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1.
The role of government in the U.S. industrial relations system is:
- [removed]
active in dispute resolution
[removed]
legalistic in administrative procedures and active in dispute
[removed]
legalistic in administrative procedures and the courts, but passive in dispute resolution
[removed]
legalistic in the courts only
2.
A bona fide occupational qualification allows
[removed]
random drug testing
[removed]
discrimination to be permissible when a qualification is considered reasonably necessary to the operation of the business or enterprise
[removed]
exemption from the Fourteenth Amendment
[removed]
seniority systems
3.
The right of employees to strike in support of their bargaining demands is protected by
[removed]
collective bargaining agreements
[removed]
state law
[removed]
the Taft-Hartley Act
[removed]
the Landrum-Griffin Act
4.
In a unionized firm, the _____ clause of the collective bargaining agreement typically retains for management the authority to impose reasonable rules for workplace conduct and to discipline employees for
just cause
.
[removed]
organizational support
[removed]
employee relations
[removed]
implied promises
[removed]
management rights
5.
A worker being fired for actions ranging from filing a workers’ compensation claim to reporting safety violations to government agencies is called
[removed]
red-hot-stove discipline
[removed]
unfair dismissal
[removed]just cause[removed]
retaliatory discharge
6.
According to _____, an employee may not be fired because he or she refuses to commit an illegal act, such as perjury or price fixing.
[removed]retaliatory discharge[removed]
social learning theory
[removed]
lifestyle discriminate
[removed]
public policy exception
7.
In U.S. industrial relations, union organization is
[removed]
supported by both large and small employers
[removed]
opposed by large employers but supported by small employers
[removed]
opposed by both large and small employers
[removed]
opposed by small employers but supported by large employers
8.
Mediation is most successful when
[removed]
the mediator acts as a judge in the negotiations
[removed]
disputants see mediators as fair
[removed]
mediators are assigned by the courts to intervene
[removed]
the mediator’s advice has the force of a government writ
9.
The concept of _____ requires an employer not only to produce persuasive evidence of an employee’s liability or negligence, but also to provide the employee a fair hearing and to impose a penalty appropriate to the proven offense.
[removed]
positive discipline
[removed]
the hot-stove rule
[removed]just cause[removed]
progressive discipline
10.
A(n) _____ is a neutral facilitator between employees and managers who assists in resolving workplace disputes.
[removed]
peer-review panel
[removed]
grievance committee
[removed]
ombudsperson
[removed]
complaint team
11.
While mediation assists the parties to reach their own settlement, _____ hears the positions of both and decides on binding settlement terms.
[removed]
fact-finding
[removed]
wildcat resolution
[removed]
intercession
[removed]
arbitration
12.
One distinctive feature of the U.S. system compared with other countries is
[removed]
collective agreements are of fixed duration that embody a sharp distinction between negotiation of and interpretation of an agreement
[removed]
centralized collective bargaining
[removed]
selective representation
[removed]
low union dues and small union staffs
13.
The Civil Rights Act of 1871
[removed]
provides that a seniority system that intentionally discriminates against the members of a protected group can be challenged within 180 days
[removed]
prohibits the denial, termination, or suspension of government contracts if an employer is following an affirmative action plan accepted by the federal government for the same facility within the past 12 months
[removed]
grants all citizens the right to sue in federal court if they feel they have been deprived of any rights guaranteed by the Constitution and other laws
[removed]
requires that men and women working for the same establishment be paid the same rate of pay for work that is substantially equal in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions
14.
Title VII is most relevant to the employment context because it _____ on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in all aspects of employment.
[removed]
prohibits discrimination
[removed]
prevents layoffs
[removed]
encourages advancement
[removed]
eliminates nepotism
15.
_____ refers to an employment relationship between an employer and an employee, under which either party can terminate the relationship without notice for any reason not prohibited by law.
[removed]
Fiduciary duty of loyalty
[removed]
Due process
[removed]
An implied promise
[removed]
Employment at will
1. The role of government in the U.S. industrial relations system is:
·
active in dispute resolution
·
legalistic in administrative procedures and active in dispute
·
legalistic in administrative procedures and the courts, but passive in dispute resolution
·
legalistic in the courts only
2. A bona fide occupational qualification allows
·
random drug testing
·
discrimination to be permissible when a qualification is considered reasonably necessary to the operation of the business or enterprise
·
exemption from the Fourteenth Amendment
·
seniority systems
3. The right of employees to strike in support of their bargaining demands is protected by
·
collective bargaining agreements
·
state law
·
the Taft-Hartley Act
·
the Landrum-Griffin Act
4. In a unionized firm, the _____ clause of the collective bargaining agreement typically retains for management the authority to impose reasonable rules for workplace conduct and to discipline employees for
just cause
.
·
organizational support
·
employee relations
·
implied promises
·
management rights
5. A worker being fired for actions ranging from filing a workers’ compensation claim to reporting safety violations to government agencies is called
·
red-hot-stove discipline
·
unfair dismissal
·
just cause
·
retaliatory discharge
6. According to _____, an employee may not be fired because he or she refuses to commit an illegal act, such as perjury or price fixing.
·
retaliatory discharge
·
social learning theory
·
lifestyle discriminate
·
public policy exception
7. In U.S. industrial relations, union organization is
·
supported by both large and small employers
·
opposed by large employers but supported by small employers
·
opposed by both large and small employers
·
opposed by small employers but supported by large employers
8. Mediation is most successful when
·
the mediator acts as a judge in the negotiations
·
disputants see mediators as fair
·
mediators are assigned by the courts to intervene
·
the mediator’s advice has the force of a government writ
9. The concept of _____ requires an employer not only to produce persuasive evidence of an employee’s liability or negligence, but also to provide the employee a fair hearing and to impose a penalty appropriate to the proven offense.
·
positive discipline
·
the hot-stove rule
·
just cause
·
progressive discipline
10. A(n) _____ is a neutral facilitator between employees and managers who assists in resolving workplace disputes.
·
peer-review panel
·
grievance committee
·
ombudsperson
·
complaint team
11. While mediation assists the parties to reach their own settlement, _____ hears the positions of both and decides on binding settlement terms.
·
fact-finding
·
wildcat resolution
·
intercession
·
arbitration
12. One distinctive feature of the U.S. system compared with other countries is
·
collective agreements are of fixed duration that embody a sharp distinction between negotiation of and interpretation of an agreement
·
centralized collective bargaining
·
selective representation
·
low union dues and small union staffs
13. The Civil Rights Act of 1871
·
provides that a seniority system that intentionally discriminates against the members of a protected group can be challenged within 180 days
·
prohibits the denial, termination, or suspension of government contracts if an employer is following an affirmative action plan accepted by the federal government for the same facility within the past 12 months
·
grants all citizens the right to sue in federal court if they feel they have been deprived of any rights guaranteed by the Constitution and other laws
·
requires that men and women working for the same establishment be paid the same rate of pay for work that is substantially equal in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions
14. Title VII is most relevant to the employment context because it _____ on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in all aspects of employment.
·
prohibits discrimination
·
prevents layoffs
·
encourages advancement
·
eliminates nepotism
15. _____ refers to an employment relationship between an employer and an employee, under which either party can terminate the relationship without notice for any reason not prohibited by law.
·
Fiduciary duty of loyalty
·
Due process
·
An implied promise
·
Employment at will
