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1. According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, an employer may pay workers differently for all of the following reasons EXCEPT for ________.
a. seniority
b. merit systems
c. production quantity
d. gender
2. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act specifically prohibits discrimination based on all of the following characteristics EXCEPT ________.
a. color
b. religion
c. cultural orientation
d. national origin
3. The EEOC was initially established to investigate complaints about ________.
a. accommodations for disabled workers
b. sexual harassment in public schools
c. unfair business practices
d. job discrimination
4. The Vocational Rehabilitation Act requires that employers ________.
a. promote female employees
b. provide training opportunities
c. accommodate disabled workers
d. perform background checks
5. According to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, it is unlawful to ________.
a. fire older employees for insubordination
b. institute a minimum age for employees
c. require employees to retire at age 65
d. allow juries to determine age discrimination
6. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, which of the following is considered a disability?
a. voyeurism
b. cosmetic disfigurement
c. homosexuality
d. compulsive gambling
7. According to the ADA, firms must employ all disabled individuals who apply for positions and provide them with job training when necessary.
a. True
b. False
8. A firm's ethics code outlines its mission, vision, appraisal system, and hiring policies.
a. True
b. False
9. The principles of conduct governing an individual or a group are referred to as ________.
a. judgments
b. ethics
c. morals
d. laws
10. Which of the following leads to the majority of ethical compromises in the workplace?
a. meeting scheduling pressures
b. meeting financial objectives
c. saving jobs
d. feeling peer pressure
11. According to research, most adults base their work-related ethical decisions on ________.
a. upward feedback
b. high-level ethical principles
c. expectations of co-workers
d. fears of being punished
12. Based on research into ethical behavior in the workplace, which of the following is a TRUE statement?
a. Punishing unethical behavior fails to alter the behavior of others in the workplace.
b. Having ethical leaders in an organization reduces the number of unethical decisions.
c. A code of conduct significantly decreases the number of unethical choices in the workplace.
d. Employees feel uncomfortable discussing ethics, so it should be avoided.
13. According to ethics surveys, which of the following is the underlying factor behind most ethical lapses in the workplace?
a. company pressures
b. unclear standards
c. personal financial problems
d. distrust of co-workers
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5e (Dessler)
Ch. 13, "Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining"
14. Right-to-work laws inhibit union formation by ________.
a. leaving the question of union security up to each company
b. outlawing unions in right-to-work states
c. making union membership a precondition for employment
d. prohibiting any form of union security
15. In which human resource activity does a typical labor agreement NOT give the union a role?
a. recruitment
b. dismissal
c. appraisals
d. selection
16. Factors that cause workers to unionize include all EXCEPT________.
a. fear of job loss
b. good employee relations
c. poor communication
d. low morale
17. Employees join unions in response to ________.
a. desires for mandatory arbitration
b. demands for new technical certification
c. concerns about worker safety
d. perceptions of employer unfairness
18. The National Labor Relations Board was primarily established for the purpose of ________.
a. managing the membership of the AFL-CIO
b. negotiating contracts on behalf of local unions
c. overseeing the establishment of local unions
d. investigating unfair labor practice charges
19. Which law sought to protect union members from possible wrongdoing on the part of their unions?
a. Landrum-Griffin Act
b. Norris-LaGuardia Act
c. Wagner Act
d. Taft-Hartley Act
20. The Landrum-Griffin Act encouraged union activity by guaranteeing each employee the right to bargain collectively without interference, restraint, or coercion.
a. True
b. False