ashworth college BZ420 Online Exam 7 latest 2016 april

Part 1 of 2 – Lesson 6 Questions 47.5/ 50.0 Points

Question 1 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
About __________% of people working in the United States
belong to unions.
A. 5
B. 12
C. 20
D. 45

Question 2 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
A contract that allows management to require nonunion
membership as a condition for employment is called a __________ contract.  
A. yellow dog
B. scaredy cat
C. yellow chicken
D. black dog

Question 3 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Which form of arbitration means that both parties are
committed to accepting the arbitrator’s decision?  
A. interest
arbitration
B. binding
arbitration
C. nonbinding
arbitration
D. compulsory
arbitration

Question 4 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
How many weeks may an employee take as unpaid leave under
the Family and Medical Leave Act?
A. two
B. four
C. six
D. 12

Question 5 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The decision to unionize may be based on __________.
A. fear of job loss
B. arbitrary
management actions
C. increasing
workload
D. all of the above

Question 6 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
In which human resource activity does a typical labor
agreement give the union a role?
A. recruitment
B. selection
C. dismissal
D. all of the above

Question 7 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Which intervention method is the most definitive of all
third-party interventions?
A. fact-finding
B. mediation
C. binding
arbitration
D. interest
arbitration

Question 8 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The __________ form of union security means that the
employees who do not belong to the union still must pay union dues because the
union’s efforts benefit them all.
A. closed shop
B. union shop
C. agency shop
D. open shop

Question 9 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The Wagner Act __________.
A. guaranteed each
employee the right to bargain collectively free from interference, restraint,
or coercion
B. made yellow-dog
contracts unenforceable
C. provided for
secret-ballot elections for determining whether a firm’s employees would
unionize
D. banned unions
from restraining their employees from or coercing them to exercise their
guaranteed bargaining rights

Question 10 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Which regulation requires that most private employers
continue to make health benefits available to terminated or retired employees
and their families for a period of time?  
A. Family and
Medical Leave Act
B. Pregnancy
Discrimination Act
C. Comprehensive
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
D. Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act

Question 11 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The Family and Medical Leave Act __________.
A. provides
guidelines regarding what rates of return employers should use in computing
their pension plan values
B. ensures that an
employer must grant an employee up to 12 weeks of leave in a 12-month period
for the birth or care of a newborn child; placement of a child for adoption;
the care for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition; or the
care for the employee’s own serious health condition
C. prohibits an
employer’s health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave
the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively determined
minimum stay
D. sets minimum
requirements for protecting individuals’ healthcare data accessibility and
confidentiality

Question 12 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The closed shop form of union security means that the
__________.
A. company can hire
nonunion people, but they must then join the union
B. company can hire
only union members
C. employees who do
not belong to the union must still pay dues
D. employees can
decide whether to join the union and only those who join pay dues

Question 13 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act requires
most private employers to continue to make health benefits available to
terminated or retired employees and their families for a period of time,
generally __________.
A. six months
B. 12 months
C. 18 months
D. 24 months

Question 14 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Which of the following is one of the categories set out by
labor law as subject to bargaining?
A. legal bargaining
items
B. permissible
bargaining items
C. non-mandatory
bargaining items
D. benefits-related
bargaining items

Question 15 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Fact-finding seeks to end an impasse by __________.
A. assisting the
principals in reaching an agreement
B. studying the
issue in a dispute and making a public recommendation
C. interpreting
existing contract terms
D. communicating
assessments of the likelihood of a strike

Question 16 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The AFL-CIO is a __________.
A. voluntary
federation of about 56 national and international labor unions made up of many
local unions
B. local union for
automobile workers in Detroit, Michigan
C. federation of
companies who fight unionization of their plants and facilities
D. regional form of
the National Labor Relations Board

Question 17 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The term __________ describes statutory or constitutional
provisions banning the requirement of union membership as a condition of
employment.
A. termination at
will
B. right-to-work
C. open shop
D. free labor

Question 18 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Which law gave employers the right to express their views
concerning union organization?
A. Norris-LaGuardia
Act
B. Taft-Hartley Act
C. Gompers Act
D. Landrum-Griffin
Act

Question 19 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
In collective bargaining, an __________ occurs when the
parties are unable to move forward toward a settlement.  
A. impasse
B. agreement
C. arbitration
D. association

Question 20 of 40
0.0/ 2.5 Points
The __________ requires employers to treat women affected by
pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions the same as any employee
unable to work, with respect to all benefits, including sick leave and
disability benefits and health and medical insurance.
A. Family and
Medical Leave Act
B. Pregnancy
Discrimination Act
C. Comprehensive
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
D. American
Disabilities Act

