Exam 2: Contextual Influences on Compensation Practice

An employee has a regular hourly rate equal to $10 and works 45 hours within a period of 7 consecutive days.What is the total amount the employer should pay this employee for 45 work hours?

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

Why do pay rate differentials not fully match relative pay differentials?

In general,the FLSA requires that overtime be paid on all hours worked in excess of ________ hours within a period of 7 consecutive days.

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

As a result of this law enacted by Congress,employers must now show that employment practices that create disparate impact are a business necessity.This law also made it legal for U.S.citizens working abroad for U.S.companies to file suit.

In which important way are relative pay and pay rate differentials consistent?

Define what an occupation is.Using the example of pharmacists and a pharmacy technician in Chapter 2,explain the rationale for differences in pay within this occupation.

Which amendment to the U.S.Constitution made it illegal to restrict the freedom of religion,speech,and press,as well as protect the right of people to peacefully assemble?

Manufacturing is considered to be a ________ intensive industry.

Chrysler,General Motors,and Ford have departed from which of the following bargaining patterns as they seek to secure higher hourly pay rates for automobile workers?

Workers join unions to influence ________-related decisions,especially when they are dissatisfied with job security,wages,benefits,and supervisory practices.

An employee has a regular hourly rate equal to $12.According to FLSA,how much should her/his employer pay this employee for each additional hour worked beyond the regular 40 hours within a period of 7 consecutive days?

Jing is considering whether to take a job placement in Los Angeles,California or Mobile,Alabama.Before deciding,she is interested in understanding the cost-of-living differences between both places.Jing will consult a ________ comparison calculator to inform her decision.

Which of the following is NOT a protected characteristic by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Which of the following is typically the case for companies that operate in product markets where there is relatively little competition from other companies?

A common,but mistaken assumption,is that high demand for workers applies only to which kind of jobs?

Many nonunion companies offer higher compensation than they would if unions were nonexistent.What is this phenomenon called?

Briefly summarize right-to-work laws as well as the impact on unionization and compensation.

Which factors account for considerable variation in pay between occupations?