compensation administration chapter 17

Who violated the fair labor standards act of 1938

Jeremy who employees his 16 year old cousin in his meat packing plant

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?

MEltrop will lose the legislation as it has committed valuation discrimination

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

collective bargaining

which of the following groups can qualify for the exemptions under the fair labor standards act

computer employees

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

disparate impact

the executive branch of the federal government

enforces laws through agencies and its other bodies

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

executive order 11246

Which of the following is one of the basic steps in establishing a comparable-worth pay plan?

identifying the percentages of make and female employees in each job group

which of the following is trie of the age discrimination act

it was amended in 1990 to include older workers benefits protection act

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

job evaluation

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.

sarbanes oxley

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

skill

the highest rate of child labor

sub saharan africa

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

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

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?

the portal-to-portal act

prevailing-wage laws

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

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?

MNTX is liable for disparate treatment of women

The _____ says how many breaks should be given in an eight hour workday

Occupational Safety and Health Administration legislation

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

a higher proportion od new hires were female

Denial of jobs, promotions, or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities are examples of _____.

accesss discrimination