Question 1

The Mental Health Act of 1997 requires that mental illness be covered to the same extent that other medical conditions are covered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

_____ is defined by the Department of Labor as the experience, training, education, and ability as measured by the performance requirements of a particular job.

Accepted Answer

A) Effort 
B) Skill 
C) Responsibility 
D) Working condition 
A) Effort 
B) Skill 
C) Responsibility 
D) Working condition B

Question 3

What are the sources of earnings gaps?

Accepted Answer

Some of the more important sources of earnings gaps include the following:
•Work/occupation differences
•Work-related behavior
•Labor market conditions
•Firm/industry differences
•Union differences
•Discrimination
Considerable research has examined the factors that are the central sources of the wage differences between men and women and the racial/ethnic groups.The issue, especially any proposed remedies, continues to generate research and debate.The primary sources contributing to the gender gap differ from the primary sources for the race/ethnic gaps.It appears that differences in the work/occupation and differences in work-related behaviors are central to understanding the remaining gender wage gaps.In contrast, differences in qualifications, especially educational levels and work-related experience as well as differences in occupations, are important sources of the gaps for both blacks and Hispanics compared to white men.

Question 4

Denial of jobs, promotions, or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities are examples of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) access discrimination 
B) valuation discrimination 
C) treatment discrimination 
D) hostile environment 
A) access discrimination 
B) valuation discrimination 
C) treatment discrimination 
D) hostile environment

Question 5

Under the _____ Act, executives cannot retain bonuses or profits from selling company stock if they mislead the public regarding their company's financial condition.

Accepted Answer

A) Worker Economic Opportunity 
B) Davis-Bacon 
C) Walsh-Healey 
D) Sarbanes-Oxley 
A) Worker Economic Opportunity 
B) Davis-Bacon 
C) Walsh-Healey 
D) Sarbanes-Oxley

Question 6

Women's median annual earnings compared to men's has changed from about 60 percent to 78 percent from 1980 to 2013.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Under the _____, employers can be liable for current pay differences that are a result of discrimination that occurred many years earlier.

Accepted Answer

A) Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
B) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
C) Equal Pay Act 
D) Fair Labor Standards Act 
A) Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
B) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
C) Equal Pay Act 
D) Fair Labor Standards Act

Question 8

While government affects the supply of labor through legislation, it has no effect on the demand for labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The two types of discrimination recognized by law are valuation discrimination and access discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Worker Economic Opportunity Act _____.

Accepted Answer

A) states that income from most stock plans need not be included in calculating overtime pay 
B) requires the value of all employee stock options to be expensed at estimates of fair value on financial statements 
C) gives SEC the authority to grant shareholders proxy access to nominate directors 
D) extends SEC pay disclosure requirements to highly paid executives 
A) states that income from most stock plans need not be included in calculating overtime pay 
B) requires the value of all employee stock options to be expensed at estimates of fair value on financial statements 
C) gives SEC the authority to grant shareholders proxy access to nominate directors 
D) extends SEC pay disclosure requirements to highly paid executives

Question 11

In the Schultz v.Wheaton Glass case, the Supreme Court ruled that for jobs to receive equal pay, they do not have to be identical but substantially equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

If federal and state minimum wage laws cover the same job, workers should be paid at or above the higher rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compare and contrast disparate treatment and disparate impact.

Accepted Answer

Court cases have established two theorie

Question 14

Who among the following has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

Accepted Answer

A) Rachel, who pays all her workers a minimum wage of $13 
B) Sally, who does not consider time her employees spend travelling to work as compensable time 
C) Jeremy, who employs his 16-year-old cousin in his meat-packing plant 
D) Randy, who employs his 17-year-old son in his stationery store as a cashier 
A) Rachel, who pays all her workers a minimum wage of $13 
B) Sally, who does not consider time her employees spend travelling to work as compensable time 
C) Jeremy, who employs his 16-year-old cousin in his meat-packing plant 
D) Randy, who employs his 17-year-old son in his stationery store as a cashier

Question 15

The gender wage gap is moderate for recent college graduates and decreases as the cohort ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Distinguish between access discrimination and valuation discrimination.

Accepted Answer

The law recognizes two types of discrimi

Question 17

As the lowest rates paid in the software, chemical, oil, and pharmaceutical industries are already well above minimum, any legislation to increase minimum wage would have little direct impact on them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Prevailing wages protect foreign workers working as registered nurses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a test that must be met to qualify for the administrative employee exemption?

