Question 1

A job description describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Griggs v. Duke Power Company, which prohibits

Accepted Answer

A)  tests given to employees or applicants to have inconsistent results. 
B)  tests given to employees or applicants from being invalid. 
C)  tests given to employees or applicants from being unreliable. 
D)  employers from requiring a high school education as a prerequisite for employment or promotion without demonstrable evidence that the associated skills relate directly to job performance. 
A)  tests given to employees or applicants to have inconsistent results. 
B)  tests given to employees or applicants from being invalid. 
C)  tests given to employees or applicants from being unreliable. 
D)  employers from requiring a high school education as a prerequisite for employment or promotion without demonstrable evidence that the associated skills relate directly to job performance.

Question 3

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

Accepted Answer

A)  A job description permits employers to rely on the preferences of their customers as a reason for discriminatory employment practices. 
B)  A job specification describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes. 
C)  According to common law, unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary, every employment is employment "at will." 
D)  In validating job specifications, a firm lists all pertinent details about a job, including its duties, responsibilities, working conditions, and physical requirements. 
A)  A job description permits employers to rely on the preferences of their customers as a reason for discriminatory employment practices. 
B)  A job specification describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes. 
C)  According to common law, unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary, every employment is employment "at will." 
D)  In validating job specifications, a firm lists all pertinent details about a job, including its duties, responsibilities, working conditions, and physical requirements.

Question 4

Since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1994,

Accepted Answer

A)  all disabled persons must be hired. 
B)  employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers. 
C)  employees must try to "undo" their disabilities. 
D)  employers must be careful to "screen" out disabled persons. 
A)  all disabled persons must be hired. 
B)  employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers. 
C)  employees must try to "undo" their disabilities. 
D)  employers must be careful to "screen" out disabled persons.

Question 5

Nepotism is the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Choose the factual statement concerning wages:

Accepted Answer

A)  An employer's financial capabilities are irrelevant to the question of fair wages. 
B)  A fair wage is whatever an employee is willing to accept. 
C)  Extrinsic, non-job-related considerations are often relevant to setting fair wages. 
D)  A fair wage presupposes a fair work contract. 
A)  An employer's financial capabilities are irrelevant to the question of fair wages. 
B)  A fair wage is whatever an employee is willing to accept. 
C)  Extrinsic, non-job-related considerations are often relevant to setting fair wages. 
D)  A fair wage presupposes a fair work contract.

Question 7

In a handful of American cities local ordinances prohibit discrimination against those who are short or overweight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to common law, to legally dismiss an employee, an employer

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot have bad motives. 
B)  is obligated not to discriminate. 
C)  must have good cause. 
D)  need have no reason at all. 
A)  cannot have bad motives. 
B)  is obligated not to discriminate. 
C)  must have good cause. 
D)  need have no reason at all.

Question 9

Labor historians generally consider the Knights of Labor (K of L), established in 1869, as the first truly national trade union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The hiring process needs to include screening, testing, and

Accepted Answer

A)  safety awareness. 
B)  eliminating candidates. 
C)  interviewing. 
D)  job descriptions. 
A)  safety awareness. 
B)  eliminating candidates. 
C)  interviewing. 
D)  job descriptions.

A job description describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes.

Griggs v. Duke Power Company, which prohibits

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

Since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1994,

Nepotism is the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.

Choose the factual statement concerning wages:

In a handful of American cities local ordinances prohibit discrimination against those who are short or overweight.

According to common law, to legally dismiss an employee, an employer

Labor historians generally consider the Knights of Labor (K of L), established in 1869, as the first truly national trade union.

The hiring process needs to include screening, testing, and

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace 2: Todays Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

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Exam 8: The Workplace 1: Basic Issues

A job description describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes.

Griggs v. Duke Power Company, which prohibits

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

Since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1994,

Nepotism is the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.

Choose the factual statement concerning wages:

In a handful of American cities local ordinances prohibit discrimination against those who are short or overweight.

According to common law, to legally dismiss an employee, an employer

Labor historians generally consider the Knights of Labor (K of L), established in 1869, as the first truly national trade union.

The hiring process needs to include screening, testing, and

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace 2: Todays Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

Filters