Multiple Choice - Chapter 17

Front 1

The executive branch of the federal government ____.

Back 1

enforces laws through agencies and its other bodies

Front 2

Which of the following is the least likely response companies would make to legislation?

Back 2

Token compliance

Front 3

The government has interests in compensation decisions related to all but ____.

Back 3

earnings compared to foreign workers

Front 4

Which of the following is not true of the government's effect on the economy? Government ______.

Back 4

immigration policy affects labor demand

Front 5

The _____ Act extends the prevailing-wage concept to manufacturers or suppliers of goods for government contracts.

Back 5

Walsh-Healey

Front 6

The Davis-Bacon Act ____.

Back 6

requires that mechanics and laborers on public construction projects be paid the "prevailing wage" in an area

Front 7

Under the _____ Act, executives cannot retain bonuses or profits from selling company stock if they mislead the public regarding their company's financial condition.

Back 7

Sarbanes-Oxley

Front 8

All of the following except _____ are provisions of the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.

Back 8

prohibition of hazardous work

Front 9

The Worker Economic Opportunity Act ____.

Back 9

exempts stock options from the calculation of overtime

Front 10

Under the __________ act, employers are liable for current pay differences the occurred as a result of discrimination years in the past.

Back 10

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay

Front 11

_______ require(s) companies set policies to take back executive compensation if it was based on financial information that did not comply with accounting standards.

Back 11

Clawbacks

Front 12

Which of the following is not true regarding minimum wage?

Back 12

The percent of women and men earning minimum wage is approximately equal.

Front 13

Which of the following occupational groups are not likely to be categorized as exempt?

Back 13

Clerical

Front 14

All of the following are criteria used in determining exempt status for executives regarding overtime pay provisions except ____.

Back 14

engage in semi-routine activities

Front 15

To qualify for the administrative employee exemption, which of the following tests must be met?

Back 15

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

Front 16

Which of the following is not classified as exempt under FLSA?

Back 16

Commission sales

Front 17

The _____ Act requires workers are given a number of breaks during the workday.

Back 17

Occupational Safety and Health

Front 18

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?

Back 18

The Portal-to-Portal Act

Front 19

Employers were more likely to offer bonuses, gain-sharing, and stock options after the passage of the ____.

Back 19

Worker Economic Opportunity Act

Front 20

Compensatory time off would ____.

Back 20

give employers and employees the option of trading overtime pay for time off

Front 21

Which of the following regarding child labor is not true?

Back 21

The ILO finds that on a global basis child labor is increasing.

Front 22

The highest rates of child labor are in _______

Back 22

sub-Saharan Africa.

Front 23

A study of the effects of the living wage law in Los Angeles found all but the following ____.

Back 23

a higher proportion of new hires were female

Front 24

Which of the following is not a factor in the IRS's employee or independent contractor test?

Back 24

The extent of the worker's satisfaction.

Front 25

Prevailing wage laws ____.

Back 25

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

Front 26

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

Back 26

access

Front 27

A group of female employees have sued your company claiming their job is substantially equal to a job performed by men. Which of the following is your company's best defense?

Back 27

Some factor other than sex.

Front 28

Experience, training, education, and ability as measured by the performance requirements of a particular job are the Department of Labor's definition of ____.

Back 28

skill

Front 29

Factors such as shift differential, temporary assignment, and training programs are examples of ____.

Back 29

factors other than sex

Front 30

Which of the following is not a guideline for interpreting the Equal Pay Act?

Back 30

Men and women may be paid differently if customers prefer one sex over the other

Front 31

The ADEA ____.

Back 31

was amended in 1990 to include the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act

Front 32

In _____ type cases, the focus is on the discriminatory consequences rather than the intent to discriminate?

Back 32

disparate impact

Front 33

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

Back 33

Executive Order 11246

Front 34

The agency that conducts reviews and seeks remedies where insufficient compliance to affirmative action is found is ____

Back 34

OFCCP.

Front 35

A(n) _____ is "a grouping of employees who perform similar work, and occupy positions with similar responsibility levels and involving similar skills and qualifications."

Back 35

SSEG

Front 36

Regarding pay differences for different jobs, ____.

Back 36

courts continue to uphold use of market data to justify differences

Front 37

To determine pay discrimination on jobs of dissimilar content requires a standard that allows jobs of dissimilar content to be declared comparable and allows pay differences for jobs that are not comparable. This standard is ____.

Back 37

job evaluation

Front 38

Court decisions suggest pay differences between dissimilar jobs will not be prohibited if the differences are based upon all of the following except ____.

Back 38

traditional pay patterns

Front 39

Regarding gender pay gaps, which of the following is true?

Back 39

Overall, the gender gap has decreased

Front 40

Which of the following factors has not been suggested as an explanation of the earnings gap between the sexes and among minorities?

Back 40

Personality and cultural differences

Front 41

The key factors explaining the gender pay gap are differences in ____.

Back 41

work/occupation and work-related behaviors

Front 42

Which of the following statements regarding wage differences in industries and firms is not true?

Back 42

Female employment is more heavily concentrated in large than small firms

Front 43

Which of the following is not one of the steps in establishing a comparable-worth pay plan?

Back 43

Base the wage-to-job evaluation point ratio on wages paid for female-dominated jobs.

Front 44

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

Back 44

Collective bargaining