Employment and Student Answer

1.
Question :
Which of the following is prohibited discrimination under civil rights law?

Student Answer:

discrimination in hiring

discrimination in compensation

discrimination in classification

all of the above

Points Received:
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Question 2.
Question :
What can employers do to ensure that permatemps, that is, individuals from staffing firms who have long-term relationships with an employer, are not considered employees of their firm?

Student Answer:

Never exercise direct control over these people and treat them separate from regular employees.

Ensure they provide sufficient training and supervision.

Provide permatemps with special hats indicating their status as temporary.

None of the above are correct.

Points Received:
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Question 3.
Question :
Which of the following statements is true regarding independent contractors?

Student Answer:

An independent contractor is a legal employee of the company which hired him/her.

Using an independent contractor increases the employer's exposure to laws and regulations governing the employment relationship.

Using an independent contractor frees an employer from the tax withholding and tax payment obligations it has for its employees.

Using an independent contractor substantially increases the right of the employer to control the contractor.

Points Received:
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Question 4.
Question :
The most prevalent form of the employment relationship is _________.

Student Answer:

independent contractor

employer-employee

temporary employee

employer-employer

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Question 5.
Question :
A _____________ staffing strategy is when organizations decide to go to locations where there are ample labor supplies.

Student Answer:

transfer system

relocate system

factional system

extrinsic system

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Question 6.
Question :
According to the staffing quantity model, an organization will be __________ when availabilities exceed requirements.

Student Answer:

fully staffed

understaffed

overstaffed

none of the above

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Question 7.
Question :
The process of acquiring, deploying, and retaining a workforce of sufficient quantity and quality to create positive impacts on the organization's effectiveness is called ________.

Student Answer:

staffing

recruitment

selection

placement

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Question 8.
Question :
Staffing systems exist, and should ultimately be used, to __________.

Student Answer:

ensure that day-to-day operations run smoothly

ensure that procedural, transactional, and routine activities are accomplished

reduce costs regardless of the effects on quality or quantity

contribute to the attainment of organizational goals such as survival, profitability, and growth

Points Received:
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Question 9.
Question :
The common law principle which states that, in the absence of any contract language to the contrary, either the employer or employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time is called _________.

Student Answer:

employment-at-will

affirmative action

equal employment opportunity

a consent decree

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Question 10.
Question :
A _____________ staffing strategy would have an organization concentrate on acquiring new employees who can "hit the ground running

Student Answer:

pure acquisition

pure development

lead system

lag system

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Question 11.
Question :
According to the overall staffing organizations model, HR and staffing strategy are driven by

Student Answer:

the mission, goals and objectives of the organization

support activities

legal compliance activities

all of the above are correct

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Question 12.
Question :
In terms of the person/organization match ________.

Student Answer:

A. the "organization" includes only tasks to be performed that are written down as part of the job description

attempts to match people to organization values should not be made

there is a concern with the "fit" of people to multiple jobs or future jobs

all of the above are correct

Points Received:
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Question 13.
Question :
Which of the following statements is true regarding the laws and regulations which govern the employment relationship?

Student Answer:

Their purpose is to create a reasonable balance of power between the employer and employee.

Their purpose is to create a reasonable power advantage for employees.

Their purpose is to create a reasonable power advantage for employers.

Their purpose is to provide protections for employees only.

Points Received:
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Question 14.
Question :
Which of the following factors increase the likelihood that a worker will be considered an independent contractor?

Student Answer:

The independent contractor works without supervision or oversight from the employer.

The independent contractor sets his or her own work hours.

The independent contractor is paid by the project rather than by the time spent.

All of the above.

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Question 15.
Question : In EEOC cases, a consent decree is ________.

Student Answer:

mandated by law

court approved

limited to non-monetary relief

limited to affirmative action remedies

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Question 16.
Question :
Which of the following statements is true regarding the laws and regulations which govern the employment relationship?

Student Answer:

Their purpose is to create a reasonable balance of power between the employer and employee.

Their purpose is to create a reasonable power advantage for employees.

Their purpose is to create a reasonable power advantage for employers.

Their purpose is to provide protections for employees only.

Points Received:
1.25 of 1.25 Comments:

Question 17.
Question :
The key to a successful rebuttal in a disparate treatment case is _________.

Student Answer:

to prove adverse impact

to provide nondiscriminatory reasons for the practice(s) in question

to show the presence of a "mixed motive"

D. to prove discrimination

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Question 18.
Question :
Which of the following matching concerns arise in person-organization match?

Student Answer:

values, new job duties, multiple jobs, and future jobs

values, qualifications, and motivation

person, process, and principle

all of the above are correct

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Question 19.
Question :
Enforcement mechanisms used by the OFCCP ________.

Student Answer:

rarely involve employer site visits

are identical to those used by the EEOC

are unrelated to specific AA plans

may involve conciliation agreements

Points Received:
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Question 20.
Question :
Disparate treatment focuses on _________.

Student Answer:

allegations and evidence about the effects of discriminatory actions

allegations and evidence about intentions to discriminate

adverse impact

quotas

Points Received:
1.25 of 1.25