Exam 2: Contextual Influences on Compensation Practice

PPACA and its amendment Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 are considered to be the basis for health care reform in the United States.Which of the following is NOT considered to be one of the goals of this health care reform?

What are the revised guidelines introduced in 2004 for determining whether jobs are exempt from FLSA overtime pay provisions called?

How would the compensation system change if the minimum wage provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 were repealed?

This provision mandates that federal government agencies take affirmative action in providing jobs for individuals with disabilities.

________ refers to an employee acquiring non forfeitable rights to an employer's contribution to fund benefits.

Intentionally treating women less favorably than men solely based upon their gender would be what form of discrimination?

This law makes it illegal to discriminate against people with physical and mental disabilities both within and outside employment settings,including public transportation,public accommodations,and employment.

Melissa has been working in XYZ Company for the last 8 years.She got a very attractive job offer from another company in the same industry and decided to leave her current company.She is one hundred percent vested.Which of the following acts guarantees that she cannot lose the pension benefits after she leaves her job in XYZ Company?

These programs granted income to workers who were unable to work due to injuries sustained while on the job.

This amendment to the U.S.Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations,individual states,and Indian Tribes.

Explain interindustry wage differentials and discuss the role of unionization on the interindustry differentials.

Construction contractors,working on government contracts valued at more than $2,000,must pay their laborers and mechanics what type of local area based wage according to the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931?

The ________ generation was born between roughly 1946 and 1964,and represents a big swell in the American population as the workforce gets progressively older.

Which branch of the federal government is responsible for interpreting laws?

Which of these was given as a reason why union influence has diminished?

Distinguish between disparate treatment and disparate impact in a compensation context.

The ________ in Employment Act of 1967 was passed by Congress in order to protect workers 40 years of age and older from unlawful discrimination.

This act strengthened the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by now requiring employers to show that pay disparities are job related rather than sex-based.This act also prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who share their salary information.

This type of bargaining occurs when unions shift from bargaining for large pay increases to simply bargaining for greater job security.

The ________ of 1963 makes it illegal to pay one sex more than the other for equal work performed.