LMR FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS10
COMPARATIVE NORM - ANSWERS-comparison of the wage rates of the community and the
industry with those of the current bargaining situation.
ABILITY TO ACT - ANSWERS-concerns an employer's ability to pay a wage increase (deals with
factors such profitability).
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS - ANSWERS-where wages are tied to increases in the cost of
living (usually based upon the CPI: Consumer Price Index).
WHAT IS A COLA PROVISION? - ANSWERS-scheduled wage increases based on the degree of
change in the chosen index also called escalator clauses.
WAGE RE OPENERS DEFINITION - ANSWERS-These are clauses that permit the union and/or
management to reopen labor agreements for wage issues at stated intervals during the life of a
contract.
Wage reopeners require labor and management to - ANSWERS-re-negotiate wages, instead of
being automatically done via an escalator/COLA. Party who wants to use wage reopener must
give written notice to the other within a specified time period (generally 60 days).
WAGE DIFFERENITALS TYPICALLY - ANSWERS-ARE PAY ADJUSTMENTS TO DIFFERENT SHIFTS,
MORE HAZARDOUS JOBS, EX: NIGHT SHIFT WORKERS
FAIR LABOR STANDARD ACT REQUIRES OVERTIME PAY WHEN - ANSWERS-MORE THAN 40
HOURS WERE WORKED IN A WEEK
, DEFINE REPORTING PAY - ANSWERS-MINIMUM GUARANTEED PAY WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS SENT
HOME DUE TO NO AVAILABLE WORK
CALL IN PAY DEFINED - ANSWERS-WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS CALLED IN ON A DAY THEY WERE NOT
SCHEDULED OR WITH MINIMAL NOTICE
JOB DESCRIPTION DEFINITION - ANSWERS-LISTING OF JOB FACTORS, (TASKS DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES)
JOB EVALUATIONS - ANSWERS-LISTING OF THE KSA'S - THEN RANK THEM BY POINTS AND PAY
ACCORDINGLY
JOB COMPARISONS - ANSWERS-CONCEPT WHERE DIFFERENT JOBS THAT MAKE COMPARABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PAY RATES
TWO TIER WAGE SYSTEMS - ANSWERS-WORKERS HIRED AFTER THE LABOR AGREEMENT IS IN
PLACE MAY BE PAID LESS THAN WORKERS THAT WERE HIRED UNDER A DIFFERENT CBA
BENEFITS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED TO COST EMPLOYERS MORE THAN ___________________
BILLION ANNUALLY - ANSWERS-600
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CBA'S TODAY INCLUDE PENSION OR RETIREMENT PLANS? - ANSWERS-
98%
US SURPREME COURT RULED IN "INLAND STEEL (1949)" THAT EMPLOYERS - ANSWERS-COULD
NOT REFUSE TO BARGAIN CONCERNING PENSION AND RETIREMENT PLANS
AND ANSWERS10
COMPARATIVE NORM - ANSWERS-comparison of the wage rates of the community and the
industry with those of the current bargaining situation.
ABILITY TO ACT - ANSWERS-concerns an employer's ability to pay a wage increase (deals with
factors such profitability).
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS - ANSWERS-where wages are tied to increases in the cost of
living (usually based upon the CPI: Consumer Price Index).
WHAT IS A COLA PROVISION? - ANSWERS-scheduled wage increases based on the degree of
change in the chosen index also called escalator clauses.
WAGE RE OPENERS DEFINITION - ANSWERS-These are clauses that permit the union and/or
management to reopen labor agreements for wage issues at stated intervals during the life of a
contract.
Wage reopeners require labor and management to - ANSWERS-re-negotiate wages, instead of
being automatically done via an escalator/COLA. Party who wants to use wage reopener must
give written notice to the other within a specified time period (generally 60 days).
WAGE DIFFERENITALS TYPICALLY - ANSWERS-ARE PAY ADJUSTMENTS TO DIFFERENT SHIFTS,
MORE HAZARDOUS JOBS, EX: NIGHT SHIFT WORKERS
FAIR LABOR STANDARD ACT REQUIRES OVERTIME PAY WHEN - ANSWERS-MORE THAN 40
HOURS WERE WORKED IN A WEEK
, DEFINE REPORTING PAY - ANSWERS-MINIMUM GUARANTEED PAY WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS SENT
HOME DUE TO NO AVAILABLE WORK
CALL IN PAY DEFINED - ANSWERS-WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS CALLED IN ON A DAY THEY WERE NOT
SCHEDULED OR WITH MINIMAL NOTICE
JOB DESCRIPTION DEFINITION - ANSWERS-LISTING OF JOB FACTORS, (TASKS DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES)
JOB EVALUATIONS - ANSWERS-LISTING OF THE KSA'S - THEN RANK THEM BY POINTS AND PAY
ACCORDINGLY
JOB COMPARISONS - ANSWERS-CONCEPT WHERE DIFFERENT JOBS THAT MAKE COMPARABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PAY RATES
TWO TIER WAGE SYSTEMS - ANSWERS-WORKERS HIRED AFTER THE LABOR AGREEMENT IS IN
PLACE MAY BE PAID LESS THAN WORKERS THAT WERE HIRED UNDER A DIFFERENT CBA
BENEFITS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED TO COST EMPLOYERS MORE THAN ___________________
BILLION ANNUALLY - ANSWERS-600
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CBA'S TODAY INCLUDE PENSION OR RETIREMENT PLANS? - ANSWERS-
98%
US SURPREME COURT RULED IN "INLAND STEEL (1949)" THAT EMPLOYERS - ANSWERS-COULD
NOT REFUSE TO BARGAIN CONCERNING PENSION AND RETIREMENT PLANS
