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?
Answer(s): C
This case centers on Brian Weber being excluded from a job training program that, if completed, would have increased his pay. His employer, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., allowed blacks and whites into the program on one-to-one basis. Weber sued on the grounds of "reverse discrimination." He initially won, but then the US Supreme Court overturned the decision. Answer options A, D, and B are incorrect. These are not correct definitions of the United Steelworkers of America versus Weber.
As an HR Professional, you must recognize and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affect your performance as an HR Professional. The National Labor Relations Board identified five categories of unfair labor practices. Which one of the following is not one of the five categories of unfair labor practices?
Answer(s): B
The employer is not obligated to provide meeting facilities to employees wishing to create a labor union.Answer options C, A, and D are incorrect. These are among the five unfair labor practices.
Mike is the HR Professional for his organization and he's documenting the relationship of contractors and employees in the organization. Mike is focusing on the control aspects as provided by the Internal Revenue Service. What aspect of the contractor control aspect is best described as how the business pays the worker?
Answer(s): D
How the organization pays the worker is defined as a financial control for the individual. This affects the decision and determination that the person may be an employee and not a contractor. Answer option A is incorrect. Behavioral control defines who does the work, who controls the work, who directs the work, and how each action is done.Answer option C is incorrect. The type of relationship should be defined in the written contract, assuming one exists, between the person and the organization. Answer option B is incorrect. There is not a control aspect called "contractual relationship" as provided by the IRS so this choice is not valid.
As a HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. This adverse impact lawsuit determined that discrimination need not be deliberate or observable to be real. Employees were segregated by race and were allowed to work only in the lowest paid position. What lawsuit is described?
Answer(s): A
The Griggs versus Duke Power lawsuit was heard in the US Supreme Court. This case, which preceded the Civil Rights Act of 1964, centered on a policy, Duke Power Company had of segregating employees by race.Answer option D is incorrect. McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus Green, 1973 centered on a race discrimination case regarding the burdens and nature of proof in proving a Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Answer option B is incorrect. Albemarle Paper versus Moody, 1975 dealt with racial discrimination and the responsibilities of organizations, to offer back pay to individuals that were racially discriminated. The racial discrimination may have prevented certain employees from advancing in the organization.Answer option C is incorrect. Washington versus Davis, 1976 is a racial discrimination lawsuit, brought by two African Americans that were denied positions in the Washington DC police department.
Which of the following are non-monetary rewards that a company can provide to its employees?
Answer(s): A,B,C
The following are non-monetary rewards that a company can provide to its employees:Opportunity to learnFlexible hoursRecognitionEmployees need to learn and develop new skills in order to advance. Hence, opportunity to learn is a non-monetary reward.Employees need time for their family, friends, and other activities. A felxible schedule or the occasional off can help employees to meet some of these obligations. Permiting some felxibility in an employee schedule increases their motivation.Answer option D is incorrect. Cash compensation is a monetary reward for employment.
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