Exam 3: The Legal Context

Comparing the percentage of men,women,or minorities employed in a job category with their availability in the relevant population of qualified people interested in the position is an example of a ________.

How is at-will employment best used by employers?

A company fails to do a background check that would have revealed that a person it has hired has the potential to harm others.The employee then physically harms a customer during a disagreement.The company could be found guilty of ________.

What is affirmative action? What is an affirmative action plan?

Someone who provides their services to a firm as part of an independent business is considered an employee of that firm.

What is the best conclusion given the following information about research technicians employed in the scientific wing of a pharmaceutical organization? Females comprise 60 percent of the current workforce and 50 percent of the relevant population (research technicians)and males comprise 40 percent of the current workforce and 50 percent of the relevant population.

Which of the following is true for affirmative action plans?

Contingent workers are part of a company's core workforce.

A manager only hires Hispanic women as secretaries.This is an example of ________.

The WARN Act of 1988 applies to ________.

Comparing the percentages of men,women,or minorities in various job categories to see if men,women,or minorities are disproportionately represented in certain workforce categories is an example of a ________.

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act ________.

When Mary hires someone because they share the same interests,which of the following has occurred?

Affirmative action plans give preferential treatment to the qualified applicant on a permanent basis.

Which of the following are employees of a company who take on the operation of certain functions,or staff an entire office or factory on a contractual basis for a client or company?

If a company makes promises to a recruit that it does not intend to keep,it could be found guilty of ________.

A hotel chain that is recruiting front desk receptionists receives 200 applications from males and 100 applications from females.100 out of 200 men are hired and 25 out of 100 women are hired.Which of the following statements is true of the hotel chain's hiring policy?

Any employee of a temporary agency working at another company's place of business is not entitled to receive benefits from the company.

In a mixed motive case of disparate treatment,the employer is accused of having both a legitimate and an illegitimate reason for making the employment decision.

Executive Order 11246 prohibits discrimination and establishes affirmative action to promote diversity.