WSU Psych 309 exam 1

What is the Right to Rest and Leisure?

'48 UN Declaration of Human Rights. workers are entitled to paid time off and periodic holidays with pay.

What is Equal pay for Equal work?

'63 Equal pay act, equal pay for men and women's equal work.

Who is Lilly Ledbetter?

A female employee who face gender pay discrimination. 2009 Obama stored pay discrimination protection removed by the supreme courts.

What is the CRA and who was involved?

CRA stands for the Civil Rights Act introduced by JFK, supported by Mike Mansfield, signed by Lyndon Johnson.

What is the significance of social security?

The significance is that it's retirement/widowed benefits that employees have paid into.

Which one is not a benefit of diversity in the workplace? Ability to retain/recruit new talent, more diverse workforce gives a more competitive edge, developing new strategies to implement change, new innovative ideas,reducing stagnation, diverse clientele?

new strategies to implement change.

What is the 14th amendment?

persons born & naturalized are declared citizens

What is Affirmative Action

positive steps taken to increase rep of women and other minorities in employment and education.

which one is not apart of Affirmative Action? Race, gender, or quotas.

quotas.

What is the color of diversity and why?

the color of diversity is green because green is the color of money, diversity increases profits.

What is article 25?

Article 25 by the UDHR states that people have a right to a standard of living of adequate health & well being.

What is a BFOQ and why is it important?

Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications. Quality or attribute that employers can legally consider during the hiring/retention process that would otherwise violate the civil rights act. such as mandatory employee retirement age for pilots for safety reasons

What is article 19? Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Or Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, has the right to freedom of thought, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers?

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

What are the difficulties of having a diverse workforce?

Globally sexual orientation is not protected. Different cultures can create tensions.

What is the 15th amendment?

Gov can't deny citizens right to vote based on race, gender, color, age, condition, or servitude.

Name 3 benefits of diversity in the workplace

Increases profits, gives competitive edge, produce more qualified/creative employees

What was the walk on Washington ?

MLK with the NAACP march for economic and civil rights.

What is the right to work bill?

The Right to work prohibits talk/rep between employees and unions.

What is the U.D.H.R.

The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created to bring peace to all nations.

Agencies that enforce Affirmative Action? U.S. Department of Ed, ADA, Office of Federal Contractors Compliance programs, EPA,Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office for civil rights or. U.S. Department of Ed, Office of Federal Contractors Compliance programs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office for civil rights.

U.S. Department of Ed, Office of Federal Contractors Compliance programs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office for civil rights.