11.A skill-based pay system is based on the assumption that workers who acquire additional skills can make a greater contribution to the organization and, consequently, should be paid more.
12.Skill-based pay systems are probably most effective in bureaucratic organizations that employ routine technologies under relatively stable conditions.
13.A firm achieves external competitiveness when its employees perceive that their pay is fair in relation to what each of them contributes to the firm.
14.The primary federal law regulating overtime pay practices is the National Labor Relations Act.
15.Federal law specifies that when state minimum wage levels differ from that required by federal law, the employer must pay the higher of the two rates.
16.The Equal Pay Act bars employers from paying lower wages to one sex when the work of the two sexes is substantially equal.
17.A Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) is a health insurance program where an employer has an agreement with doctors, hospitals, and other medical facilities to provide services at a discounted fee in return for the company’s participation.
18.The Employee Retirement Income Security Act requires that employers provide all full-time employees with a retirement plan.
19.Cafeteria plans allow employees to choose among various benefits and levels of coverage.
20.Line managers have little responsibility with respect to federal wage and hour laws.