Bz420 lesson 6 & 7 excam score 98 percent

      

Question   1

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?

Question options:

  

Family and Medical Leave Act

 

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

 

Comprehensive Omnibus Budget   Reconciliation Act

 

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability   Act

 

Question 2

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which of the following is one of the categories set out by labor law as subject to bargaining?

Question options:

  

legal bargaining items

 

permissible bargaining items

 

non-mandatory bargaining items

 

benefits-related bargaining items

 

Question 3

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Fact-finding seeks to end an impasse by __________.

Question options:

  

assisting the principals in   reaching an agreement

 

studying the issue in a dispute   and making a public recommendation

 

interpreting existing contract   terms

 

communicating assessments of the   likelihood of a strike

 

Question 4

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

The Wagner Act __________.

Question options:

  

guaranteed each employee the right   to bargain collectively free from interference, restraint, or coercion

 

made yellow-dog contracts   unenforceable

 

provided for secret-ballot   elections for determining whether a firm’s employees would unionize

 

banned unions from restraining   their employees from or coercing them to exercise their guaranteed bargaining   rights

 

Question 5

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Permissible bargaining items are __________.

Question options:

  

a part of negotiations through   joint agreement of both management and union

 

forbidden by law

 

items which must be negotiated   according to law

 

all of the above

 

Question 6

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

A(n) __________ strike results from a failure to agree on the terms of a contract.

Question options:

  

unfair labor practice

 

wildcat

 

sympathy

 

economic

 

Question 7

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.

Question options:

  

closed shop

 

union shop

 

agency shop

 

open shop

 

Question 8

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Mediation to __________ is used by negotiators to end an impasse.

Question options:

  

assist the principals in reaching   an agreement

 

study the issue in a dispute

 

determine and dictate the   settlement terms

 

interpret existing contract terms

 

Question 9

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

The decision to unionize may be based on __________.

Question options:

  

fear of job loss

 

arbitrary management actions

 

increasing workload

 

all of the above

 

Question 10

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which law gave employers the right to express their views concerning union organization?

Question options:

  

Norris-LaGuardia Act

 

Taft-Hartley Act

 

Gompers Act

 

Landrum-Griffin Act

 

Question 11

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which third-party intervention uses a neutral third party to assist the principals in reaching agreement?

Question options:

  

fact-finding

 

mediation

 

binding arbitration

 

non-binding arbitration

 

Question 12

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which intervention method is the most definitive of all third-party interventions?

Question options:

  

fact-finding

 

mediation

 

binding arbitration

 

interest arbitration

 

Question 13

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

The term __________ describes statutory or constitutional provisions banning the requirement of union membership as a condition of employment.

Question options:

  

termination at will

 

right-to-work

 

open shop

 

free labor

 

Question 14

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

How many weeks may an employee take as unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

Question options:

  

two

 

four

 

six

 

12

 

Question 15

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which third-party intervention is commonly used in national emergency disputes?

Question options:

  

fact-finding

 

mediation

 

binding arbitration

 

non-binding arbitration

 

Question 16

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

About __________% of people working in the United States belong to unions.

Question options:

  

5

 

12

 

20

 

45

 

Question 17

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

The Family and Medical Leave Act __________.

Question options:

  

provides guidelines regarding what   rates of return employers should use in computing their pension plan values

 

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

 

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

 

sets minimum requirements for   protecting individuals’ healthcare data accessibility and confidentiality

 

Question 18

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

The closed shop form of union security means that the __________.

Question options:

  

company can hire nonunion people,   but they must then join the union

 

company can hire only union   members

 

employees who do not belong to the   union must still pay dues

 

employees can decide whether to   join the union and only those who join pay dues

 

Question 19

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Arbitration means ending an impasse by __________.

Question options:

  

assisting the principals in   reaching an agreement

 

studying the issue in a dispute

 

making a public recommendation

 

giving a third-party the power to   determine and dictate the settlement terms

 

Question 20

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

A contract that allows management to require nonunion membership as a condition for employment is called a __________ contract.

Question options:

  

yellow dog

 

scaredy cat

 

yellow chicken

 

black dog

 

Lesson 7

   

Question 21

2.5 / 2.5 points

Reduced job efficiency is a possible alcoholism performance issue in which stage of alcoholism?

