuals rwith rdisabilities rand rto rmake rreasonable
raccommodations rto rthem
Vietnam rEra rVeteran's rReadjustment rAct r(1974) r- rCORRECT✅✅Requires rfederal
rcontractors rand rsubcontractors rto rtake raffirmative raction rtoward remploying rveterans
rof rthe rVietnam rWar. r• rIt rcovers rveterans rwho rserved rbetween rAugust r5, r1964 rand
rMay r7, r1975.
Pregnancy rDiscrimination rAct r(1978) r- rCORRECT✅✅Defines rdiscrimination ron rthe
rbasis rof rpregnancy, rchildbirth, ror rrelated rform rof rmedical rcondition rto rbe ra rform rof
rillegal rsex rdiscrimination.
Benefits, rincluding rhealth rinsurance, rshould rcover rpregnancy rand rrelated rmedical
rconditions rin rthe rsame rway ras rother rmedical rconditions.
Americans rwith rDisabilities rAct r(ADA) rof r1990 r- rCORRECT✅✅- rProtects
rindividuals rwith rdisabilities rfrom rbeing rdiscriminated ragainst rin rthe rworkplace.
, rProhibits rdiscrimination rbased ron rdisability rin rall remployment rpractices. rEmployers
rmust rtake rsteps rto raccommodate rindividuals rcovered rby rthe ract.
Civil rRights rAct r(1991) r- rCORRECT✅✅• rAdds rcompensatory rand rpunitive
rdamages rin rcases rof rdiscrimination runder rTitle rVII rand rthe rADA. r• rThe ramount rof
rpunitive rdamages ris rlimited rby rthe ract rand rdepends ron rthe rsize rof rthe rorganization
rcharged rwith rdiscrimination.
Uniformed rServices rEmployment r& rReemployment rRights rAct r-
rCORRECT✅✅Employers rmust rreemploy rworkers rwho rleft rjobs rto rfulfill rmilitary
rduties rfor rup rto rfive ryears. rShould rbe rin rthe rjob rthey rwould rhave rheld rif rthey rhad
rnot rleft rto rserve rin rthe rmilitary.
• rDisparate rTreatment r- rCORRECT✅✅Differing rtreatment rof rindividuals rbased ron
rthe rindividuals' rrace, rcolor, rreligion, rsex, rnational rorigin, rage, ror rdisability rstatus
• rDisparate rImpact r- rCORRECT✅✅A rcondition rin rwhich remployment rpractices rare
rseemingly rneutral ryet rdisproportionately rexclude ra rprotected rgroup rfrom remployment
ropportunities.
• rSexual rHarassment r- rCORRECT✅✅refers rto runwelcome rsexual radvances,
rrequests rfor rsexual rfavors, rand rother rverbal ror rphysical rcontact rof ra rsexual rnature
rwhen:
• rAffirmative rAction rand rReverse rDiscrimination r- rCORRECT✅✅- rOrganizations
rcan rprevent rsexual rharassment rby: r▫ rDeveloping ra rpolicy rthat rdefines rand rforbids rit
r▫ rTraining remployees rto rrecognize rand ravoid rthis rbehavior r▫ rProviding ra rmeans rfor
remployees rto rcomplain rand rbe rprotected.
Job ranalysis r- rCORRECT✅✅Process rof rgetting rdetailed rinformation rabout rjobs.
rKnowledge ris rneeded rfor: rStaffing rTraining rPerformance rappraisal rOther rHR
ractivities rJob.
• rJob rDescription r- rCORRECT✅✅A rlist rof rthe rtasks, rduties, rand rresponsibilities
r(TDRs) rthat ra rparticular rjob rentails. rTDRs rare robservable ractions
• rJob rSpecifications: r- rCORRECT✅✅A rlist rof rthe rcompetencies ran rindividual rmust
rhave rto rperform ra rparticular rjob rCompetencies rare robserved ronly rwhen rindividuals
rare rcarrying rout rthe rTDRs rof rthe rjob.
• rIncumbents r- rCORRECT✅✅People rwho rcurrently rhold rthat rposition rin rthe
rorganization r•Provide raccurate restimates rof rtime
• rObservers r- rCORRECT✅✅Supervisors rshould rreview rthe rinformation rprovided rby
rincumbents r• rIdentify rimportance rof rjob rduties
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Equal remployment ropportunity r- rCORRECT✅✅- rthe rcondition rin rwhich rall
rindividuals rhave ran requal rchance rfor remployment, rregardless rof rtheir rrace, rcolor,
rreligion, rsex, rage, rdisability, ror rnational rorigin.
The rCivil rRights rAct rof r1866 r- rCORRECT✅✅- rgranted rall rpersons rthe rsame
rproperty rrights ras rwhite rcitizens. r• rThe rCivil rRights rAct rof r1871 rgranted rall rcitizens
rthe rright rto rsue rin rfederal rcourt rif rthey rfeel rthey rhave rbeen rdeprived rof rsome rcivil
rright.
