Deck 23: Employer-Employee Relationship

Question 1

The current use of illegal drugs is a disability under the Americans With Disability Act.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Union negotiators have the final approval on collective bargaining agreements.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Of the following, the type of discrimination that is not prohibited under the Civil Rights Act is that based on

A) race.
B) religion.
C) handicap.
D) national origin.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Employees have the right to

A) be paid for their work.
B) inform OSHA of unsafe working conditions.
C) join a union.
D) all of these.

Question 5

An agreement reached between labor and management regarding working conditions and wages is known as a

A) union control.
B) wage-and-hour agreement.
C) collective employment agreement.
D) collective bargaining agreement.

Question 6

Employees have a legal right to carry on personal business during working hours, provided it does not take more than one hour.

Question 7

An employer has the right to ask potential employees questions about their race, religion, and nationality.

Question 8

An employer may end an employment contract at any time without liability.

Question 9

Whether an invention belongs to an employee or the employer depends on

A) the agreement between them.
B) the nature of the invention.
C) the work for which the employee was hired.
D) all of these.

Question 10

Employees with the same job classification are entitled to the same fringe benefits.

Question 11

An employer always has the right to search an employee's desk.

Question 12

The Social Security Act provides for benefits to employees who retire.

Question 13

In most states, a job applicant must take a lie detector test.

Question 14

The Civil Rights Act limits the types of questions that may be asked on job application forms.

Question 15

A collective bargaining agreement must be agreed to by both the employer and the union.

Question 16

Workers' compensation laws exist at both the state and federal level.

Question 17

Employers are required to provide employees with safe working conditions.

Question 18

The employer-employee relationship

A) may be created by contract.
B) may be subject to collective bargaining.
C) is subject to state and federal laws.
D) all of these.

Question 19

An employer who violates the Occupational Safety and Health Act may be fined and may be subject to criminal penalties.

Question 20

An agreement to work for someone for two years must be in writing.

Question 21

The ____________________ decides what tasks the employee will perform.

Question 22

Workers' compensation laws deny benefits to employees when an accident is

A) caused by ordinary negligence.
B) caused by gross negligence.
C) caused by intoxication.
D) job-related.

Question 23

An employer found guilty of violating the Occupational Safety and Health Act may be

A) fined.
B) subject to criminal penalties.
C) neither fined nor subject to criminal penalties.
D) both fined and subject to criminal penalties.

Question 24

Medicare offers health insurance to

A) disabled persons under 65 years of age.
B) all persons over age 65.
C) all of these.
D) none of these.

Question 25

Nonwage extras given to employees by employers are called ____________________.

Question 26

Unemployment insurance benefits are not payable to employees who

A) are fired without good cause.
B) quit their jobs.
C) have been working for less than one year.
D) have been working for less than two years.

Question 27

A typical whistle-blower law would probably prevent an employer from firing an employee if the employee

A) reported the employer for violating a labor law.
B) told the press that the employer was producing inferior goods.
C) gave away trade secrets to a competitor.
D) none of these.

Question 28

The Wage and Hours Law sets minimum hourly wages for

A) executives.
B) professionals.
C) outside sales persons.
D) none of these.

Question 29

An employee cannot be forced to join a labor union if the employer has

A) an open shop.
B) a union shop.
C) a closed shop.
D) either an open shop or a closed shop.

Question 30

The Social Security system is funded by payments from

A) employees.
B) employers.
C) both employers and employees.
D) the federal government.

Question 31

The general rule is that an employer may fire an employee

A) for any reason at any time.
B) for good cause.
C) only upon notice to the employee.
D) only after a period of time established by state law.

Question 32

The employment process usually begins with the completion of a(n) ____________________.

Question 33

Ensuring safe working conditions is the responsibility of

A) FILA.
B) AFL-CIO.
C) OSHA.
D) SHAO.

Question 34

A person injured on the job can claim benefits under the

A) Civil Rights Act.
B) workers' compensation laws.
C) Fair Labor Standards Act.
D) Equal Pay Act.

Question 35

A law commonly know as ____________________ protects an employee's health insurance protection.

Question 36

The unemployment insurance program is financed by

A) taxes paid only by employers.
B) taxes paid only by employees.
C) taxes paid by both employers and employees.
D) none of these.

Question 37

Social Security benefits are payable to

A) retired persons.
B) spouses of deceased persons.
C) minor children of deceased parents.
D) all of these.

Question 38

Of the following, the only group not covered by Social Security is

A) aliens.
B) federal government employees.
C) teachers.
D) self-employed persons.

Question 39

The purpose of federal and state laws is

A) to prohibit job discrimination.
B) to regulate hours.
C) to promote safe working conditions.
D) all of these.

Question 40

The law that prohibits discrimination in employment is the ____________________.

Question 41

Minimum hourly wages are established by ____________________.

Question 42

Nancy and Bob were tellers at the same bank, but Nancy received $5 more per hour than Bob because she was a mother. Does Bob have a legitimate complaint?

Question 43

Burton was employed by the Diaz Manufacturing Co. He called a meeting of fellow employees to discuss organizing a union. When the company heard of the meeting, it fired Burton. Was the company's action legal?

Question 44

Ralph was injured at the service station where he worked because he did not wear required safety equipment. Is he entitled to workers' compensation benefits?

Question 45

Efforts to recruit women and minorities for positions traditionally held by white males is called ____________________.

Question 46

Blake worked for the CIA. The CIA passed a law requiring every employee to take a drug test once a month, and to permit the inspection of all employees' desks once a week. Can Blake contest the rule as an invasion of his privacy?

Question 47

To protect an employee's pension benefits, Congress passed a law known as ____________________.

Question 48

Granby, 5' 2" tall applied for a job as a baseball umpire. She was turned down because of her height, the minimum height requirement for an umpire being 5' 10". Has any law been violated?

Question 49

The right of an employer to fire an employee at any time regardless of reason is known as ____________________.

Question 50

A business that requires an employee to join a union upon employment is referred to as a(n) ____________________.