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HRIR 3051 Quiz 1 Questions
and Verified Answers
Question: What is the focus of compensation?
Ans: -Attraction
-Retention
-Motivation
Question: It is important to be equitable to _________.
Ans: Everyone
Question: What are the government's areas of concern when it comes to compensation?
Ans: -Fair Pay
-Safety nets for unemployed and disadvantaged
-Employee protection
-Consumer protection
Question: Government policy influences ________________ for labor.
Ans: Supply and Demand
Question: What are US employers planning to do to prevent bias in pay decisions?
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Ans: -Re-evaluating recruitment and promotion processes
-Conducting gender pay or pay equity diagnosis
-Increasing communication of policies and benefits that promote an inclusive
culture
Question: What are the major provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)- 1938?
Ans: -Minimum Wage
-Child Labor
-Hours of Work
-Equal Pay Act (1963)
Question: What are the two categories of FLSA?
Ans: -Exempt (salaried)
-Non-Exempt (hourly)
Question: Jobs that meet the criteria of one of the five exemption tests and therefore ARE
NOT covered by the FLSA (not eligible for overtime)
Ans: Exempt (salaried)
Question: Jobs that cannot satisfactorily meet the criteria of one of the five exemption
tests and are therefore ARE covered by the FLSA (eligible for overtime)
Ans: Non-Exempt (hourly)
Question: What are the 5 FLSA exemption tests?
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Ans: -Executive
-Administrative
-Professional
-Computer Occupations (1990)
-Outside Sales
Question: How does FLSA determine overtime pay?
Ans: -Over 40 hours worked in a work week
-Work week must be defined by employer and applied consistently
-No limit to how many hours can be worked
-Hours cannot be 'balanced over a two week pay period
-Only covers hours actually worked by an employee
-Holiday/vacation does not count towards 40 hours
-No overtime liability for FMLA leave
Question: Forbids wage discrimination on the basis of gender when:
-Employees perform equal work in the same establishment
-Employees perform jobs requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility under similar
working conditions
Ans: FLSA- Equal Pay Act (1963)
Question: Pay differences between jobs can be justified by an affirmative defense on:
HRIR 3051 Quiz 1 Questions
and Verified Answers
Question: What is the focus of compensation?
Ans: -Attraction
-Retention
-Motivation
Question: It is important to be equitable to _________.
Ans: Everyone
Question: What are the government's areas of concern when it comes to compensation?
Ans: -Fair Pay
-Safety nets for unemployed and disadvantaged
-Employee protection
-Consumer protection
Question: Government policy influences ________________ for labor.
Ans: Supply and Demand
Question: What are US employers planning to do to prevent bias in pay decisions?
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Ans: -Re-evaluating recruitment and promotion processes
-Conducting gender pay or pay equity diagnosis
-Increasing communication of policies and benefits that promote an inclusive
culture
Question: What are the major provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)- 1938?
Ans: -Minimum Wage
-Child Labor
-Hours of Work
-Equal Pay Act (1963)
Question: What are the two categories of FLSA?
Ans: -Exempt (salaried)
-Non-Exempt (hourly)
Question: Jobs that meet the criteria of one of the five exemption tests and therefore ARE
NOT covered by the FLSA (not eligible for overtime)
Ans: Exempt (salaried)
Question: Jobs that cannot satisfactorily meet the criteria of one of the five exemption
tests and are therefore ARE covered by the FLSA (eligible for overtime)
Ans: Non-Exempt (hourly)
Question: What are the 5 FLSA exemption tests?
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Ans: -Executive
-Administrative
-Professional
-Computer Occupations (1990)
-Outside Sales
Question: How does FLSA determine overtime pay?
Ans: -Over 40 hours worked in a work week
-Work week must be defined by employer and applied consistently
-No limit to how many hours can be worked
-Hours cannot be 'balanced over a two week pay period
-Only covers hours actually worked by an employee
-Holiday/vacation does not count towards 40 hours
-No overtime liability for FMLA leave
Question: Forbids wage discrimination on the basis of gender when:
-Employees perform equal work in the same establishment
-Employees perform jobs requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility under similar
working conditions
Ans: FLSA- Equal Pay Act (1963)
Question: Pay differences between jobs can be justified by an affirmative defense on:
