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Questions # 41:

Henry is the HR Professional for his organization and he's discussing the status of Amy's employment. Amy earns $87,500 per year and receives a paycheck via direct deposit every two weeks. Amy washired under the offer of a salary position, but she feels that she is working far more than the agreed 40 hours per week. Based on these scenarios, do you believe Amy is exempt or non-exempt?

Options:

Amy is exempt because she is paid on a salary basis.

Amy is not exempt because she is working more than ten percent of her total agreed hours per week.

Amy is exempt because she earns more than $1,000 per week.

Amy is not exempt because she is offered bonuses as part of her pay.

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Questions # 42:

Employee Weingarten rights established which of the following?

Options:

Employers may not deny a nonunion worker's request for representation during an investigatory hearing.

Union employees have the right to have a union representative present at an investigatory interview.

Employees have the right to consult with an attorney post-discipline.

Employers have the right to deny the presence of a co-worker in an investigatory interview.

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Questions # 43:

Robert is the HR Professional for his organization and he's speaking with thefederation chairman about the labor and the direction of unions. What is a federation?

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A federation is a group of national unions.

A federation is the same as a union.

A federation is a union that has international members.

A federation isthe governing body of a union.

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Questions # 44:

Which of the following is comprised of any employee payments not associated with wages and salaries?

Options:

Non-monetary compensation

Direct compensation

Indirect compensation

Monetary compensation

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Questions # 45:

You are a HR Professional for your organization and you're coaching Thomas on human resources practices, particularly the role of the HR Professional in strategic planning. Youtell Thomas the importance of vision, mission, and values of an organization. Thomas asks what the difference is between vision and mission. Which one of the following best describes the difference between vision and mission for an organization?

Options:

A vision is the purpose of a company. A mission is the task the organization aims to accomplish.

A vision describes the future of the organization while a mission describes the goals of the organization.

A vision describes the organization's role, whatthe organization is, and what the organization may aspire to be. A mission describes what the organization will definitely become.

A vision describes an organization's role, what the organization is, and what the organization wants to become. A mission describes the organization's purpose for being.

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Questions # 46:

Which of the following standards requires employers to provide employees with information about physical and health hazards related to chemical use in the workplace?

Options:

Personal protective equipment

Hazard communication

General duty clause

The control of hazardous energy

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Questions # 47:

As an HR Professional you shouldbe familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union-based strikes. An organization utilizes union labor and non-union labor in their operations. The union goes on a strike; so the organization shifts work to the non-union labor to offsetthe effects of the strike. If the union labor decides to picket the operations of the non-union labor, what term is assigned to this process?

Options:

Double Breasting Picketing

Common situs picketing

Wildcat strikes

Sympathy strike

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Questions # 48:

Which of the following is developed over centuries as a result of legal decisions made by judges in individual cases?

Options:

Comparable worth

Compensable factors

Common law doctrine

Compulsory arbitration

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Questions # 49:

Kelly's organization has posted a new job opening for their organization. This job opening is for awoman to be the restroom attended, for all women's restrooms and locker rooms, in their organization. Kelly believes, however, that the requirement for the applicant to be a female is a violation of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Which oneof the following is the best answer for this scenario?

Options:

This is an example of an exception by bona fide occupational qualification to the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

This is an example of a violation of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The sex of applicants is excluded from the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

This is not a violation of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because there is an equal paying and titled job for the men's restroom and locker rooms in the company

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Questions # 50:

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What did the legal case, the United Steelworkers of America versus Weber regard?

Options:

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from favoring women and minorities.

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from using racial criteria as a method to determine workplace advancement.

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not bar employers from favoring women and minorities.

The United States Supreme Court heldthat the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from favoring minorities, but could do gender based favor.

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