D352 WGU-OA Study Guide questions
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with answers |\
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
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(WARN) (Time before Mass Layoff) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Enacted in 1988, it gives terminated workers an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
opportunity to search for other employment or obtain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
additional training. |\
WARN requires employers with over 100 employees to
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provide detailed written advance notification of plant
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
closings and mass layoffs to affected employees. 60 days
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advance notice for plant closings and mass layoffs.
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Yellow Dog Contract - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A document
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whereby an employee agrees not to organize or join a
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union.
20-factor Analysis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A guide
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adopted by the Internal Revenue Service for determining
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if a worker should be classified as an independent
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contractor.
Affirmative Action (AA) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
action taken by an employer to overcome discriminatory
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,effects of past or current practices that create barriers to
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equal employment opportunity.
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Affirmative Action Plan - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"Plan |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that analyzes a workforce to determine whether
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protected classes are underutilized in different job groups
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and describes how an organization will address any
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underutilization that exists." |\ |\
Age Discrimination - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Treating an
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applicant or employee less favorably because of his or
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her age.
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Enacted in 1967, it protects employees who
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are 40 years of age and older.
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Employers with 15 or more employees are
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prohibited from discriminating against people with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disabilities. In general, the employment provisions of the
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ADA require equal opportunity in selecting, testing, and
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hiring qualified applicants with disabilities; job
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
accommodation for applicants and workers with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disabilities when such accommodations would not impose
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"undue hardship;" and equal opportunity in promotion
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and benefits.
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, Tort - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A civil wrong which causes
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someone harm. |\
U.S Constitution - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Established
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America's national government and fundamental laws,
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and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.
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Sexual Harassment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Harassment
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directed at an employee because of his or her gender.
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Stare Decisis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(Latin for "let the
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decision stand") the doctrine of a court following the
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precedent of an earlier court |\ |\ |\ |\
Supremacy Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Article VI, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Paragraph 2 of the Constitution is commonly referred to
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as the Supremacy Clause. It establishes that the federal
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constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
over state laws, and even state constitutions.
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Quid Pro Quo - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(Latin for "this for
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that") The notion that an employer seeks sexual favors in
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exchange for some positive employment outcome for an
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employee.
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with answers |\
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(WARN) (Time before Mass Layoff) - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Enacted in 1988, it gives terminated workers an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
opportunity to search for other employment or obtain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
additional training. |\
WARN requires employers with over 100 employees to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
provide detailed written advance notification of plant
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
closings and mass layoffs to affected employees. 60 days
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
advance notice for plant closings and mass layoffs.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Yellow Dog Contract - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A document
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
whereby an employee agrees not to organize or join a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
union.
20-factor Analysis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A guide
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
adopted by the Internal Revenue Service for determining
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
if a worker should be classified as an independent
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
contractor.
Affirmative Action (AA) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
action taken by an employer to overcome discriminatory
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,effects of past or current practices that create barriers to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
equal employment opportunity.
|\ |\
Affirmative Action Plan - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"Plan |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that analyzes a workforce to determine whether
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
protected classes are underutilized in different job groups
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and describes how an organization will address any
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
underutilization that exists." |\ |\
Age Discrimination - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Treating an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
applicant or employee less favorably because of his or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
her age.
|\
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Enacted in 1967, it protects employees who
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
are 40 years of age and older.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Employers with 15 or more employees are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prohibited from discriminating against people with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disabilities. In general, the employment provisions of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ADA require equal opportunity in selecting, testing, and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hiring qualified applicants with disabilities; job
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
accommodation for applicants and workers with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disabilities when such accommodations would not impose
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"undue hardship;" and equal opportunity in promotion
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and benefits.
|\
, Tort - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A civil wrong which causes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
someone harm. |\
U.S Constitution - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Established
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
America's national government and fundamental laws,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Sexual Harassment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Harassment
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
directed at an employee because of his or her gender.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Stare Decisis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(Latin for "let the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decision stand") the doctrine of a court following the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
precedent of an earlier court |\ |\ |\ |\
Supremacy Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Article VI, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Paragraph 2 of the Constitution is commonly referred to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
as the Supremacy Clause. It establishes that the federal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
over state laws, and even state constitutions.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Quid Pro Quo - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(Latin for "this for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that") The notion that an employer seeks sexual favors in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
exchange for some positive employment outcome for an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
employee.
