HRM 2
A form of illegal discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is _____.
disparate impact discrimination
Doftel Corp., a telecom company, has a long-standing contract with a law firm to review its HRM procedures and practices. The law firm conducts regular audits of Doftel's policies to ensure that they comply with the concerned laws and regulations. Doftel also encourages its staff to regularly review its practices internally. In this context, Doftel Corp. is engaged in _____.
evaluating legal compliance to regulations
In the context of the forms of illegal discrimination, a plaintiff must prove that an organization intended to discriminate against a particular class of individuals to demonstrate _____.
practice discrimination
A comparison of the racial, sex, and ethnic composition of an employer's workforce compared to that of the available labor supply is known as _____.
utilization analysis
Which of the following businesses can legally justify the need for a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)?
A cryobank looking for sperm donors
Which of the following refers to positive steps taken by an organization to actively seek qualified applicants from underrepresented groups in the workforce?
Affirmative action
Which of the following illustrates quid pro quo harassment?
Caroline's manager promising to promote her if she engages in intimate physical activities with him
Milla, a 26-year-old woman, and Ross, a 25-year-old man, are quality supervisors in a beverage bottling company. Milla and Ross are both white and have similar work experience and educational qualifications. Milla realizes that her salary is 35 percent less than Ross's salary. In this scenario, Milla and Ross's company is in violation of the _____.
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Which of the following is one of the two emerging legal perspectives on compensation and benefits?
Executive compensation
Which of the following statements is true of legal compliance and its evaluation in organizations?
External audits can keep an organization out of legal trouble when conducted properly.
Which of the following is a provision of the Privacy Act of 1974?
It allows employees to review their personnel files periodically to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in them.
Which of the following statements is true of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
It investigates and resolves complaints about alleged discrimination in organizations.
Which of the following is by far the most common method to test for drugs on the job, is extremely invasive, and has been known to result in a fair number of false-positive tests?
Urinalysis
The third step in the regulation process of HRM is the:
actual practice and implementation of regulations in organizations.
Retaliation, a form of discrimination, occurs when:
an organization takes some action against an employee who has filed suit against the organization for illegal discrimination.
The first step in evaluating legal compliance in organizations is to ensure that managers:
clearly understand the laws that govern every aspect of HRM.
Which of the following statements is true of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974?
It ensures that employees receive at least some pension benefits at the time of termination.
Which of the following statements is true of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988?
It extends to organizations regulated by the Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Which of the following statements is true of discrimination against employees?
It is illegal to discriminate against employees based on aspects that are not job related.
Identify a true statement about legal compliance and its evaluation in organizations.
Managers should rely on their own legal and HR staff to answer questions and review HRM procedures periodically.
The third part of the affirmative action program of an organization is:
the development of a list of action steps specifying what the organization will do to work toward reducing underutilization.
Which of the following statements is true of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990?
It covers mental and psychological disorders such as mental retardation, learning disabilities, and emotional illness.
Which of the following is a feature of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?
It specifies that all full-time employees must be paid at a rate of one and a half times their normal hourly rate for each hour of work beyond 40 hours in a week.
Which of the following statements is true of the enforcement of laws in the regulation process of HRM?
Law enforcement agencies have the power to levy fines on firms that violate laws.
Which of the following is a controversial area in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967?
Mandatory retirement age
Which of the following statements is true of the regulatory environment of HRM in the United States?
State regulations are more likely to extend or modify national regulations than create new ones.
Mohan, an Asian, works as a customer service executive in an American company. He was fired from his job by Judy, his manager. According to her, she fired Mohan because she received five customer complaints against him. However, several of Mohan's white colleagues who also had many complaints registered against them are still working in the company. In the given scenario, Mohan is a victim of _____.
disparate treatment discrimination
Forty females and sixty males applied for the position of sales representative in a company. Following the selection process, only 20 percent of the females and 80 percent of the males were hired. Despite being qualified for the job, most of the female candidates were rejected. In this case, the female candidates, being a protected class, can establish a prima facie case using the _____.
four-fifths rule
Which of the following statements is true of the labor market of an organization?
It consists of workers who have the skills needed to perform the work.
Which of the following statements is true of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993?
It requires firms to provide an employee on FMLA leave with the same or comparable job on the employee's return.
Which of the following U.S. departments was given the power to apply the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and enforce its provisions?
The Department of Labor
Which of the following is used as a basis for establishing a prima facie case of disparate impact discrimination?
The McDonnell-Douglas test
Printys Inc., a software company with 3,000 employees, was acquired by another company. The new management laid off 1,000 employees without any prior warning. In this case, the company violated the _____.
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Which of the following acts was passed in 1947 to regulate union actions and their internal affairs in a way that puts them on an equal footing with management and organizations?
The Taft-Hartley Act
The employees of an automobile manufacturing company in the United States form a labor union to collectively address the issues they face. They engage in collective bargaining with the management for better wages and working conditions and threaten to go on strike if their demands are not fulfilled. In this context, which of the following acts most likely gave the labor union the power to collectively bargain with the company?
The Wagner Act
Which of the following acts stipulates that an organization with at least 100 employees must warn employees at least 60 days in advance of plans to close a facility or lay off 50 or more employees?
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988
Which of the following occurs when a prima facie case of discrimination is filed against a company?
The company is considered at fault unless it can demonstrate another legal basis for its decision that had discriminatory consequences.
Which of the following produces sexual harassment because of a climate or culture that is punitive toward people of a different gender?
A hostile work environment
In the context of equal employment opportunity, which of the following is an element of an affirmative action program?
A utilization analysis
In the context of the types of illegal discrimination, which of the following occurs when an apparently neutral employment practice disproportionately excludes a protected group from employment opportunities?
Disparate impact discrimination
Which of the following statements is a difference between disparate treatment and disparate impact?
Disparate treatment is based on an individual's age or disability status, whereas disparate impact is based on an individual's membership in a protected group.
The radiation department of St. George Hospital frequently monitors the radiation levels of the hospital environment to ensure that employees and patients are not exposed to radiation beyond the permissible limit. This is done to ensure that no physical harm is caused to the employees and the patients. These measures taken by the hospital are in compliance with the _____.
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Who among the following is a victim of disparate impact discrimination?
Sally, who had to resign from her job because her employer implemented a rule stating that all employees should keep their hair short to maintain hygiene in his restaurant
In the legal context of HRM in the United States, identify the institution whose decisions set precedence and play a major role in establishing the regulatory environment.
The U.S. Supreme Court
Practice discrimination is a type of discrimination that occurs:
on a classwide or systemic basis.
