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44 Cards in this Set
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The executive branch of the federal government ____.
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enforces laws through agencies and its other bodies
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Which of the following is the least likely response companies would make to legislation?
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Token compliance
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The government has interests in compensation decisions related to all but ____.
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earnings compared to foreign workers
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Which of the following is not true of the government's effect on the economy? Government ______.
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immigration policy affects labor demand
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The _____ Act extends the prevailing-wage concept to manufacturers or suppliers of goods for government contracts. |
Walsh-Healey
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The Davis-Bacon Act ____. |
requires that mechanics and laborers on public construction projects be paid the "prevailing wage" in an area
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Under the _____ Act, executives cannot retain bonuses or profits from selling company stock if they mislead the public regarding their company's financial condition. |
Sarbanes-Oxley
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All of the following except _____ are provisions of the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act. |
prohibition of hazardous work
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The Worker Economic Opportunity Act ____. |
exempts stock options from the calculation of overtime
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Under the __________ act, employers are liable for current pay differences the occurred as a result of discrimination years in the past. |
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
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_______ require(s) companies set policies to take back executive compensation if it was based on financial information that did not comply with accounting standards.
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Clawbacks
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Which of the following is not true regarding minimum wage?
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The percent of women and men earning minimum wage is approximately equal.
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Which of the following occupational groups are not likely to be categorized as exempt?
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Clerical
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All of the following are criteria used in determining exempt status for executives regarding overtime pay provisions except ____.
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engage in semi-routine activities |
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To qualify for the administrative employee exemption, which of the following tests must be met?
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The employee must be compensated on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week. |
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Which of the following is not classified as exempt under FLSA?
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Commission sales
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The _____ Act requires workers are given a number of breaks during the workday. |
Occupational Safety and Health |
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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?
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The Portal-to-Portal Act |
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Employers were more likely to offer bonuses, gain-sharing, and stock options after the passage of the ____.
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Worker Economic Opportunity Act |
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Compensatory time off would ____.
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give employers and employees the option of trading overtime pay for time off |
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Which of the following regarding child labor is not true?
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The ILO finds that on a global basis child labor is increasing. |
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The highest rates of child labor are in _______
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sub-Saharan Africa. |
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A study of the effects of the living wage law in Los Angeles found all but the following ____.
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a higher proportion of new hires were female |
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Which of the following is not a factor in the IRS's employee or independent contractor test?
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The extent of the worker's satisfaction.
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Prevailing wage laws ____.
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was passed in response to conditions on projects such as the construction of the Hoover Dam during the Depression |
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Denial of jobs, promotions, or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities are examples of _____ discrimination.
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access |
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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?
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Some factor other than sex. |
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Experience, training, education, and ability as measured by the performance requirements of a particular job are the Department of Labor's definition of ____.
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skill
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Factors such as shift differential, temporary assignment, and training programs are examples of ____.
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factors other than sex |
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Which of the following is not a guideline for interpreting the Equal Pay Act?
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Men and women may be paid differently if customers prefer one sex over the other
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The ADEA ____.
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was amended in 1990 to include the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act |
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In _____ type cases, the focus is on the discriminatory consequences rather than the intent to discriminate?
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disparate impact |
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_____ prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Executive Order 11246
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The agency that conducts reviews and seeks remedies where insufficient compliance to affirmative action is found is ____
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OFCCP.
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A(n) _____ is "a grouping of employees who perform similar work, and occupy positions with similar responsibility levels and involving similar skills and qualifications."
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SSEG |
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Regarding pay differences for different jobs, ____.
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courts continue to uphold use of market data to justify differences
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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 ____.
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job evaluation
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Court decisions suggest pay differences between dissimilar jobs will not be prohibited if the differences are based upon all of the following except ____.
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traditional pay patterns
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Regarding gender pay gaps, which of the following is true?
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Overall, the gender gap has decreased
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Which of the following factors has not been suggested as an explanation of the earnings gap between the sexes and among minorities?
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Personality and cultural differences
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The key factors explaining the gender pay gap are differences in ____.
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work/occupation and work-related behaviors
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Which of the following statements regarding wage differences in industries and firms is not true?
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Female employment is more heavily concentrated in large than small firms
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Which of the following is not one of the steps in establishing a comparable-worth pay plan?
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Base the wage-to-job evaluation point ratio on wages paid for female-dominated jobs.
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_____ has produced more comparable-worth pay increases than any other approach.
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Collective bargaining |