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True / False

• Employment laws are passed only by state and federal governments, not by cities or counties.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Medium

REFERENCES: Bloom's: Remember

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

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• There are more firms with 0-4 employees than any other size firms.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Hard

REFERENCES: Bloom's: Remember

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

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• Punitive damages are not available in employment discrimination cases.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Medium

REFERENCES: Bloom's: Remember

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

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DATE MODIFIED: 7/6/2018 3:11 PM

• There are minimum standards for the terms and conditions of employment.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Hard

REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Understand Chapter 1 (Employment Law for Human Resource Practice, 6e David Walsh) (Test Bank all Chapters) 1 / 4

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QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

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Multiple Choice

5. Sources of employment law include all of the following EXCEPT:

• federal law
• state law
• ads for job openings
• constitutions

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Medium

REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Understand

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 4/13/2016 9:28 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 7/9/2018 11:23 AM

6. Under U.S. employment laws, employees have the right to:

• not be fired, as long as they do a good job
• be treated fairly in all aspects of the workplace, including receiving fair compensation
• have paid vacation after 1 year of employment
• expect their employers to comply with employment laws

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Hard

REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Apply

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 4/13/2016 9:29 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 7/6/2018 6:52 PM

• When determining which employment laws apply to a certain employer, which of the following factors does NOT

apply?

• the number of employees that work for the company
• whether the employer sells goods or services to the state government where it is located
• the state(s) in which the employer operates
• whether the employer sells goods or services to the federal government

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Medium 2 / 4

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REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Apply

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 4/13/2016 9:30 PM

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• Regarding employment law in the U.S., which of the following statements is true?

a.Most federal employment laws were passed in the first half of the 19 th century in response to growing industrialization

• The earliest employment laws focused on wages and hours
• Employees may be fired at any time for any reason not prohibited by law
• Employees enjoy the right to stay on the job as long as they are doing a good job

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Hard

REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Apply

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 4/13/2016 9:31 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 7/6/2018 7:06 PM

• Which of the following is generally true regarding the process of enforcing employment laws?
• courts and government agencies hear cases only after employees come forward with complaints about

violations of the law

• employees are very likely to seize the opportunity to sue their employers, because all of the cost of

employment litigation is borne by the employer

• once a claim is brought, a company’s attorneys deal with it, and managers have little involvement in the case
• employment laws apply only to full time employees

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Hard

REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Analyze

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 4/13/2016 9:32 PM

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• In considering whether an employment termination was legal, the court considers:
• whether the termination was fair
• whether the termination was necessary
• whether the termination was wise.
• whether the termination was legally permissible

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Hard 3 / 4

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REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Analyze

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 4/13/2016 9:33 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 7/6/2018 7:12 PM

11. Under the “payroll method” approved by the U.S. Supreme Court:

• employers whose payrolls exceed $500,000 annually are covered by Title VII
• employers are covered by Title VII if they had at least 20 employees on the payroll at the time of the alleged

discrimination

• employers are covered by Title VII if they had at least 15 employees working and being paid for each working

day during at least 20 weeks in the same or the preceding year

• employees are counted for each full week between when they are hired and when they leave employment,

regardless of the number of days or hours worked.

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Hard

REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Analyze

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 4/13/2016 9:34 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 7/6/2018 7:13 PM

• Regarding arbitration, which of the following statements is true?
• historically, arbitration has been used to enforce employee rights under collective bargaining agreements of

unionized employees

• arbitrators’ decisions are usually advisory and not considered final
• arbitrators have less control over the outcomes of disputes than do mediators.
• arbitration is always more costly and time-consuming than litigation

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Hard

REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Analyze

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 4/13/2016 9:35 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 7/6/2018 7:14 PM

13. Regarding the interrelationship of federal and state employment laws:

• state laws must be identical to federal law or the state law is void
• states may pass laws which reduce employee rights, but may not enact laws that expand employee protections

granted in federal laws

• states may pass laws which expand employee rights, but may not enact laws that reduce employee protections

granted in federal laws

• employment law is exclusively a federal domain, so states may not enact laws when federal law already exists

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

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