OpenStax Business Ethics Test Bank
Chapter 6: What Employers Owe Employees
Chapter 6: What Employers Owe Employees
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice/Fill in the Blank
1. Which of the following laws mandates advance notice of mass layoffs to workers so they can
adequately prepare for such an event?
A. CRA
B. WARN*
C. FLSA
D. EEOC
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACSB: Application
2. The economic concept of ________ is critical to the nation as a whole in an economic system
like capitalism, in which individuals pay for most of what they need in life rather than
receiving government benefits funded by taxes.
A. the Paycheck Fairness Act
B. a federal wage standard
C. a fair wage*
D. a nominal wage
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Analytical
3. Which laws give workers the option of not joining the union, even at companies where the
majority has voted to be represented by a union?
A. right-to-work laws*
B. closed-shop laws
C. consent-exception laws
D. union-shop laws
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Analysis
AACSB: Analytical
4. Which of the following is a positive attribute of unions from a manager’s perspective?
A. Unions create a formal dispute resolution process for workers.*
B. Unions can lead to a closed culture that makes it harder to diversify the workforce.
C. Workers are required to pay regular union dues and fees.
D. Unions can make it harder to fast track promotions for high-performing workers.
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Chapter 6: What Employers Owe Employees
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Analytical
5. If you feel harassed, prejudiced against, or disadvantaged in your workplace, you may file a
complaint with the ________.
A. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission*
B. Worker Adjustment and Retraining
C. Occupational Safety and Health
D. Civil Rights Act
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACSB: Ethics
6. What is the difference between nominal wage and real wage?
A. Real wages only take into account taxable wages; nominal wage counts all wages.
B. Nominal wage represents the nominal wage adjusted for inflation; real wage represents the
actual amount of money a worker earns per hour.
C. Nominal wages are based on take-home pay; real wage includes all pay.
D. Nominal wage represents the actual amount of money a worker earns per hour; real wage
represents the nominal wage adjusted for inflation.*
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Analytical
7. Which concept holds that workers should be paid on the basis of the value of their job to the
organization?
A. comparable worth*
B. Fair Pay Act
C. Paycheck Fairness Act
D. equivalent work
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Analytical
8. Which of the following is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization funded by many of the
largest American companies to research issues affecting workers and their employers?
A. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
B. Society for Human Resources Management
C. Center for Financial Services Innovation*
D. Economic Policy Institute
Difficulty: Easy
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Chapter 6: What Employers Owe Employees
Chapter 6: What Employers Owe Employees
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice/Fill in the Blank
1. Which of the following laws mandates advance notice of mass layoffs to workers so they can
adequately prepare for such an event?
A. CRA
B. WARN*
C. FLSA
D. EEOC
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACSB: Application
2. The economic concept of ________ is critical to the nation as a whole in an economic system
like capitalism, in which individuals pay for most of what they need in life rather than
receiving government benefits funded by taxes.
A. the Paycheck Fairness Act
B. a federal wage standard
C. a fair wage*
D. a nominal wage
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Analytical
3. Which laws give workers the option of not joining the union, even at companies where the
majority has voted to be represented by a union?
A. right-to-work laws*
B. closed-shop laws
C. consent-exception laws
D. union-shop laws
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Analysis
AACSB: Analytical
4. Which of the following is a positive attribute of unions from a manager’s perspective?
A. Unions create a formal dispute resolution process for workers.*
B. Unions can lead to a closed culture that makes it harder to diversify the workforce.
C. Workers are required to pay regular union dues and fees.
D. Unions can make it harder to fast track promotions for high-performing workers.
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, OpenStax Business Ethics Test Bank
Chapter 6: What Employers Owe Employees
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Analytical
5. If you feel harassed, prejudiced against, or disadvantaged in your workplace, you may file a
complaint with the ________.
A. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission*
B. Worker Adjustment and Retraining
C. Occupational Safety and Health
D. Civil Rights Act
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACSB: Ethics
6. What is the difference between nominal wage and real wage?
A. Real wages only take into account taxable wages; nominal wage counts all wages.
B. Nominal wage represents the nominal wage adjusted for inflation; real wage represents the
actual amount of money a worker earns per hour.
C. Nominal wages are based on take-home pay; real wage includes all pay.
D. Nominal wage represents the actual amount of money a worker earns per hour; real wage
represents the nominal wage adjusted for inflation.*
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Analytical
7. Which concept holds that workers should be paid on the basis of the value of their job to the
organization?
A. comparable worth*
B. Fair Pay Act
C. Paycheck Fairness Act
D. equivalent work
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Analytical
8. Which of the following is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization funded by many of the
largest American companies to research issues affecting workers and their employers?
A. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
B. Society for Human Resources Management
C. Center for Financial Services Innovation*
D. Economic Policy Institute
Difficulty: Easy
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