chapter 9 intro to business

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The federal law that provides funds for the unemployed to learn new job skills is the Blank______.

Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973

The human resources planning process starts with a(n) assesmentBlank 1Blank 1 assesment , Incorrect Unavailable of the organization's current employees and

inventory

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

Since 2009, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act:

requires that age must be the determining reason for discrimination to prove any employment action against older workers

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act outlaws mandatory Blank______ in most organizations.

retirement

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 authorized the EEOC to

set guidelines for employers' administration of EEO

Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is illegal for employers to discriminate based on:

sex race religion

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

the need to retrain workers

The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 provides cash payments for living expenses for unemployed workers.

f

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 affects businesses with 15 or more employees.

f

The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 provided for unemployment benefits for unemployed workers.

false

Human resource management is critical to the success of the organization because:

finding qualified employees has become more difficult it is an organization's people who have the creative ideas to keep it competitive

The tool that lists ages, names, education, capabilities, training, specialized skills, and other relevant information about an organization's employees is called a Blank______.

human resource inventory

Human resource management is responsible for dealing with all aspects of a company's most critical resource, its employeesBlank 1Blank 1 employees , Correct Unavailable.

Blank 1: people, employees, workforce, workers, staff, or personnel

The affirmative action law led employers to actively Blank______.

recruit and give preference to women and minorities

A decrease in employee loyalty has led to higher and increased costs of replacing lost workers.

turnover

The human resource management strategicBlank 1Blank 1 strategic , Correct Unavailable plan must address recruiting, selecting, developing, appraising, compensation, and scheduling the labor force.

Blank 1: strategic

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to verify employment of all new hires including U.S. citizens.

Blank 1: eligibility

After determining how many employees and what skills are needed to satisfy the overall plans, the humanBlank 1Blank 1 human , Correct Unavailable resources department (which may range from the owner in a small business to hundreds of people in a large corporation) ascertains how many employees the company currently has and how many will be retiring or otherwise leaving the organization during the planning period.

Blank 1: human

The human resources planning process starts with a(n) analysisBlank 1Blank 1 analysis , Incorrect Unavailable of the organization's current employees and matches it with future plans.

Blank 1: inventory

A study of what employees do to perform various jobs is a(n)

Blank 1: job Blank 2: analysis

A describes the job's objectives, responsibilities, and duties.

Blank 1: job Blank 2: description

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established a(n) minimumBlank 1Blank 1 minimum , Correct Unavailable wage.

Blank 1: minimum

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

Blank 1: organizational, company, or organization

Determining a firm's human resource needs requires human resource managers to be .

Blank 1: proactive

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act changes the start of the 180 day of period for filing a complaint of discrimination suit from the date of the first discriminatory paycheck to the most recent discriminatory paycheck.

Blank 1: statute Blank 2: limitations

The addresses how all of the functions of human resources management will meet the long-term needs of the organization.

Blank 1: strategic Blank 2: plan

The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 provided for the training and retraining of workers.

Blank 1: unemployed

Challenges for human resource managers today include:

a shortage of workers in areas such as computer technology

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 strengthened the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an agency created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by:

giving it broad powers to enforce Title VII mandating specific record keeping procedures issuing guidelines for employer conduct in complying with EEO

The changes in the U.S. workforce that create challenges for human resource managers include:

more single-parent homes new workers who are undereducated employees who want leisure time

Select all that apply A job description should include the: Multiple select question. objectives of the job responsibilities and duties of the job working conditions skills and experience needed for the job

objectives of the job responsibilities and duties of the job working conditions

A written summary of the minimum qualifications or skills required for workers to do a particular job is called a job .

Blank 1: specification

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide up to weeks of unpaid leave per year upon birth or adoption of an employee's child or upon serious illness of a parent, spouse, or child.

12

For firms with Blank______ or more employees, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in employment based on sex, race, color, religion, or national origin.

15

Title VII of the Blank______ prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing, compensation, apprenticeships, training, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment based on race, religion, creed, sex, or national origin.

1964

The federal law that requires employers to give applicants with physical or mental disabilities equal consideration and to make reasonable accommodation for them in the workplace is the Blank______.

1990

Which federal law extends the right to a jury trial and punitive damages to victims of intentional job discrimination?

1991

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

40

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 outlawed employment practices that discriminate against people over the age of Blank______.

40

Human resource management is the processBlank 1Blank 1 process , Correct Unavailable of determining human resource needs that will achieve organizational goals.

Blank 1: process

The federal law that protects those over 40 years of age from workplace discrimination in hiring, compensation, promotion, layoff, and other workplace opportunities is the Blank______.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

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 Civil Rights Act of 1991 extends the right to jury trial and damages to victims of intentional job discrimination.

Blank 1: punitive

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

Blank 1: qualified

The purpose of the EEOC's ban the box rule is to reduceBlank 1Blank 1 reduce , Correct Unavailable barriers to employment for those with criminal records.

