Final Exam Summer HR REVIEW

1. The Evil Woman Thesis asserts that when a woman does not act the way men and other women think she should, they will tend to treat her more harshly than they might if the alleged misdeed was done by a man. 2. The introduction of union relations laws, civil rights laws, and occupational safety laws have led to the diminishment of most employees' legal rights. 3. Unfortunately, employers have no tools for measuring the ethics of an individual during the applicant screening process, so employers do not realize they have hired an unethical person until it is too late. 4. The four main types of privacy upheld by courts are intrusion, publication of private matters, disclosure of medical records, and appropriation of an employee's name or likeness for commercial purposes. 5. The standards an individual uses to decide what his or her conduct should be are known as common law. 6. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires publicly traded companies to declare whether they have a code of conduct, and it increases penalties for companies convicted of ethics violations if they have codes of conduct that were not properly enforced. 7. Many people in the new business development group at GRS&M feel that Blaine was promoted due to her personal friendship with the supervisor rather than a fair review of the qualified employees in the group. This attitude is the result of the employees' perceived procedural justice relative to the decision. 8. A manager constructs a fair discipline process on three pillars: rules and regulations, a system of progressive penalties, and outplacement counseling. 9. Financial benefits like employer-paid insurance and vacations are not a part of employee compensation. 10. When employees work more than 40 hours per week, employers must pay overtime at a rate of at least one-and-a-half times the normal pay for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek. 11. The Equal Pay Act states that employees of one sex may not be paid wages at a rate lower than that paid to employees of the opposite sex for doing roughly equivalent work. 12. A key advantage of employee stock ownership plans is that the company gets a tax advantage equal to the fair market value of the shares that are transferred to the trustee. 13. Competencies are demonstrable characteristics of a person including knowledge, skills, and behaviors that enable performance. 14. Employee benefits account for about one-third of wages and salaries. 15. Federal law requires private sector employers to grant a minimum amount of paid vacation leave. 16. If an employee is injured at work due to a blatant disregard for company safety policies, the company is not required to pay workers' compensation. 17. It is illegal for supervisors to discuss their opinions about unionization with employees. 18. Employers can replace strikers permanently unless the strike is based on unfair labor practices. 19. A wildcat strike is an unauthorized strike that occurs during the term of a contract. 20. Grievances should be settled based on what is considered fair even if the solution differs from the labor agreement. 21. The Employee Free Choice Act would make it more difficult for employers to prevent the formation of unions. 22. OSHA enforces its standards through inspections, which are usually announced so that employers have time to prepare. 23. Even if the employee was treated easily with first aid, employers must report the occupational injury. 24. Safety training should be bilingual in situations where employees speak English as a second language or are not fluent in English. 25. Lockout/tagout involves affixing a disabled tag to the equipment. 26. The first step in an industrial hygiene program involves the health and safety officer conducting a facility walk-through. 27. A drug-free workplace policy should state at a minimum "The use, possession, transfer, or sale of illegal drugs by employees is prohibited". 28. When firing a high-risk employee, an HR manager should conduct the meeting on a Friday so that the terminated employee has time to calm down over the weekend. 29. HR activities in small firms tend to be more informal than in larger firms. 30. While most small firms are affected by the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, only large firms need to be familiar with the Consumer Credit Protection Act. 31. Research indicates that the majority of workplace accidents, especially serious accidents, occur in firms that employ less than 50 workers. 32. A recent name change or promises of substantial savings suggest that a professional employer organization will be reliable. FALSE 33. Wallace Cleaning Services employs 10 workers, so the small business does not have to comply with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. TRUE 34. The majority of multinational corporation management positions are filled by expatriates. FALSE 35. In a polycentric corporation, the prevailing attitude is that home country attitudes, management style, knowledge, and managers are superior to anything the host country might offer. FALSE 36. Firms using a geocentric staffing model will seek the best people for key