Question 1

Distinguish between access discrimination and valuation discrimination.

Accepted Answer

The law recognizes two types of discrimination: access discrimination and valuation discrimination.The charges of discrimination and reverse discrimination that most often make the news involve access discrimination: the denial of particular jobs,promotions,or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities.
A second legally recognized interpretation of discrimination is valuation discrimination,which looks at the pay women and minorities receive for the jobs they perform.The Equal Pay Act makes it clear that it is discriminatory to pay women less than males when they are performing equal work.This definition of pay discrimination hinges on the standard of equal pay for equal work.Many believe that this definition of valuation discrimination does not go far enough.They believe that valuation discrimination can also occur when men and women hold entirely different jobs.

Question 2

The executive branch of the federal government _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  enforces laws through agencies and its other bodies 
B)  passes new laws 
C)  interprets laws and considers their constitutionality 
D)  changes existing laws 
A)  enforces laws through agencies and its other bodies 
B)  passes new laws 
C)  interprets laws and considers their constitutionality 
D)  changes existing laws A

Question 3

Which of the following includes a provision that requires public companies to set policies to allow executive compensation to be taken back if it was based on inaccurate financial statements that did not comply with accounting standards?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARR
A)  
B)  The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) 
C)  The Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 123 R 
D)  The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
A)  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARR
A)  
B)  The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) 
C)  The Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 123 R 
D)  The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act D

Question 4

What are the four basic steps in establishing a comparable-worth plan?

Accepted Answer

Establishing a comparable-worth plan typ

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Fair Labor Standards Act 
B)  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration legislation 
C)  The Portal-to-Portal Act 
D)  The Health Care Workers Protection Act 
A)  The Fair Labor Standards Act 
B)  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration legislation 
C)  The Portal-to-Portal Act 
D)  The Health Care Workers Protection Act

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding wage differences in industries and firms is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wages of men in large firms are 54 percent higher than wages of men in small firms. 
B)  Hispanic men are concentrated in construction and service firms. 
C)  Female employment is more heavily concentrated in large firms. 
D)  The pay premium associated with changing jobs is enjoyed primarily by white males. 
A)  Wages of men in large firms are 54 percent higher than wages of men in small firms. 
B)  Hispanic men are concentrated in construction and service firms. 
C)  Female employment is more heavily concentrated in large firms. 
D)  The pay premium associated with changing jobs is enjoyed primarily by white males.

Question 7

Under the _____,employers can be liable for current pay differences that are a result of discrimination that occurred many years earlier.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
B)  Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
C)  Equal Pay Act 
D)  Fair Labor Standards Act 
A)  Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
B)  Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
C)  Equal Pay Act 
D)  Fair Labor Standards Act

Question 8

The two types of discrimination recognized by law are valuation discrimination and access discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The _____ specifies the number of breaks that must be provided in an eight-hour workday.

Accepted Answer

A)  Portal-to-Portal Act 
B)  Occupational Safety and Health Administration legislation 
C)  Walsh-Healey Public Contracts legislation 
D)  Equal Pay Act 
A)  Portal-to-Portal Act 
B)  Occupational Safety and Health Administration legislation 
C)  Walsh-Healey Public Contracts legislation 
D)  Equal Pay Act

Question 10

Who among the following has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rachel,who pays all her workers a minimum wage of $13 
B)  Sally,who does not consider time her employees spend travelling to work as compensable time 
C)  Jeremy,who employs his 16-year-old cousin in his meat-packing plant 
D)  Randy,who employs his 17-year-old son in his stationery store as a cashier 
A)  Rachel,who pays all her workers a minimum wage of $13 
B)  Sally,who does not consider time her employees spend travelling to work as compensable time 
C)  Jeremy,who employs his 16-year-old cousin in his meat-packing plant 
D)  Randy,who employs his 17-year-old son in his stationery store as a cashier

Question 11

Which of the following is a test that must be met to qualify for the administrative employee exemption?

Accepted Answer

A)  The employee must be compensated on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week. 
B)  The employee's primary duty must be performance of manual work. 
C)  The employee must customarily and regularly direct the work of at least two or more other full-time employees or their equivalent. 
D)  The employee must have the authority to hire or fire other employees. 
A)  The employee must be compensated on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week. 
B)  The employee's primary duty must be performance of manual work. 
C)  The employee must customarily and regularly direct the work of at least two or more other full-time employees or their equivalent. 
D)  The employee must have the authority to hire or fire other employees.

