Question 1

During the evaluation phase, which type of evaluation method focuses upon how well an employee's training actually resulted in new competencies and skills related to the position?&#10;A)Learning&#10;B)Results&#10;C)Reaction&#10;D)Behavior

Accepted Answer

During the evaluation phase, the learning method focuses upon how well an employee's training actually resulted in new competencies and skills related to the position.
Key Takeaway: There are four standard methods that businesses use to evaluate employees and their respective training: learning, behavior, and reaction. The learning method focuses upon how well an employee's training actually resulted in learning new competencies and skills; the reaction method looks at participant reactions to training; the behavior method quantifies on-the-job behavior modifications that have resulted from training; and the results method looks at the overall results of the organization. Typically, the results method is thought of as the most valuable method for a company.

Question 2

What term describes the illegal agreement between management and a potential employee to offer the potential employee a job as long as they agree not to join a union?&#10;A)Non-union agreement&#10;B)Double-breasted agreement&#10;C)Scab contract&#10;D)Yellow dog contract

Accepted Answer

A yellow dog contract is the term for an agreement between management and a potential employee to offer the potential employee a job as long as they agree not to join a union.
Key Takeaway: A yellow dog contract is an agreement between an employer and employee to offer employment as long as the employee agrees not to be a member of a union. Before 1932, when yellow dog contracts were outlawed under the Norris-LaGuardia Act, these contracts were used widely to prevent the formation of unions within companies.

Question 3

Restricted stock is subject to special SEC regulations before it can ever be sold on the market.

Accepted Answer

Key Takeaway: Restricted stock is subject to special SEC regulations before it can ever be sold on the market. Typically, restricted stock is given as a reward to insiders after an acquisition or a merger. Doing so will prevent an adverse impact on the market price of the stock, as it will be required that stockholders actually hold onto the stock for a prescribed period of time before they may sell it publicly.

Question 4

Of the following, which should be included in a supervisory training program?&#10;A)Risk management&#10;B)A rotation through all of the business divisions&#10;C)Conflict resolution skills&#10;D)Effective employee training

Accepted Answer

Of the items listed, conflict resolution skills should be included in a supervisory training program.
Key Takeaway: Typically, supervisory training involves topics that deal directly with employee interaction and management. New supervisors can expect to be trained in: management skills and styles, legal requirements for employers, performance appraisals, discipline, safety, team building, conflict management, communication skills, negotiation, interviewing, planning, and motivation.

Question 5

If a company employee is earning a salary that is deemed to be excessive when compared to their counterparts of equal ability, their pay rate may be identified as what type of rate?&#10;A)Red circle&#10;B)Lump-sum pay&#10;C)Revenue production&#10;D)Compensation market pricing

Accepted Answer

If a company employee is earning a salary that is deemed to be excessive when compared to their counterparts of equal ability, their pay rate may be identified as a red circle rate.
Key Takeaway: A red circle rate occurs when a company employee is determined to be earning a salary that is above the maximum range for a job or when it is deemed excessive when compared to their peers. In the case of a red circle rate, the employee with the inflated salary may be ineligible for pay increases until the point when the maximum range for the position surpasses the employee's pay level.

Question 6

A European woman applies for a job with an airline company. The job requires the employee to speak French. Which of the following questions can be asked during the interview?&#10;A)Where were you born?&#10;B)When were you born?&#10;C)Are you a citizen of another country?&#10;D)Do you speak French?

Accepted Answer

In this situation, the only appropriate question that could be asked is "Do you speak French?"
Key Takeaway: The only interview questions that are allowed are those that specifically relate to job qualifications. Skill areas, knowledge, and educational questions that are related to job responsibilities are all open for questioning. Personal questions about health, country of origin, family status, religion, etc. are all considered to be inappropriate.

Question 7

What did the McDonnell-Douglas Corp. v. Green case establish?&#10;A)Adverse treatment&#10;B)Disparate treatment&#10;C)Unfair labor practices&#10;D)That companies could not discriminate against women based upon childbearing status

Accepted Answer

The McDonnell-Douglas Corp. v. Green case established disparate treatment.
Key Takeaway: McDonnell-Douglas Corp v. Green was a United States Supreme Court case that established disparate treatment and led to the amendment of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Under Title VII, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is responsible to investigate possible claims of discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Question 8

Most likely, which of the following employees would take part in vestibule training?&#10;A)A cashier&#10;B)A teacher's assistant&#10;C)A marketing manager&#10;D)An outside sales representative

Accepted Answer

Most likely, out of these choices, a cashier would take part in vestibule training.
Key Takeaway: Vestibule training allows new or inexperienced workers to use any job equipment that either requires a certain level of speed or is hazardous. Such training would be appropriate for cashiers, construction workers, tool and die makers, etc.

Question 9

If an employee is entitled to minimum wage, protections under child labor and equal pay, and overtime if he or she works in excess of 40 hours per week, is the employee exempt or non-exempt?&#10;A)Exempt&#10;B)Non-exempt

Accepted Answer

If an employee is entitled to minimum wage, protections under child labor and equal pay, and overtime if he or she works in excess of 40 hours per week, the employee is non-exempt.
Key Takeaway: According to the FLSA, an employee in any given business must be classified as either exempt or nonexempt. In order to be exempt, an employee must be paid a salary of at least $23,660 per year. An employee who is entitled to hourly pay (at minimum wage or above), overtime, and protections under child labor and equal pay, that employee is considered to be non-exempt.

