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Chapter 44 Test

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which of the following would be inappropriate for an employer to ask a prospective employee about during a job interview?
a.
previous work experiences
c.
citizenship
b.
intentions to have a family
d.
prior convictions
 

 2. 

Which of the following jobs is covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act requiring a minimum hourly wage?
a.
newspaper delivery
b.
part-time retail jobs held by full-time students
c.
jobs that receive tips
d.
assembly line workers
 

 3. 

Overtime wages
a.
do not apply to salaried workers.
b.
apply to those who work on commission.
c.
are not required by law.
d.
must be double the regular hourly wages.
 

 4. 

What are health, life, and disability insurance called when provided by an employer at no or low cost to an employee?
a.
social security
c.
fringe benefits
b.
taxes
d.
none of the above
 

 5. 

Federal and state taxes that are withheld from paychecks
a.
are done so by the government.
c.
are used to pay for overtime.
b.
are done so by employers.
d.
are used to pay for fringe benefits.
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 
 
Complete each of the following statements with the appropriate choice below.  Some choices are not used.
bona fide occupational qualification
Occupational Safety and Health Act
collective bargaining
polygraph test
Fair Labor Standards Act
strike
fringe benefit
unfair labor practice
 

 6. 

Unions have the right to take certain actions, such as a work stoppage called a(n) ____________________.
 

 

 7. 

In situations of business necessity, employers may legally hire persons of a specific religion, gender or national origin, a(n) ______________________________.
 

 

 8. 

The _________________________ determines the minimum wage that is paid to hourly workers and the overtime rates for specific jobs.
 

 

 9. 

Firing a worker for trying to organize a union is a(n) ____________________.
 

 

 10. 

Union and management engage in ____________________ to settle labor disputes.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below. Some items may not be used.
a.
bona fide occupational qualification
e.
right-to-know laws
b.
employment-at-will contracts
f.
right-to-work states
c.
fringe benefits
g.
union
d.
polygraph test
h.
whistle blowing
 

 11. 

an agreement whereby employees can either be discharged or quit at any time
 

 12. 

reporting employers for illegal acts
 

 13. 

allowing discrimination because it is reasonably necessary for performance on the job
 

 14. 

an association of workers that seeks to establish favorable wages and improved working conditions
 

 15. 

illegality of requiring workers to join unions or pay union dues as a condition of employment
 

 16. 

requires employers to inform workers of physical and health hazards of chemicals in the workplace
 

Short Answer
 

 17. 

List four criticisms of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
 

 18. 

Give three reasons in favor of at-will contracts and three reasons against them.
 
 
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 19. 

What is the most common type of specific work-related death?
 

 20. 

How many people are intentionally killed in the work place in the year reported?
 

 21. 

How many work-related deaths involved the employee falling to a lower level?
 



 
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