Accepted Answer

A) The employee must be compensated on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week. 
B) The employee's primary duty must be performance of manual work. 
C) The employee must customarily and regularly direct the work of at least two or more other full-time employees or their equivalent. 
D) The employee must have the authority to hire or fire other employees. 
A) The employee must be compensated on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week. 
B) The employee's primary duty must be performance of manual work. 
C) The employee must customarily and regularly direct the work of at least two or more other full-time employees or their equivalent. 
D) The employee must have the authority to hire or fire other employees.

Question 20

An early study of the effects of the living wage law in Los Angeles found all of the following EXCEPT that _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 7,735 of the employees covered by the law received an average wage increase of 20 percent 
B) 1 percent of covered jobs were lost 
C) a higher proportion of new hires were female 
D) turnover and absenteeism declined 
A) 7,735 of the employees covered by the law received an average wage increase of 20 percent 
B) 1 percent of covered jobs were lost 
C) a higher proportion of new hires were female 
D) turnover and absenteeism declined

The Mental Health Act of 1997 requires that mental illness be covered to the same extent that other medical conditions are covered.

_____ is defined by the Department of Labor as the experience, training, education, and ability as measured by the performance requirements of a particular job.

What are the sources of earnings gaps?

Denial of jobs, promotions, or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities are examples of _____.

Under the _____ Act, executives cannot retain bonuses or profits from selling company stock if they mislead the public regarding their company's financial condition.

Women's median annual earnings compared to men's has changed from about 60 percent to 78 percent from 1980 to 2013.

Under the _____, employers can be liable for current pay differences that are a result of discrimination that occurred many years earlier.

While government affects the supply of labor through legislation, it has no effect on the demand for labor.

The two types of discrimination recognized by law are valuation discrimination and access discrimination.

The Worker Economic Opportunity Act _____.

In the Schultz v.Wheaton Glass case, the Supreme Court ruled that for jobs to receive equal pay, they do not have to be identical but substantially equal.

If federal and state minimum wage laws cover the same job, workers should be paid at or above the higher rate.

Compare and contrast disparate treatment and disparate impact.

Who among the following has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

The gender wage gap is moderate for recent college graduates and decreases as the cohort ages.

Distinguish between access discrimination and valuation discrimination.

As the lowest rates paid in the software, chemical, oil, and pharmaceutical industries are already well above minimum, any legislation to increase minimum wage would have little direct impact on them.

Prevailing wages protect foreign workers working as registered nurses.

Which of the following is a test that must be met to qualify for the administrative employee exemption?

An early study of the effects of the living wage law in Los Angeles found all of the following EXCEPT that _____.

Pay-For-Performance: The Evidence

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

R: Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

International Pay Systems

Management: Making It Work

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Exam 17: Government and Legal Issues in Compensation

The Mental Health Act of 1997 requires that mental illness be covered to the same extent that other medical conditions are covered.

_____ is defined by the Department of Labor as the experience, training, education, and ability as measured by the performance requirements of a particular job.

What are the sources of earnings gaps?

Denial of jobs, promotions, or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities are examples of _____.

Under the _____ Act, executives cannot retain bonuses or profits from selling company stock if they mislead the public regarding their company's financial condition.

Women's median annual earnings compared to men's has changed from about 60 percent to 78 percent from 1980 to 2013.

Under the _____, employers can be liable for current pay differences that are a result of discrimination that occurred many years earlier.

While government affects the supply of labor through legislation, it has no effect on the demand for labor.

The two types of discrimination recognized by law are valuation discrimination and access discrimination.

The Worker Economic Opportunity Act _____.

In the Schultz v.Wheaton Glass case, the Supreme Court ruled that for jobs to receive equal pay, they do not have to be identical but substantially equal.

If federal and state minimum wage laws cover the same job, workers should be paid at or above the higher rate.

Compare and contrast disparate treatment and disparate impact.

Who among the following has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

The gender wage gap is moderate for recent college graduates and decreases as the cohort ages.

Distinguish between access discrimination and valuation discrimination.

As the lowest rates paid in the software, chemical, oil, and pharmaceutical industries are already well above minimum, any legislation to increase minimum wage would have little direct impact on them.

Prevailing wages protect foreign workers working as registered nurses.

Which of the following is a test that must be met to qualify for the administrative employee exemption?

An early study of the effects of the living wage law in Los Angeles found all of the following EXCEPT that _____.

Pay-For-Performance: The Evidence

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

R: Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

International Pay Systems

Management: Making It Work

Filters