Equal rPay rAct r(1963) r- rCORRECT✅✅• rMen rand rwomen rin ran rorganization rdoing
rthe rsame rwork rmust rbe rpaid requally. r• rEqual ris rdefined rin rterms rof rskill, reffort,
rresponsibility, rand rworking rconditions
Title rVII rCivil rRights rAct r(1964) r- rCORRECT✅✅• rProhibits remployers rfrom
rdiscriminating rbased ron: r▫ rRace r▫ rColor r▫ rReligion r▫ rSex r▫ rNational rorigin r• rApplies
rto rorganizations rthat remploy r15 ror rmore rpersons.
Age rDiscrimination rin rEmployment rAct r(ADEA) r- rCORRECT✅✅• rProhibits
rdiscrimination ragainst rworkers rwho rare rover rthe rage rof r40. r• rAge rdiscrimination
rcomplaints rmake rup ra rlarge rpercentage rof rthe rcomplaints rfiled rwith rthe rEqual
rEmployment rOpportunity rCommission r(EEOC).
Vocational rRehabilitation rAct r(1973) r- rCORRECT✅✅Covered rorganizations rmust
rengage rin raffirmative raction rfor rindividuals rwith rdisabilities. r• rEmployers rare
rencouraged rto rrecruit rqualified rindividuals rwith rdisabilities rand rto rmake rreasonable
raccommodations rto rthem
Vietnam rEra rVeteran's rReadjustment rAct r(1974) r- rCORRECT✅✅Requires rfederal
rcontractors rand rsubcontractors rto rtake raffirmative raction rtoward remploying rveterans
rof rthe rVietnam rWar. r• rIt rcovers rveterans rwho rserved rbetween rAugust r5, r1964 rand
rMay r7, r1975.
Pregnancy rDiscrimination rAct r(1978) r- rCORRECT✅✅Defines rdiscrimination ron rthe
rbasis rof rpregnancy, rchildbirth, ror rrelated rform rof rmedical rcondition rto rbe ra rform rof
rillegal rsex rdiscrimination.
Benefits, rincluding rhealth rinsurance, rshould rcover rpregnancy rand rrelated rmedical
rconditions rin rthe rsame rway ras rother rmedical rconditions.
Americans rwith rDisabilities rAct r(ADA) rof r1990 r- rCORRECT✅✅- rProtects
rindividuals rwith rdisabilities rfrom rbeing rdiscriminated ragainst rin rthe rworkplace.
, rProhibits rdiscrimination rbased ron rdisability rin rall remployment rpractices. rEmployers
rmust rtake rsteps rto raccommodate rindividuals rcovered rby rthe ract.
Civil rRights rAct r(1991) r- rCORRECT✅✅• rAdds rcompensatory rand rpunitive
rdamages rin rcases rof rdiscrimination runder rTitle rVII rand rthe rADA. r• rThe ramount rof
rpunitive rdamages ris rlimited rby rthe ract rand rdepends ron rthe rsize rof rthe rorganization
rcharged rwith rdiscrimination.
Uniformed rServices rEmployment r& rReemployment rRights rAct r-
rCORRECT✅✅Employers rmust rreemploy rworkers rwho rleft rjobs rto rfulfill rmilitary
rduties rfor rup rto rfive ryears. rShould rbe rin rthe rjob rthey rwould rhave rheld rif rthey rhad
rnot rleft rto rserve rin rthe rmilitary.
• rDisparate rTreatment r- rCORRECT✅✅Differing rtreatment rof rindividuals rbased ron
rthe rindividuals' rrace, rcolor, rreligion, rsex, rnational rorigin, rage, ror rdisability rstatus
• rDisparate rImpact r- rCORRECT✅✅A rcondition rin rwhich remployment rpractices rare
rseemingly rneutral ryet rdisproportionately rexclude ra rprotected rgroup rfrom remployment
ropportunities.
• rSexual rHarassment r- rCORRECT✅✅refers rto runwelcome rsexual radvances,
rrequests rfor rsexual rfavors, rand rother rverbal ror rphysical rcontact rof ra rsexual rnature
rwhen:
• rAffirmative rAction rand rReverse rDiscrimination r- rCORRECT✅✅- rOrganizations
rcan rprevent rsexual rharassment rby: r▫ rDeveloping ra rpolicy rthat rdefines rand rforbids rit
r▫ rTraining remployees rto rrecognize rand ravoid rthis rbehavior r▫ rProviding ra rmeans rfor
remployees rto rcomplain rand rbe rprotected.
Job ranalysis r- rCORRECT✅✅Process rof rgetting rdetailed rinformation rabout rjobs.
rKnowledge ris rneeded rfor: rStaffing rTraining rPerformance rappraisal rOther rHR
ractivities rJob.
• rJob rDescription r- rCORRECT✅✅A rlist rof rthe rtasks, rduties, rand rresponsibilities
r(TDRs) rthat ra rparticular rjob rentails. rTDRs rare robservable ractions
• rJob rSpecifications: r- rCORRECT✅✅A rlist rof rthe rcompetencies ran rindividual rmust
rhave rto rperform ra rparticular rjob rCompetencies rare robserved ronly rwhen rindividuals
rare rcarrying rout rthe rTDRs rof rthe rjob.
• rIncumbents r- rCORRECT✅✅People rwho rcurrently rhold rthat rposition rin rthe
rorganization r•Provide raccurate restimates rof rtime
• rObservers r- rCORRECT✅✅Supervisors rshould rreview rthe rinformation rprovided rby
rincumbents r• rIdentify rimportance rof rjob rduties
