The Federal Insurance Contributions Act requires employers to do which of the following?

Withhold Social Security tax from pay

Provide health insurance for all employees

Contribute to a defined-benefit plan

Contribute to a deferred-compensation plan

Withhold Social Security tax from pay

As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with intrinsic rewards and extrinsic rewards that your company provides for its employees. Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic reward?

Satisfaction from challenging and exciting assignments

Esteem from working with other talented people

An employee earning $22,500 per year supervises three employees and spends 35 hours per week on essential job duties that require discretion and independent judgment. Which of the following describes this employee?

Nonexempt, based on the salary basis requirement

Exempt, based on the administrative exemption test

Exempt, based on the executive exemption test

Nonexempt, based on the salary basis requirement

Which of the following describes salting?

The union hires an individual to apply for a job with an employer and begin to organize the company.

The union hires an individual to picket the employer's business.

The union hires an individual to apply for a job with an employer and begin to organize the company.

The union hires an individual to publicize its reasons for targeting an employer for unionization.

The union hires an individual to distribute leaflets to employees as they are leaving work at the end of the day.

A supervisor has called an employee in for an interview about an inventory shortage. When the supervisor begins asking questions, the employee invokes his Weingarten rights. The supervisor has the option to do which of the following?

Discontinue the interview, and make the determination based on other evidence and documentation.

Continue the interview while waiting for a co-worker to return from lunch.

Stop the discussion while the employee calls an attorney.

Stop the discussion until the shop steward is available upon return from vacation in 4 days.

A union philosophy statement may have all of the following except which?

A promise of extended benefits if the company remains union free

A description of what a union cannot do for the employees

Factual statements about the disadvantages of unions in the labor/management relationship

A statement of the company's desire to remain union free

A promise of extended benefits if the company remains union free

Employee pension rights are protected by which of the following acts or regulations?

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

Employee Weingarten rights established which of the following?

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

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.

When does double breasting occur?

An employer has two businesses, one union and one nonunion, that do substantially the same work but have different management, equipment, and customers.

A neutral employer performs work that is normally done by striking employees.

An employer has two companies that are substantially identical.

Two businesses perform operations that are part of the same product.

An employer has two businesses, one union and one nonunion, that do substantially the same work but have different management, equipment, and customers.

Which of the following is not a sign of union organizing activity by employees?

An employee complaining of harassment by a co-worker

An increase in requests for copies of the employee handbook

The use of union terms at an all-employee meeting

An increase in employee groupings in the parking lot

An employee complaining of harassment by a co-worker

An employee with a bachelor's degree, an employee who speaks English as a second language, and an individual over the age of 40 are all examples of what?

Effective knowledge management programs

Non-discriminatory hiring practices

''When the workplace is permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule and insult that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the victim's employment and create an abusive working environment, Title VII is violated.'' This is a statement made with regard to which of the following sexual-harassment court cases?

Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.

Burlington Industries v. Ellerth

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to the Occupational Safety and Health Act as the National Labor Relations Board is to which of the following?

The National Labor Relations Act

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

The Labor-Management Relations Act

An employee has resigned. During the exit interview, the employee tells HR that the reason for the resignation is that for the last 3 months the supervisor has been hostile, refused to provide instructions on work assignments, given the employee all the most unpleasant tasks in the department, and verbally reprimanded the employee in front of co-workers and customers. The employee may have a cause of legal action based on which of the following?

The employer's duty of good faith and fair dealing

During a unionizing campaign, management may do which of the following in response to union allegations?

Point out the consequences of unionization based on past facts.

Ask employees what the union is saying about the company.

Point out the consequences of unionization based on past facts.

Encourage nonunion employees to talk about the reasons they don't want the union.

Tell employees that the company will have to move the jobs to another country if the union is elected.Answer:

A union philosophy statement may have all of the following except which?

A promise of extended benefits if the company remains union free

A statement of the company's desire to remain union free

A promise of extended benefits if the company remains union free

A description of what a union cannot do for the employees

Factual statements about the disadvantages of unions in the labor/management relationship

If an employee wants to participate in a union, they'll often have union dues to pay. The employer is obligated to deduct the payment from the employee's paycheck and give it to the union only if which condition is met?

The person requesting for the union dues deduction must make the request in writing.

The union representative must contact the employer and verify the request on behalf of the employee.

The person requesting for the union dues deduction must be employed for more than 90 days.

The person requesting for the union dues deduction must be employed for more than 120 days.

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