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The employer may terminate the employee for cooperating with an SEC
investigation - CORRECT ANSWER All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
Joe, the owner, instructs Juan that the work hours for the next 2 weeks are 10am
to noon and 2-5pm - CORRECT ANSWER Joe's Bar & Grill needs some renovation.
They arrange with a construction company to send Juan to perform the needed
upgrades. Which of the following actions could create an employee-employer
relationship?
The Handbook Teresa received at orientation will dictate how Sterling can handle
disciplinary action.
There cannot be disciplinary action since this is Teresa's first offense. - CORRECT
ANSWER Teresa has been employed by sterling manufacturing for 3 years as an
account rep in sales. Her performance reviews have been satisfactory. Due to
recent difficulties in her marriage, she has begun overusing her prescription
medication. Sterling receives a call from an ongoing vendor that Teresa was clearly
impaired at yesterday's sales meeting. Which of the following 2 statements are
UNTRUE about Sterling's employee handbook in this matter.
The employer has not dealt with the employee in good faith and with fairness -
CORRECT ANSWER Employees are protected from discharge under which one of
the following situations:
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER Written opinions by judges through case by
case court decisions are called:
,Working in the best interest of the employers goals - CORRECT ANSWER All of the
following are rights of employees EXCEPT for:
The duty of good faith and fair dealing - CORRECT ANSWER "Thanks for such a
great presentation! You'll always have a job with us." This is an example of what?
Working extra hours at home - CORRECT ANSWER All of the following EXCEPT one
are situations in which disciplinary termination would be expected:
Worker is paid at specific intervals - CORRECT ANSWER Penalties for
misclassification of an employee as an independent contractor can be costly. All of
the following indicate the likelihood that a person is a contractor, EXCEPT one:
Employees make available all digital devices during an investigation - CORRECT
ANSWER Since the workplace is an exchange between the employee and
employer, employers have rights as well as responsibilities. All of the following
BUT ONE are employer rights:
A retail store in a predominantly Asian neighborhood advertises for Asian clerks -
CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is NOT a BFOQ?
Requires a financial outlay that exceeds 25% of the employee's annual salary -
CORRECT ANSWER An undue hardship is one that does all of the following EXCEPT:
A third party investigator - CORRECT ANSWER Jeffery has come forward with
allegation of quid pro quo harassment by his supervisor. As the HR manager, you
,are responsible for investigating the complaint. The supervisor in question is
someone with whom you are friends. In this case, who is the BEST person to
conduct the investigation?
Have you ever filled for or collected workers comp? - CORRECT ANSWER Which of
the following questions would be inappropriate to ask in an interview?
Big Bob will be notified of the charge - CORRECT ANSWER Serena filed a charge of
discrimination against Big Bob's Auto with the EEOC. What is the first thing that
will occur?
Because discrimination may actually have occurred - CORRECT ANSWER Which of
the following is the least likely reason that an organization might want to settle a
charge of discrimination?
The Hispanics - CORRECT ANSWER Premiere Semiconductors INC recently hired 30
new assemblers. The following groups of people applied and were hired; which
group(s) experience disparate impact:
African Americans: 22 Applied, 10 hired
Caucasians: 28 applied, 14 hired
Hispanics: 20 applied, 6 hired
He could file an EEOC claim based on national origin - CORRECT ANSWER Phillip
spent a summer abroad in the country of Turkey during his college years. Since
joining the Express Packing Co as a shift manager, he has become friends with a
few work colleagues who are Turkish. When he applies to become production
, manager, even though he is highly qualified, he doesn't get an interview. Which of
the following statements is true?
A hostile work environment may be created when an individual witnesses the
ongoing harassment of a coworker - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
statements is true regarding hostile work environment?
Key employees, aged 40-64, working for state or local government - CORRECT
ANSWER All of the following are exceptions to the ADEA except for:
A simple majority of those voting, with a tie going to the employer - CORRECT
ANSWER To win an NLRB certification election, a union must have how many
votes?
A union shop clause - CORRECT ANSWER A union security clause that requires all
employees to join the union after they are hired is called what?
Lockout - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following would NOT be considered a
union tactic to apply pressure to management to agree to proposals during
collective bargaining?
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - CORRECT ANSWER Which act
created a "bill of rights" for union members to combat wrongdoing and limit
control of union leadership?
Unfair Labor Practices - CORRECT ANSWER The Longstreet Manufacturing
company has a bargaining contract in place. It contains a no-strike clause.