Question options:

  

advanced

 

middle

 

early

 

lingering

 

Question 22

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Under the public policy exception to the termination-at-will doctrine, courts have held that __________.

Question options:

  

discharge is wrongful when it is   against an explicit, well-established law

 

even in the absence of a written   document, an implied contract existed based on representations in the employee   handbook

 

employers should not fire   employees without good cause

 

persistent failure to perform   assigned duties or to meet prescribed standards on the job is reason for   dismissal

 

Question 23

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Ethical behavior starts with __________.

Question options:

  

moral awareness

 

moral ineptitude

 

morality

 

systemic cognitive biases

 

Question 24

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

When an employee’s dismissal does not comply with the law or with the contractual agreement stated or implied by the firm via its employment application forms, employee manuals, or other promises, __________ has occurred.

Question options:

  

mutiny

 

insubordination

 

wrongful discharge

 

emotional hardship

 

Question 25

0 / 2.5 points

       

Which of the following is one of the types of privacy violation upheld by courts?

Question options:

  

intrusion

 

publication of private matters

 

appropriation of an employee’s   name for commercial purposes

 

videotaping in the workplace

 

Question 26

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Each year there are roughly __________ cases of workplace accidents per 100 full-time workers in the United States.

Question options:

  

1

 

2

 

4

 

9

 

Question 27

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

The basic purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to __________.

Question options:

  

administer the act and to set and enforce   the safety and health standards that apply to almost all workers in the   United States

 

assure every person safe and   healthful working conditions and to preserve human resources

 

provide safe and healthful working   conditions to self-employed persons

 

prevent the occurrence of   occupational illnesses among all employees

 

Question 28

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Common clues for identifying potentially violent employees include __________.

Question options:

  

an act of violence off the job

 

sexually aggressive behavior

 

chronic complaining and the raising   of frequent, unreasonable grievances

 

all of the above

 

Question 29

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

All of the following are basic causes of workplace accidents except __________.

Question options:

  

chance occurrences

 

unsafe conditions

 

unsafe behavior by employees

 

weather-related accidents

 

Question 30

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which of the following factors contributes to accidents at work?

Question options:

  

unsafe conditions

 

safety climate

 

stress

 

all of the above

 

Question 31

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

__________ justice refers to fair outcomes.

Question options:

  

Distributive

 

Procedural

 

Interactional

 

Normative

 

Question 32

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?

Question options:

  

unsatisfactory performance

 

misconduct

 

lack of qualifications for job

 

changed requirements of job

 

Question 33

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which of the following is one of the earliest indicators of possible alcoholism in an employee?

Question options:

  

domestic problems

 

avoidance of fellow employees

 

lying

 

tardiness

 

Question 34

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Misconduct, one of the bases for dismissal, is defined as __________.

Question options:

  

the deliberate and willful   violation of the employer’s rules and may include stealing and   insubordination

 

an employee’s inability to do the   assigned work despite his or her diligence

 

the persistent failure to perform   assigned duties or to meet prescribed standards on the job

 

an employee’s inability to do the   work assigned because the nature of the job has changed

 

Question 35

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which of the following would be considered OSHA’s top priority for inspection?

Question options:

  

investigating the occurrence of a   fatality

 

inspecting a site where there is   an imminent danger situation

 

conducting random inspections and   reinspections

 

investigating employee complaints   of alleged violations

 

Question 36

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which of the following is not a basis for reducing and preventing accidents at work?

Question options:

  

reducing unsafe conditions

 

reducing unsafe acts

 

training employees

 

hiring non-accident-prone workers

 

Question 37

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.

Question options:

  

job rotation

 

screening

 

training

 

incentive programs

 

Question 38

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Under OSHA, employers with __________ or more employees must maintain records of and report occupational injuries and occupational illnesses.

Question options:

  

5

 

11

 

25

 

100

 

Question 39

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which department enforces the standards set out in the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

Question options:

  

Department of Health Services

 

Department of Labor

 

Department of Financial Services

 

Economic Development Department

 

Question 40

2.5 / 2.5 points

       

Which of the following may require respirators?

Question options:

  

lead-based paint

 

asbestos

 

radon

 

mold