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a higher proportion of new hires were female.

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

MNTX is liable for disparate treatment of women.

MNTX University requires that all its female professors score higher than the male professors in their appraisal rating to qualify for a pay bonus as there are more female professors than male professors in the university. Which of the following statements is true in this case?

courts continue to uphold the use of market data to justify differences.

Regarding pay differences for different jobs,

The Portal-to-Portal Act

Susan works in a sterile laboratory that requires her to scrub and put on protective clothing. Which of the following acts determines whether she should be paid for this time?

requires that mechanics and laborers on public construction projects be paid the prevailing wage in an area.

The Davis-Bacon Act

the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The Equal Pay Act is a part of the

enforces laws through agencies and its other bodies.

courts continue to uphold the use of market data to justify differences.

were passed in response to conditions on projects such as the construction of the Hoover Dam during the Depression.

Collective bargaining

Disparate impact

In which of the following types of cases is the focus on the discriminatory consequences rather than the intent to discriminate?

Meltrop will lose the litigation as it has committed valuation discrimination.

Meltrop Corp. employs two store clerks, Sam and Stella. Stella sues Meltrop claiming unequal pay as she earns $500 a week less than Sam does despite doing the same work as Sam. Which of the following is most likely to be the result of the litigation? Question

states that income from most stock plans need not be included in calculating overtime pay.

The Worker Economic Opportunity Act

Walsh-Healey Public Contracts

The ________ Act extends the prevailing-wage concept to manufacturers or suppliers of goods for government contracts.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The ________ prohibits use of several compensation programs, including, but not limited to bonuses, retention awards, and incentive pay, except where part of a preexisting employment contract, during the period Troubled Asset Relief Program funds are received.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration legislation

The ________ specifies the number of breaks that must be provided in an eight-hour workday.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration legislation

The ________ specifies the number of breaks that must be provided in an eight-hour workday. Question options:

access discrimination.

The denial of jobs, promotions, or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities are examples of

job evaluation

The determination of pay discrimination on jobs of dissimilar content requires a standard that allows jobs of dissimilar content to be declared comparable and that allows pay differences for jobs that are not comparable. This standard is

sub-Saharan Africa.

The highest rates of child labor are in

Sarbanes-Oxley

Under the ________ Act, executives cannot retain bonuses or profits from selling company stock if they mislead the public about the financial health of the company.

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

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

Computer employees

Which of the following groups can qualify for the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Which of the following includes a provision that requires public companies to set policies to allow executive compensation to be taken back if it was based on inaccurate financial statements that did not comply with accounting standards?

The employee must be compensated on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week.

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

Female employment is more heavily concentrated in large firms.

Which of the following statements regarding wage differences in industries and firms is NOT true?

Female employment is more heavily concentrated in large firms. The pay premium associated with changing jobs is enjoyed primarily by white males.

Which of the following statements regarding wage differences in industries and firms is NOT true?

Jeremy, who employs his 16-year-old cousin in his meat-packing plant

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

Collective bargaining

________ has produced more comparable-worth pay increases than any other approach.

Skill

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

Executive Order 11246

________ prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.