HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW SHEET
●● LO 11-2 Illustrate the effects of legislation on human resource
management.
Answer: Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Title VII prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing, compensation,
apprenticeships, training, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment
based on:
Race.
Religion.
Creed.
Sex.
National origin.
Age.
Sexual orientation.
Gender identity.
Laws Protecting Employees with Disabilities and Older Employees
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA):
•Requires employers to give applicants with physical or mental
disabilities the same consideration for employment as people without
disabilities.
, •Passage in 2008 of Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act
expanded protection.
•2011 saw regulations that widen the range of disabilities covered by the
ADA and shift the burden of proof of disability from employees to
employers.
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA):
•Protects workers 40 and over from employment and workplace
discrimination in hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation,
benefits, job assignments, and training.
●● What is human resource management?
Answer: Human resource management is the process of determining the
needs of the organization and then recruiting, selecting, developing,
motivating, evaluating, compensating, and scheduling employees to
achieve organizational goals.
●● What did Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 achieve?
Answer: Title VII prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing,
compensating, apprenticeships, training, terms, conditions, or privileges
of employment based on race, religion, creed, sex, or national origin. At
a later date age discrimination was added to the act.
●● What is the EEOC, and what was the intention of affirmative action?
Answer: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created
by the Civil Rights Act. The EEOC was permitted to issue guidelines for
acceptable employer conduct in administering equal employment
, opportunity. Affirmative action is the most controversial policy of the
EEOC and was designed to "right past wrongs" by increasing
opportunities for minorities and women.
●● What does accommodations mean in the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990?
Answer: Employers are required to make "reasonable accommodations"
for employees with disabilities, such as modifying equipment or
widening doorways.
●● LO 11-3 Summarize the five steps in human resource planning.
Answer: Human Resource Planning Process
1.Preparing a human resource inventory of employees.
2.Preparing a job analysis.
3.Assessing future human resource demand.
4.Assessing future labor supply.
Establishing a strategic plan.
What's a Job Analysis?
- Job analysis — A study of what is done by employees who hold
various job titles.
•Job description — A summary of the objectives of a job, the type of
work to be done, the responsibilities and duties, the working conditions,
and the relationship of the job to other functions.
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW SHEET
●● LO 11-2 Illustrate the effects of legislation on human resource
management.
Answer: Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Title VII prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing, compensation,
apprenticeships, training, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment
based on:
Race.
Religion.
Creed.
Sex.
National origin.
Age.
Sexual orientation.
Gender identity.
Laws Protecting Employees with Disabilities and Older Employees
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA):
•Requires employers to give applicants with physical or mental
disabilities the same consideration for employment as people without
disabilities.
, •Passage in 2008 of Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act
expanded protection.
•2011 saw regulations that widen the range of disabilities covered by the
ADA and shift the burden of proof of disability from employees to
employers.
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA):
•Protects workers 40 and over from employment and workplace
discrimination in hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation,
benefits, job assignments, and training.
●● What is human resource management?
Answer: Human resource management is the process of determining the
needs of the organization and then recruiting, selecting, developing,
motivating, evaluating, compensating, and scheduling employees to
achieve organizational goals.
●● What did Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 achieve?
Answer: Title VII prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing,
compensating, apprenticeships, training, terms, conditions, or privileges
of employment based on race, religion, creed, sex, or national origin. At
a later date age discrimination was added to the act.
●● What is the EEOC, and what was the intention of affirmative action?
Answer: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created
by the Civil Rights Act. The EEOC was permitted to issue guidelines for
acceptable employer conduct in administering equal employment
, opportunity. Affirmative action is the most controversial policy of the
EEOC and was designed to "right past wrongs" by increasing
opportunities for minorities and women.
●● What does accommodations mean in the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990?
Answer: Employers are required to make "reasonable accommodations"
for employees with disabilities, such as modifying equipment or
widening doorways.
●● LO 11-3 Summarize the five steps in human resource planning.
Answer: Human Resource Planning Process
1.Preparing a human resource inventory of employees.
2.Preparing a job analysis.
3.Assessing future human resource demand.
4.Assessing future labor supply.
Establishing a strategic plan.
What's a Job Analysis?
- Job analysis — A study of what is done by employees who hold
various job titles.
•Job description — A summary of the objectives of a job, the type of
work to be done, the responsibilities and duties, the working conditions,
and the relationship of the job to other functions.
