LOBBYING FOR LABOR LAW CHANGES

20 Jul LOBBYING FOR LABOR LAW CHANGES

A popular defined-contribution plan whereby employees contribute pretax dollars which are then matched by the employer is known as:
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money purchase plans.

Section 401(k) plans.

profit-sharing plans.

ERISA benefit plans.

employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).
uestion 2

The _____ is a federal law that requires employers to permit employees or their dependents to extend their health insurance coverage at group rates for up to 36 months following a qualifying event, such as a layoff, reduction in hours, or the employee’s death.
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

Social Security Act

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act
stion 3

The _____ is a report that describes a pension plan’s funding, eligibility requirements, risks, and other details.
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mission statement

balanced scorecard

labor law posting

“top-heavy” plan

summary plan description
uestion 4

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 requires employers to provide:
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up to 8 weeks of unpaid leave after childbirth or adoption.

reinstatement to the same (or a comparable) job upon the employee’s return to work.

paid leave to any employee who has one or more years of full-time service.

up to 18 weeks of unpaid leave to care of a seriously ill parent, spouse, or child.

up to one month of paid leave to take care of a seriously ill spouse, child, or parent.
uestion 5

Employers that offer medical insurance must meet the requirements of the _____.
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

Social Security Act of 1935

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
uestion 6

Active employee wellness programs:
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rely on employees to identify and obtain the services they need.

are health education programs that provide information and services, but no formal support or motivation to use the program

have not been successful in reducing risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease.

assume that behavior change requires not only awareness and opportunity, but support and reinforcement.

cost less than passive wellness programs.
uestion 7

The guarantee that when employees become participants in a pension plan and work a specified number of years, they will receive a pension at retirement age, regardless of whether they remained with the employer is referred to as _____.
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special drawing rights

quid pro quo

laissez-faire

benchmarking

vesting rights
stion 8

Right-to-work laws are:
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federal laws that protect employees’ right to lifetime employment.

state laws that make union shops, maintenance of membership, and agency shops illegal.

laws that protect the right of unions to insist that the employer hire only union members.

laws that allow terminating an existing contract and striking for a new one without notifying the employer.

federal laws that ensure that all union members get pension benefits.
estion 9

When does the NLRB certify a union as the exclusive representative of a group of employees?
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When the management of an organization approves of a union

When a union pays its dues to the board

When at least 51 % of the employees join the union within a certain time (30 days) after beginning employment

When a majority of workers vote in favor of a union

When the AFL-CIO votes in favor of a union
estion 10

Which of the following decisions in labor relations involves day-to-day activities in which union members and the organization’s managers may have disagreements?
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Administering contracts

Formulating labor relations strategy

Lobbying for labor law changes

Negotiating contracts

Implementing labor laws
estion 11

What is the minimum percent of employees in a bargaining unit who must sign authorization cards for the NLRB to hold a union representation election?
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30 percent

51 percent

20 percent

10 percent

55 percent
estion 12

Which of the following is an unfair labor practice under Section 8(a) of the NLRA?
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Engaging in collective bargaining with a labor organization

Asking to meet with employees’ representatives because the employees are on strike

Failing to pay unionized employees higher wages than nonunionized employees

Implementing performance-based pay plans in the company

Coercing employees in exercising their rights to join or assist a labor organization
uestion 13

According to Walton and McKersie, _____ bargaining looks for win-win solutions, or outcomes in which both sides benefit.
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attitudinal

integrative

distributive

intraorganizational

associate
uestion 14

A labor union all of whose members have a particular skill or occupation is known as a(n) _____ union.
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common

industrial

craft

regional

employer’s
uestion 15

Which of the following describes the type of arbitration that focuses on enforcing or interpreting contract terms?
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Final-offer arbitration

Interest arbitration

Rights arbitration

Conventional arbitration

Contract arbitration
estion 16

The _____ of a company is the country in which the organization’s headquarters is located.
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host country

parent country

governing country

third country

second country
uestion 17

By far the most important influence on international HRM is the _____ of the country in which a facility is located.
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politics

educational system

culture

economic system

currency
uestion 18

Which of the following terms describe the disillusionment and discomfort that occur during the process of adjusting to a new culture?
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Culture shock

Honeymoon

Euphoria

Acculturation

Acclimatization
uestion 19

Which of the following determines the compensation of expatriates by adjusting the manager’s compensation so that it gives the manager the same standard of living as in the home country plus extra pay for the inconvenience of locating overseas?
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The scorecard approach

The balance-sheet approach

The equalization approach

The exchange-rate approach

The correspondence approach
uestion 20

At the highest level of involvement in the worldwide marketplace are organizations that choose to locate a facility based on the ability to effectively, efficiently, and flexibly produce a product or service, using cultural differences as an advantage. Such organizations are referred to as:
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foreign subsidiaries.

international organizations.

multinational organizations.

global organizations.

universal organizations
estion 21

Canada, Mexico, and the United States have encouraged trade among themselves with the:
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CSN.

NAFTA.

PICTA.

APEC.

TAFTA.
estion 22

In the context of the activities that an organization uses to help repatriated employees through the transition to the home-country, which of the following activities involves the expatriate receiving information and recognizing changes while abroad?
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Validation

Equalization

Communication

Resolution

Rationalization
uestion 23

An organization that has just started setting up one or a few facilities in one or a few foreign countries is a(n):
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global organization.

international organization.

multinational organization.

foreign subsidiary.

expatriate.
uestion 24

New technology usually involves _____—that is, using equipment and information processing to perform activities that had been performed by people.
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downsizing

outsourcing

offshoring

automation

diversification
uestion 25

A standard feature of a modern HRIS is the use of _____, which store data in separate files that can be linked by common elements.
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graph databases

hypermedia databases

relational databases

unstructured databases

parallel databases
estion 26

Which of the following is a business indicator of the success of the training programs implemented by the HR department of an organization?
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The extent to which training programs meet the needs of employees and the company

Training dollars per employee

Communication to employees about available training opportunities

Assistance in identifying management potential

Quality of introduction/orientation programs
uestion 27

Which of the following occurs when organizations encourage employees to see relationships among ideas and to test assumptions and observe the results of their actions?
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High employee turnover

Critical, systematic thinking

Disruptive learning

Organizational change

Organizational anarchy
uestion 28

_____ is the way the organization groups its people into useful divisions, departments, and reporting relationships.
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Job structure

Organizational structure

Value chain

Corporate design

Relationship management
uestion 29

Which of the following elements in a high-performance work system contribute(s) to high performance by encouraging people to strive for objectives that support the organization’s overall goals and includes the performance measures by which employees are judged?
Answer

Organizational goals

Task design

Reward systems

Information systems

Training and development
uestion 30

Which of the following is a business indicator of the success of the compensation system designed by the HR department of an organization?
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Competitiveness in the local labor market

Ratio of average salary offers to average salary in community

Relationship between pay and performance

Employee satisfaction with pay

Fairness of existing job evaluation system in assigning grades and salaries