BUSN 1010 Chapter 10

An effect of changing legislation on human resources professionals is that:

-they must stay current with changes in the law -they must update company HR policies and procedures to stay current with legal changes

The law that prohibits employers from discriminating in hiring, pay, or promotion and requires reasonable accommodation for workers with disabilities is the:

Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990

The federal law that establishes the right to collective bargaining and limits the interference of management in the right of employees to have a collective bargaining agent is the:

National Labor Relations Act of 1935

According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, men and women must be paid the same wage if they:

are doing equal jobs

The roles and responsibilities of HRM professionals have evolved primarily because:

changes in the law have rewritten traditional practices -organizations recognize that employees are their ultimate resource

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 established ___ bargaining in labor-management relations.

collective

Employers must know and act in accordance with the legal rights of their employees or risk costly ___ ___.

court cases

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 authorized the EEOC to issue ___ for acceptable employer conduct in administering equal employment opportunity laws.

guidelines

When an employee is offended by sexual comments or sexually related jokes in the workplace, it is ___ ___ ___ sexual harassment.

hostile work environment

If a supervisor continues to touch an employee after being asked to stop, it is:

hostile work environment sexual harassment

Changes in the ___ are one factor created by government that has affected traditional human resources management practices.

law

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established a(n) ___ wage.

minimum

All human resource activities are designed to achieve ___ goals while complying with legal requirements.

organizational

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits employers from discriminating against ___ individuals with disabilities.

qualified

Employers must make ___ accommodations for employees with disabilities under the ADA.

reasonable

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 authorized the EEOC to:

set guidelines for employers' administration of EEO

Quid pro quo sexual harassment is when:

submission to or rejection of a sexual request affects employment decisions

Overtime pay was established in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for employees working over ______ hours per week.

40

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 specified that men and women doing ___ jobs must be paid the same wage.

equal

An employee who works on recruiting, selecting, training, motivating, and developing a work force that will achieve an organization's goals is a(n):

human resource manager

Sexual conduct that unreasonably affects a worker's job performance by creating an intimidating or offensive work environment:

is hostile work environment sexual harassment

Organizations' recognition of employees as an asset to the firm as well as their ultimate ___ has affected the roles and responsibilities of human resource management.

resource

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature that is offensive is ___ ___.

sexual harrassment

A challenge for human resource managers because of the change from traditional manufacturing to service and high-tech manufacturing industries is:

the need to retrain workers

Sexual harassment is defined as:

unwelcome sexual advances or requests for favors in the workplace

Quid pro quo sexual harassment is when:

-accepting a sexual request is linked to job security -rejecting a sexual request leads to termination of employment -accepting a sexual request is linked to promotion

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 strengthened the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by:

-adding enforcement powers to the EEOC -mandating specific record keeping procedures for employers -permitting the EEOC to issue guidelines for employer compliance

By requiring "reasonable accommodation," the Americans with Disabilities Act protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination in:

-public accommodations -public transportation -public telecommunications

The shift from traditional manufacturing industries to high-tech and service industries challenges human resource managers to:

-recognize that a company's people are its ultimate resource -re-train workers for more challenging jobs

Sexual harassment refers to:

-requests for sexual favors that create a hostile work environment -same-sex harassment -unwelcome sexual advances that create a hostile work environment

Human resource managers perform the vital functions of:

-staffing an organization with employees able to meet organizational goals -ensuring that all of the HR functions comply with legal requirements

When submitting to a request for sexual favors affects an employee's opportunity for advanced training, it is ___ ___ ___ sexual harassment.

quid pro quo