Strayer bus475 week 9 quiz 9 latest 2015

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Question 1

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Which of the following is not an argument favoring employee drug testing?

It is an intrusion on individual privacy.

Question 2

3 out of 3 points

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Universal rules establishing a common set of labor standards worldwide are called:

Fair Labor Standards

Question 3

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, the highest injury rates are found in which of these industries?

Warehousing

Question 4

3 out of 3 points

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Which of the following is not true about employee theft?

almost half of all employees have stolen from an employer at least once in his or her career.

Question 5

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During the 1930s, many workers in the United States joined unions, and the ranks of organized labor grew rapidly. This historical period was called:

The New Deal

Question 6

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives workers the right to a job:

That is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious injury.

Question 7

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The conditions under which a company’s employees work is called:

Labor standards.

Question 8

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When an employee believes their employer has done something that is wrong or harmful to the public, and he or she reports alleged organizational misconduct to the media, government, or high-level company officials, what has occurred?

Whistle-blowing

Question 9

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A reason for an increase in employee monitoring does not include:

To reduce the employers health insurance premiums.

Question 10

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Which law allows individuals who sue federal contractors for fraud to receive up to 30 percent of any amount recovered by the government?

U.S. False Claims Act (as amended in 1986).

Question 11

3 out of 3 points

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Privacy rights seek to protect the employees’ private lives from:

Unwarranted intrusion by the employer

Question 12

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Since the mid-1950s the proportion of American workers represented by unions has:

Decreased

Question 13

3 out of 3 points

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If someone is entitled to be treated a certain way, this refers to a(n):

Right

Question 14

3 out of 3 points

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Polygraph testing:

Has been replaced by written psychological tests

Question 15

3 out of 3 points

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The right to free speech is protected in the United States by the:

Constitution

Question 16

3 out of 3 points

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Which of the following government rules on equal treatment of employees does not apply to businesses?

affirmative action plans must be permanent

Question 17

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created in:

1964

Question 18

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How do “glass walls” differ from “glass ceilings?”

Glass walls focus on sideways promotions in the organization.

Question 19

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When a mother or father is granted time off when children are born or adopted and during the early months of a child’s development, this is called:

Parental leave

Question 20

3 out of 3 points

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Age, ethnicity, gender, mental or physical abilities, race, and sexual orientation are what dimensions of diversity?

Primary

Question 21

3 out of 3 points

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Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), passed in 1993:

companies that employ 50 or more people must grant unpaid job protected leave for up to 12 weeks to employees faced with serious family needs

Question 22

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“Glass walls” refers to:

Fewer opportunities to move sideways into jobs that lead to the top.

Question 23

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Which of the following is an argument against affirmative action?

it is inconsistent with the principles of fairness and equality

Question 24

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A study by Catalyst found that companies with three or more female directors had:

significantly higher returns on equity that those with no female

Question 25

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Variation in the important human characteristics that distinguish people from one another is called:

Diversity

Question 26

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Since the early 1990s racial harassment charges filed:

have more than doubled to about nine thousand a year

Question 27

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In 2011, what percentage of corporate officers of the Fortune 500 companies were women?

14 Percent

Question 28

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Which ethnic group, as defined by the U.S. Census, represents the fastest-growing percentage of the labor force?

Asians

Question 29

3 out of 3 points

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Sexual harassment applies to:

either men or women who are being harassed

Question 30

3 out of 3 points

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Racial harassment is illegal under:

Title VII of the Civil Rights act

 

 

 

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