Blank 1: reduce, remove, or eliminate

The federal law that specified that men and women doing equal jobs must be paid the same wage is the Act of 1963.

Blank 1: Equal Blank 2: Pay

It is important for human resource managers to monitorBlank 1Blank 1 monitor , Incorrect Unavailable the future labor supply because it is constantly shifting.

Blank 1: assess, evaluate, analyze, or forecast

In the United States, legislation and legal decisions by the have greatly affected all areas of human resource management.

Blank 1: courts or government

A job is a summary of a job, the type of work to be done, responsibilities and duties, working conditions, and the relationship of the job to other functions.

Blank 1: description

A job analysis provides the information that is the basis for a job and the qualifications needed for the job

Blank 1: description Blank 2: specifications

The ADA of 2008 provides broader protections for workers.

Blank 1: disabled

The continuing issue for human resource management under ADA is

Blank 1: enforcement

Why did the federal government pass legislation to regulate human resource decisions?

Businesses did not exercise fair labor practices voluntarily.

Which of the following tasks are part of a job analysis?

Discussing the job with the manager Observing current employees on the job

Human resource managers perform the vital functions of:

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

Which of the following are some tasks involved in human resource management?

Evaluating employees Recruiting

Select all that apply A human resource inventory should include which of the following types of information about employees?

Languages spoken Demographics such as age and education level Specialized skills

Safety and health conditions in the workplace are regulated by which piece of legislation?

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

The federal law that protects older workers from signing away their pension rights and protects them from illegal age discrimination is the Blank______.

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990

What are the protections in the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act of 1990

Protects older workers from signing away pension benefits Protects older workers from discrimination

A major provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII was that it prohibited discrimination in employment based on:

race sex religion

The job analysis yields two important statements.

The job specifications The job description

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 limited management interference in the right of employees to have a collective bargaining agent.

True- Reason: The NLRA established collective bargaining and limited interference in having an agent.

Select all that apply What factors in the labor force are affecting the future labor supply? Multiple select question. Workers getting older Increasing inflation More women entering the workforce Becoming more technically oriented

Workers getting older More women entering the workforce Becoming more technically oriented

In firms with more than 15 employees, the Civil Rights Act of 1991 provides for Blank______.

a jury trial for victims of intentional discrimination punitive damages for victims of intentional discrimination

The controversial policy enforced by the EEOC that seeks to remedy past discrimination is Blank______.

affirmative

The result of a job are two written statements: job descriptions and job specifications.

analysis

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

are doing equal jobs

What were two outcomes of The Age Discrimination in Employment Act?

bans mandatory retirement in most organizations allows age restrictions for airline pilots

The roles and responsibilities of HRM have evolved primarily because of two key factors: (1) organizations' recognition of employees as their ultimate resource and Blank______.

changes in the laws that affect HRM practices

The outcome of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was that it Blank______.

changed the start of the statute of limitations from the first to the most recent discriminatory paycheck

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

collective

ERISA regulates and insures:

company retirement plans

An important provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is:

enforcement by the EEOC protection of job applicants and workers over 40 from discrimination in employment protection of workers over 40 from discrimination in hiring

Human resources staff must regularly assess the organization's strategic plans and the organization's human resources inventory to Blank______.

ensure that enough trained workers are available to achieve organization goals

The ADA of 2008 adds new disabilities such as ______ to ADA coverage.

epilepsy cancer heart disease

The act which regulates and insures employee pension plans is Blank______.

erisa

The study of the tasks and responsibilities of an employee holding a specific job title is a(n) Blank______.

job analysis

The study of what employees do in a specific job that is important to recruiting and training employees with the right skills is a Blank______.

job analysis

A summary of the objectives of a job, the type of work to be done, the responsibilities, working conditions, and relationship to other functions is a(n)

job description

A summary of the minimal education and skills needed to do a particular job is a:

job specification

The effects of legislation on human resource professionals is important because Blank______.

legislation affects all areas of human resource management

The ban the box rule issued by the EEOC in 2017

limits the use of information about arrests and convictions in hiring prohibits asking questions about arrests and convictions on applications and in initial interviews

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

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

The changes in the U.S. workforce that create challenges for human resource managers include:

more single-parent homes employees who want leisure time increased concern over health care benefits

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

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

What federal law regulates safety and health conditions in most private industries and some public-sector organizations?

osha

One way the 2008 Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act responded to new issues that arose after the initial law was passed was to

overturn Supreme Court rulings that reduced protections

For many years, human resource management was called Blank______ and involved clerical functions such as screening applications, keeping records, processing the payroll, and finding new employees when necessary.

personnel

List the five steps in human resource planning in order from first to last, with the first step at the top.

prep a human resource inventory prep a job analysis assessing future human resources demand assessing future human resources supply establishing a strategic plan

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

public transportation public accommodations public telecommunications

An effect of changing legislation on human resources professionals is that Blank______.

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

Human resource managers perform several important functions so the organization has the people it needs to achieve its goals. They include:

training and development recruitment and selection developing compensation systems


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