Quiz 9 Chapter 16

Question 1

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, the highest injury rates are found in which of these industries?

Answer Warehousing.

Service.

Healthcare.

Call centers.

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5 points

Question 2

Polygraph testing:

Answer Is encouraged by the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988.

Is used by 85 percent of U.S. companies as a pre-employment screening procedure.

Has been replaced by written psychological tests.

Is used by 85 percent of U.S. companies to discover employee theft.

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5 points

Question 3

Which law allows individuals who sue federal contractors for fraud to receive up to 30 percent of any amount recovered by the government?

Answer False Standards Act.

Economic Priorities Act (as amended in 1999).

U.S. False Claims Act (as amended in 1986).

Fair Labor Standards Act.

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5 points

Question 4

During the 1930s, many workers in the United States joined unions, and the ranks of organized labor grew rapidly. This historical period was called:

Answer The Fair Deal.

The New Deal.

The Progressive Era.

The Age of Unionization.

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5 points

Question 5

Privacy rights seek to protect the employees’ private lives from:

Answer Competitors’ actions.

Workplace violence.

Intrusive and unwarranted business actions.

Pressure to unionize.

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5 points

Question 6

When an employee believes their employer has done something that is wrong or harmful to the public, and he or she reports alleged organizational misconduct to the media, government, or high-level company officials, what has occurred?

Answer Insider trading.

Hot-lining.

Whistle-blowing.

Snitching.

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5 points

Question 7

Which of the following is not an argument favoring employee drug testing?

Answer It improves employee productivity.

It decreases employee theft and absenteeism.

It promotes safety in the...