MGT 420 Exam #4 questions well
answered to pass
Human capital - correct answer ✔✔the economic value of people's abilities, knowledge,
experience, ideas, energies, and commitments.
human capital with organizational strategies - correct answer ✔✔Strategic human resource
management aligns...
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) - correct answer ✔✔The right to employment without
regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - correct answer ✔✔law that guarantees equal
employment opportunity
Job discrimination - correct answer ✔✔Employment decisions made for reasons that are not
relevant to the job
Affirmative Action - correct answer ✔✔Effort to give employment preference to women and
minority group members
Affirmative Action plans - correct answer ✔✔Attempt to ensure that percentage of minorities
within the organization are a similar proportion to the labor market availability
Reverse discrimination - correct answer ✔✔Claims of discrimination by majority populations
,Bona fide occupational qualifications - correct answer ✔✔Criteria for employment is justified
for ability to perform a job
May seem discriminatory
Example - female locker room attendant
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 - correct answer ✔✔requires equal pay for women and men doing
equal work. It describes equal work in terms of skills, responsibilities, and working conditions.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - correct answer ✔✔as amended in 1978
and 1986 protects workers against mandatory retirement ages. Age discrimination occurs when
a qualified individual is adversely affected by a job action that replaces him or her with a
younger worker
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 - correct answer ✔✔protects female workers from
discrimination because of pregnancy. A pregnant employee is protected against termination or
adverse job action because of the pregnancy and is entitled to reasonable time off work.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - correct answer ✔✔as amended in 2008 prevents
discrimination against people with disabilities. The law requires employment decisions be based
on a person's abilities and what he or she can do.
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - correct answer ✔✔protects workers who take
unpaid leaves for family matters from losing their jobs or employment status. Workers are
allowed up to 12 weeks of leave for childbirth, adoption, personal illness, or illness of a family
member.
Workplace privacy - correct answer ✔✔Right to privacy on the job
Technology creates issues with employer and employee rights: social media, e-mail, Internet use
, Pay discrimination and comparable worth - correct answer ✔✔People with similar jobs should
receive comparable pay
Lillie Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - correct answer ✔✔Lengthened the time frame to file claims of pay
discrimination
Pregnancy discrimination - correct answer ✔✔Penalizes women as applicants or employees for
being pregnant
Hiring
Promotions
Leaves
Job assignments
age discrimination - correct answer ✔✔Penalizes employees 40 and over as applicants or
employees
Average age in the workforce is increasing and so are claims of discrimination
Employee Value Proposition (EVP) - correct answer ✔✔the exchange of value between what the
individual and the employer offer each other as part of the employment relationship
Person-job fit - correct answer ✔✔the match of individual skills, interests, and personal
characteristics with the job
Person-organization fit - correct answer ✔✔the match of individual values, interests, and
behavior with the organizational culture
recruitment - correct answer ✔✔Attracting a pool of qualified applicants to the organization
answered to pass
Human capital - correct answer ✔✔the economic value of people's abilities, knowledge,
experience, ideas, energies, and commitments.
human capital with organizational strategies - correct answer ✔✔Strategic human resource
management aligns...
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) - correct answer ✔✔The right to employment without
regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - correct answer ✔✔law that guarantees equal
employment opportunity
Job discrimination - correct answer ✔✔Employment decisions made for reasons that are not
relevant to the job
Affirmative Action - correct answer ✔✔Effort to give employment preference to women and
minority group members
Affirmative Action plans - correct answer ✔✔Attempt to ensure that percentage of minorities
within the organization are a similar proportion to the labor market availability
Reverse discrimination - correct answer ✔✔Claims of discrimination by majority populations
,Bona fide occupational qualifications - correct answer ✔✔Criteria for employment is justified
for ability to perform a job
May seem discriminatory
Example - female locker room attendant
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 - correct answer ✔✔requires equal pay for women and men doing
equal work. It describes equal work in terms of skills, responsibilities, and working conditions.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - correct answer ✔✔as amended in 1978
and 1986 protects workers against mandatory retirement ages. Age discrimination occurs when
a qualified individual is adversely affected by a job action that replaces him or her with a
younger worker
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 - correct answer ✔✔protects female workers from
discrimination because of pregnancy. A pregnant employee is protected against termination or
adverse job action because of the pregnancy and is entitled to reasonable time off work.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - correct answer ✔✔as amended in 2008 prevents
discrimination against people with disabilities. The law requires employment decisions be based
on a person's abilities and what he or she can do.
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - correct answer ✔✔protects workers who take
unpaid leaves for family matters from losing their jobs or employment status. Workers are
allowed up to 12 weeks of leave for childbirth, adoption, personal illness, or illness of a family
member.
Workplace privacy - correct answer ✔✔Right to privacy on the job
Technology creates issues with employer and employee rights: social media, e-mail, Internet use
, Pay discrimination and comparable worth - correct answer ✔✔People with similar jobs should
receive comparable pay
Lillie Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - correct answer ✔✔Lengthened the time frame to file claims of pay
discrimination
Pregnancy discrimination - correct answer ✔✔Penalizes women as applicants or employees for
being pregnant
Hiring
Promotions
Leaves
Job assignments
age discrimination - correct answer ✔✔Penalizes employees 40 and over as applicants or
employees
Average age in the workforce is increasing and so are claims of discrimination
Employee Value Proposition (EVP) - correct answer ✔✔the exchange of value between what the
individual and the employer offer each other as part of the employment relationship
Person-job fit - correct answer ✔✔the match of individual skills, interests, and personal
characteristics with the job
Person-organization fit - correct answer ✔✔the match of individual values, interests, and
behavior with the organizational culture
recruitment - correct answer ✔✔Attracting a pool of qualified applicants to the organization