Question 10

Which of the following acts allows employers to follow drug testing and drug free workplace policies to ensure a healthy workplace for all?&#10;A)The Occupational Safety and Health Act&#10;B)The Drug Free Workplace Act&#10;C)Federal Employers Liability Act&#10;D)Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

Accepted Answer

The Drug Free Workplace Act allows employers to follow drug testing and drug free workplace policies to ensure a healthy workplace for all.
Key Takeaway: Passed in 1988, the Drug Free Workplace Act permits employers to follow drug testing and drug free workplace policies to ensure a healthy workplace. One main way employers were newly permitted to do this under the act was to use drug tests as a basis for employment.

Question 11

Eliza Doolittle, the HR director at One Enormous Chair, is analyzing various employee reports that identify the staffing needs, training needs, and career progression of the company's current employees. Which forecasting model is Eliza using?

A)Delphi technique
B)Lateral thinking
C)Future map
D)Scenario analysis

Accepted Answer

The answer of Eliza Doolittle, the HR director at One...

Question 12

When are materials first protected under U.S. copyright law?&#10;A)When the work is first received by any person other than the producer.&#10;B)When the work is first saved electronically or printed.&#10;C)When the work is first registered with the U.S. Copyright office.&#10;D)When the work is first published.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When are materials first protected under U.S....

Question 13

Career planning focuses upon the needs of which of the following groups?&#10;A)HR professionals&#10;B)Managers&#10;C)Employees&#10;D)The company/organization

Accepted Answer

The answer of Career planning focuses upon the needs of...

Question 14

Which of the following federal laws prohibits featherbedding?&#10;A)The Norris-LaGuardia Act&#10;B)The Taft-Hartley Act&#10;C)Title VII&#10;D)The Wagner Act

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following federal laws prohibits...

Question 15

What act requires all government contractors with contracts exceeding $10,000 (for everything that is not construction work) to pay their employees the real, prevailing wage for their locality, as established by the Secretary of Labor?

A)Service Contract Act
B)Walsh Healey Public Contracts Act
C)Fair Labor Standards Act
D)Davis Bacon Act

Accepted Answer

The answer of What act requires all government contractors with...

Question 16

Of the following acts, which one requires that companies with federal construction contracts must pay their laborers and mechanics the standard wage of employees in the geographic area in which the work is being performed?

A)The Fair Labor Standards Act
B)McNamara-O'Hara Service Act
C)Federal Labor Relations Act
D)The Davis-Bacon Act

Accepted Answer

The answer of Of the following acts, which one requires...

Question 17

According to the FLSA, employers are required to pay nonexempt employees for time spent doing which of the following?&#10;A)Travelling to and from job sites&#10;B)Being on-call while at home&#10;C)Sitting around at work, doing something else while waiting for an assignment&#10;D)Company training programs

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the FLSA, employers are required...

Question 18

Which motivational theory surmises that people are motivated only by the reward they will receive when they succeed and that they will constantly weigh the value of that reward against the effort they believe is required to achieve it?

A)The ERG Theory
B)The Expectancy Theory
C)The Motivation/Hygiene Theory
D)The Equity Theory

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which motivational theory surmises that people are...

Question 19

When does a lockout occur?&#10;A)When the union shuts down the workplace&#10;B)When the employer refuse to allow the union to unionize the premises&#10;C)When employees refuse to work&#10;D)When the employer shuts down the workplace entrances, keeping employees from working

Accepted Answer

The answer of When does a lockout occur?&#10;A)When the union...

Question 20

Howard is a division manager at Here Comes the Sun, where you are the HR representative. Howard is extremely frustrated with the new performance appraisal system in which all employees are ranked in comparison to each other, some employees must be rated low, even if their performance is objectively good. What type of performance appraisal system are you using at Here Comes the Sun?

A)Job ranking
B)Forced distribution
C)Forced comparison
D)Narrative method

Accepted Answer

The answer of Howard is a division manager at Here...

Question 21

Which of the following attempts to add diversity to a workforce or increase the effectiveness of an already diverse workforce?&#10;A)Diversity training&#10;B)Professional development&#10;C)Diversity initiative&#10;D)Human resource information system

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following attempts to add...

Question 22

What does a SWOT analysis look at in an organization?&#10;A)Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats&#10;B)Strategy, workforce, occupational hazards, and total income&#10;C)Strategic management, workforce politics, occupational hazards, and threats&#10;D)Strengths, weaknesses, organization culture, and turnover rate

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does a SWOT analysis look at...

Question 23

Finn's boss asked him to put together a list of SMART key performance indicators for their organization, Iron Man, Inc. Which of the following lists correctly identifies SMART indicators?&#10;A)Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely&#10;B)Solitary, Monetary, Accessible, Realistic, Timely&#10;C)Strategic, Measurable, Authorized, Related, Targeted&#10;D)Strong, Monetary, Achievable, Reactionary, Targeted

Accepted Answer

The answer of Finn's boss asked him to put together...

Question 24

Sione earns roughly $22,000 per year, manages and supervises three other employees, and spends about 35 hours per week on job duties that require a fair amount of discretion and independence. Which of the following is true about Sione?

A)Sione is nonexempt, based upon the salary requirements.
B)Sione is exempt because he manages and supervises other employees.
C)Sione is exempt, due to his salary.
D)Sione is nonexempt, due to a lack of hours.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sione earns roughly $22,000 per year, manages...

Question 25

Which of the following is the best quality tool for gathering information about a specific problem?&#10;A)Pareto chart&#10;B)Ishikawa diagram&#10;C)A cause and effect diagram&#10;D)Scatter charts

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is the best...

Question 26

Sometimes, an employee might choose to no longer have the union represent them. If this is the case, what must the employee petition the NLRB for?&#10;A)Deauthorization&#10;B)Decertification&#10;C)A voluntary-recognition bar&#10;D)A blocking-charge bar

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sometimes, an employee might choose to no...

Deck 1: Human Resources (HR) and Employment Law