41.In all but which of the following cases of violation of workplace rules will firms generally bypass the progressive discipline system and directly terminate the employee?
a.If the violation involves theft.
b.If the violation involves sabotage.
c.If the violation involves drug use.
d.If the violation involves injury to self or others.
42.The most frequent legal challenge to layoff decisions is:
a.age discrimination.
b.sex discrimination.
c.racial discrimination.
d.religious discrimination.
43.OWBPA provisions dictate that the waiver document signed by early retirees must:
a.inform employees of their rights under ADEA and OWBPA.
b.give the employee 45 days to consider whether to sign the waiver.
c.allow employees to revoke their decisions for up to 21 days after they sign the waiver.
d.state that employees are waiving their rights to claims occurring after the waiver is signed.
44.Which of the following does not deal with the fairness of organizational practices that dictate day-to-day treatment of employees in the private sector?
a.Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
b.The Fair Labor Standards Act
c.The Equal Pay Act
d.The Privacy Act of 1974
45.A company needs a ____ for each piece of information collected and maintained on an employee or applicant.
a.vague business reason
b.personal reason
c.clear business reason
d.EEO-related reason
46.The ____ requires that federal government employees must be given access to any information in their personnel files.
a.National Labor Relations Act of 1935
b.Fair Labor Standards Act of 1932
c.Equal Protection Act of 1965
d.Privacy Act of 1974
47.The ____ regulates the release of information maintained by government agencies.
a.Freedom of Information Act of 1966
b.Privacy Act of 1974
c.Fair Labor Standards Act of 1929
d.National Labor Relations Act of 1935
48.To minimize the legal liability associated with surveillance and monitoring, employers should do all but which of the following?
a.Explain to the employees why surveillance/monitoring is taking place.
b.Make sure the surveillance/monitoring is for a job-related reason.
c.Do not let employees know that they are subject to surveillance and monitoring.
d.Do not monitor restrooms or lounges unless there is a legitimate need to do so.
49.The Privacy Act of 1974 specifically states that the employees have the right to do all but which of the following?
a.Review the information that is being kept on them by their employers.
b.Correct erroneous information that is being kept on them by their employers.
c.Delete unnecessary information that is being kept on them by their employers.
d.Prevent the information from being used for a purpose other than that for which it was collected.
50.The majority of today’s companies are monitoring employees’ email and Internet usage for all but which of the following reasons?
a.To detect wastage of working hours.
b.To protect themselves from computer viruses.
c.To protect themselves from computer hackers.
d.To protect themselves from leaks of confidential information.