Part 2 of 2 – Lesson 7 Questions 32.5/ 50.0 Points

Question 21 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The basic purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is to __________.
A. administer the
act and to set and enforce the safety and health standards that apply to almost
all workers in the United States
B. assure every
person safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve human resources
C. provide safe and
healthful working conditions to self-employed persons
D. prevent the
occurrence of occupational illnesses among all employees

Question 22 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Which of the following is one of the earliest indicators of
possible alcoholism in an employee?
A. domestic problems

B. avoidance of
fellow employees
C. lying
D. tardiness

Question 23 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Which department enforces the standards set out in the
Occupational Safety and Health Act?
A. Department of
Health Services
B. Department of
Labor
C. Department of
Financial Services
D. Economic
Development Department

Question 24 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Misconduct, one of the bases for dismissal, is defined as
__________.
A. the deliberate
and willful violation of the employer’s rules and may include stealing and
insubordination
B. an employee’s
inability to do the assigned work despite his or her diligence
C. the persistent
failure to perform assigned duties or to meet prescribed standards on the job
D. an employee’s
inability to do the work assigned because the nature of the job has changed

Question 25 of 40
0.0/ 2.5 Points
Under the public policy exception to the termination-at-will
doctrine, courts have held that __________.
A. discharge is
wrongful when it is against an explicit, well-established law
B. even in the
absence of a written document, an implied contract existed based on
representations in the employee handbook
C. employers should
not fire employees without good cause
D. persistent
failure to perform assigned duties or to meet prescribed standards on the job
is reason for dismissal

Question 26 of 40
0.0/ 2.5 Points
Noticeably reduced performance is a possible alcoholism
performance issue in which stage of alcoholism?
A. advanced
B. middle
C. early
D. lingering

Question 27 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
All of the following are basic causes of workplace accidents
except __________.
A. chance
occurrences
B. unsafe conditions

C. unsafe behavior
by employees
D. weather-related
accidents

Question 28 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
The principles of conduct governing an individual or a group
are referred to as __________.
A. judgments
B. norms
C. ethics
D. laws

Question 29 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Which of the following is not a basis for reducing and
preventing accidents at work?  
A. reducing unsafe
conditions
B. reducing unsafe
acts
C. training
employees
D. hiring
non-accident-prone workers

Question 30 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
When managers identify a trait associated with workplace
accidents and then use this trait as part of the selection process for new
hires, they are using __________ to reduce unsafe acts.
A. job rotation
B. screening
C. training
D. incentive programs

Question 31 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Ethical behavior starts with __________.
A. moral awareness
B. moral ineptitude
C. morality
D. systemic
cognitive biases

Question 32 of 40
0.0/ 2.5 Points
__________ justice refers to fair outcomes.
A. Distributive
B. Procedural
C. Interactional
D. Normative

Question 33 of 40
0.0/ 2.5 Points
Which of the following is one of the types of privacy,
violation upheld by courts?  ,
A. intrusion ,
B. publication of,
private matters ,
C. appropriation of,
an employee’s name for commercial purposes ,
D. videotaping in,
the workplace ,
,
Question 34 of 40,
0.0/ 2.5 Points,
Each year there are roughly __________ cases of workplace,
accidents per 100 full-time workers in the United States.,
A. 1 ,
B. 2 ,
C. 4 ,
D. 9 ,
,
Question 35 of 40,
0.0/ 2.5 Points,
A norm of the Enron debacle—“It’s not the rules but what,
employees feel they should do that determines ethical behavior”—is an example,
of __________.,
A. organizational,
culture ,
B. organizational,
climate ,
C. organizational,
ethics ,
D. national culture ,
,
Question 36 of 40,
0.0/ 2.5 Points,
When a complaint indicates the possibility of imminent,
danger, OSHA conducts an inspection within __________.
A. five hours ,
B. 24 hours ,
C. three days ,
D. five days ,
,
Question 37 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
In which organizational document are an organization’s rules
and regulations usually stated?
A. employee handbook

B. code of ethics
C. sexual harassment
training guide
D. human resource
policy manual

Question 38 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Under OSHA, employers with __________ or more employees must
maintain records of and report occupational injuries and occupational
illnesses.
A. 5
B. 11
C. 25
D. 100

Question 39 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Common clues for identifying potentially violent employees
include __________.
A. an act of
violence off the job
B. sexually
aggressive behavior
C. chronic
complaining and the raising of frequent, unreasonable grievances
D. all of the above

Question 40 of 40
2.5/ 2.5 Points
Which of the bases for dismissal is defined as the
persistent failure to perform assigned duties or to meet prescribed standards
on the job?
A. unsatisfactory
performance
B. misconduct
C. lack of
qualifications for job
D. changed
requirements of job