Question 12

A government-defined prevailing wage is the minimum wage that must be paid for work done on covered government projects or purchases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

_____ has produced more comparable-worth pay increases than any other approach.

Accepted Answer

A)  Integrative bargaining 
B)  Win-win bargaining 
C)  Interest-based bargaining 
D)  Collective bargaining 
A)  Integrative bargaining 
B)  Win-win bargaining 
C)  Interest-based bargaining 
D)  Collective bargaining

Question 14

Women's median annual earnings compared to men's has changed from about 60 percent to 78 percent from 1980 to 2013.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

While government affects the supply of labor through legislation,it has no effect on the demand for labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If federal and state minimum wage laws cover the same job,workers should be paid at or above the higher rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Denial of jobs,promotions,or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities are examples of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  access discrimination 
B)  valuation discrimination 
C)  treatment discrimination 
D)  hostile environment 
A)  access discrimination 
B)  valuation discrimination 
C)  treatment discrimination 
D)  hostile environment

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in establishing a comparable-worth pay plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adopt a single gender neutral point job evaluation plan for all jobs within a unit. 
B)  All jobs with equal job evaluation points should be paid the same. 
C)  Identify the percentages of male and female employees in each job group. 
D)  Base the wage-to-job evaluation point ratio on the wages paid for female-dominated jobs. 
A)  Adopt a single gender neutral point job evaluation plan for all jobs within a unit. 
B)  All jobs with equal job evaluation points should be paid the same. 
C)  Identify the percentages of male and female employees in each job group. 
D)  Base the wage-to-job evaluation point ratio on the wages paid for female-dominated jobs.

Question 19

The determination of pay discrimination on jobs of dissimilar content requires a standard that allows jobs of dissimilar content to be declared comparable and that allows pay differences for jobs that are not comparable.This standard is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  job evaluation 
B)  comparable worth analysis 
C)  disparate impact analysis 
D)  point factor market comparison 
A)  job evaluation 
B)  comparable worth analysis 
C)  disparate impact analysis 
D)  point factor market comparison

Question 20

The agency that conducts reviews and seeks remedies where insufficient compliance to Executive Order 11246 is found is the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  OSHA 
B)  EEOC 
C)  OFCCP 
D)  FCSS 
A)  OSHA 
B)  EEOC 
C)  OFCCP 
D)  FCSS

Distinguish between access discrimination and valuation discrimination.

The executive branch of the federal government _____.

Which of the following includes a provision that requires public companies to set policies to allow executive compensation to be taken back if it was based on inaccurate financial statements that did not comply with accounting standards?

What are the four basic steps in establishing a comparable-worth plan?

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?

Which of the following statements regarding wage differences in industries and firms is NOT true?

Under the _____,employers can be liable for current pay differences that are a result of discrimination that occurred many years earlier.

The two types of discrimination recognized by law are valuation discrimination and access discrimination.

The _____ specifies the number of breaks that must be provided in an eight-hour workday.

Who among the following has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

Which of the following is a test that must be met to qualify for the administrative employee exemption?

A government-defined prevailing wage is the minimum wage that must be paid for work done on covered government projects or purchases.

_____ has produced more comparable-worth pay increases than any other approach.

Women's median annual earnings compared to men's has changed from about 60 percent to 78 percent from 1980 to 2013.

While government affects the supply of labor through legislation,it has no effect on the demand for labor.

If federal and state minimum wage laws cover the same job,workers should be paid at or above the higher rate.

Denial of jobs,promotions,or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities are examples of _____.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in establishing a comparable-worth pay plan?

The determination of pay discrimination on jobs of dissimilar content requires a standard that allows jobs of dissimilar content to be declared comparable and that allows pay differences for jobs that are not comparable.This standard is _____.

The agency that conducts reviews and seeks remedies where insufficient compliance to Executive Order 11246 is found is the _____.

The Pay Model

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

International Pay Systems

Management: Making It Work

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Exam 17: Government and Legal Issues in Compensation

Distinguish between access discrimination and valuation discrimination.

The executive branch of the federal government _____.

Which of the following includes a provision that requires public companies to set policies to allow executive compensation to be taken back if it was based on inaccurate financial statements that did not comply with accounting standards?

What are the four basic steps in establishing a comparable-worth plan?

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?

Which of the following statements regarding wage differences in industries and firms is NOT true?

Under the _____,employers can be liable for current pay differences that are a result of discrimination that occurred many years earlier.

The two types of discrimination recognized by law are valuation discrimination and access discrimination.

The _____ specifies the number of breaks that must be provided in an eight-hour workday.

Who among the following has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

Which of the following is a test that must be met to qualify for the administrative employee exemption?

A government-defined prevailing wage is the minimum wage that must be paid for work done on covered government projects or purchases.

_____ has produced more comparable-worth pay increases than any other approach.

Women's median annual earnings compared to men's has changed from about 60 percent to 78 percent from 1980 to 2013.

While government affects the supply of labor through legislation,it has no effect on the demand for labor.

If federal and state minimum wage laws cover the same job,workers should be paid at or above the higher rate.

Denial of jobs,promotions,or training opportunities to qualified women or minorities are examples of _____.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in establishing a comparable-worth pay plan?

The determination of pay discrimination on jobs of dissimilar content requires a standard that allows jobs of dissimilar content to be declared comparable and that allows pay differences for jobs that are not comparable.This standard is _____.

The agency that conducts reviews and seeks remedies where insufficient compliance to Executive Order 11246 is found is the _____.

The Pay Model

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

International Pay Systems

Management: Making It Work

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