Deck 18: Labor Relations

Question 1

The 1935 act that defines certain conduct of employers and employees as unfair labor practices and that provides for hearings on complaints that such practices have occurred is the ___________.

A) Norris-LaGuardia Act
B) Taft-Hartley amendments
C) National Labor Relations Act
D) Landrum-Griffin amendments

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The NLRA was modified in 1947 by the ___________.

A) Taft-Hartley amendments
B) Landum-Griffin amendments
C) National Labor Relations Board
D) Norris-LaGuardia Act

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The act that places controls on labor unions and the relationships between unions and their members is the ___________.

A) Fair Labor Standards Act
B) Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
C) Equal Pay Act
D) Civil Rights Act

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The act that establishes minimum wages and maximum hours of employment is the ___________.

A) Equal Pay Act
B) Landum-Griffin amendments
C) Fair Labor Standards Act
D) Taft-Hartley Act

Question 5

The act that prohibits private employers and state and local governments from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is the ___________.

A) Taft-Hartley Act
B) Equal Pay Act
C) Rehabilitation Act of 1973
D) Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 6

The act that addresses wage disparities based on sex is the ___________.

A) Age Discrimination in Employment Act
B) Civil Rights Act of 1964
C) Landum-Griffin amendments
D) Equal Pay Act of 1963

Question 7

The act that prohibits age-based employment discrimination against individuals between 40 and 70 years of age is the ___________.

A) Equal Pay Act of 1963
B) Age Discrimination in Employment Act
C) Taft-Hartley Act
D) National Labor Relations Act

Question 8

The act designed to afford protection to handicapped employees is the ___________.

A) Rehabilitation Act of 1973
B) Civil Rights Act of 1964
C) Equal Pay Act of 1963
D) Norris-LaGuardia Act

Question 9

The act that provides for the development and enforcement of standards for occupational health and safety is the ___________.

A) Rehabilitation Act of 1973
B) Occupational Safety and Health Act
C) National Labor Relations Act
D) Taft-Hartley Act

Question 10

A contract that provides that only members of a particular union may be hired is termed ___________.

A) union shop
B) open door
C) closed shop
D) closed door

Question 11

A contract that permits the hiring of nonunion employees but requires that new employees join the union is termed ___________.

A) closed door contract
B) open door contract
C) closed shop
D) union shop

Question 12

Laws that give an employee a legal way to receive compensation for injuries on the job are referred to as ___________.

A) rehabilitation
B) workers' compensation
C) equal pay
D) National Labor Relations Act

Question 13

The relationships between employees and employers are ___________.

A) regulated by state but not federal laws
B) regulated by both state and federal laws
C) regulated by state laws
D) regulated by federal laws

Question 14

The most significant piece of federal legislation dealing with labor relations is the ___________.

A) Civil Rights Act of 1964
B) Equal Pay Act of 1963
C) National Labor Relations Act
D) Norris-LaGuardia Act

Question 15

Federal laws generally take precedence over state laws. However, ___________.

A) when there is a conflict between the state and the federal laws, state laws are applicable when state regulations are more rigid than federal legislation
B) when there is a conflict between the state and the federal laws, state laws are not applicable when state regulations are more rigid than federal legislation
C) when there is a conflict between the state and the federal laws, state laws are applicable; when state regulations are more rigid than federal legislation, an arbitrator must decide which law should take precedence
D) state laws always take precedence over federal laws

Question 16

The department within the executive branch of government that advises the president on labor policies and issues is the ___________.

A) Department of the Interior
B) Department of Justice
C) Department of Health and Human Resources
D) Department of Labor

Question 17

The functions of the Department of Labor are to ___________.

A) advise the President on labor issues
B) promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners and improve working conditions, and to advance opportunities for profitable employment.
C) foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners and improve working conditions, while also advancing opportunities for profitable employment.
D) foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners

Question 18

The NLRB's basic method of operation is to ___________.

A) investigate claims or complaints of unfair practices
B) determine whether there have been fair labor practices in an organization
C) investigate claims or complaints of fair practices
D) determine what should be kept from the President regarding fair labor practices in health care organizations

Question 19

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 places controls ___________.

A) only on labor unions and the relationships between unions and their members
B) requiring that employers report payments and loans made to vendors
C) requiring disclosure of expenditures made to influence the President in his decision making processes
D) on agreements with labor consultants, under which such persons undertake to interfere with certain employee rights

Question 20

OSHA's mission is to ___________.

A) assure the safety of workers and provide education to supervisors
B) set standards and provide training
C) set standards and provide training, outreach, and education
D) encourage continual improvement in workplace safety

Question 21

Employee union members do not have a right to ___________.

A) organize and bargain collectively
B) solicit and distribute union information during nonworking hours
C) picket
D) strike

Question 22

Supervisors do not have the right to ___________.

A) receive a notice of an impending strike
B) hire replacement workers
C) participate in union activity
D) restrict union activity to prescribed areas

Question 23

An affirmative action program includes such things as ___________.

A) the collection and analysis of data on the race and sex of all applicants for employment
B) discrimination on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or veteran status.
C) a statement in the personnel policy/procedure manuals and employee handbooks that would read, for example, "Health Care Facility, Inc., is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer."
D) non-discrimination on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or veteran status.

Question 24

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ___________.

A) encourages arbitrary age discrimination in hiring, discharge, pay, term, conditions, or privileges of employment.
B) discourages employment of older persons on the basis of their ability without regard to their age
C) proscribes arbitrary age discrimination in hiring, discharge, pay, term, conditions, or privileges of employment.
D) promotes employment of older persons on the basis of their ability without regard to their age

Question 25

Sexual conduct becomes unlawful ___________.

A) when it is unwelcome by the victim
B) when the victim solicits or invites the actions and must have considered the conduct acceptable
C) when the victim encourages sexual aggressiveness
D) when there is no action or suggestion of sexual improprieties against the accused