HFT 2220 Exam 2 Questions And Answers

Defendant - ANS The party against which the civil claim is filed Plaintiff - ANS The complainant after the case goes to Federal District Court (FDC) Complainant - ANS The person filing the complaint with an agency Protected Class - ANS Those who fall within the jurisdiction of legal protection Minority - ANS A label attributed to individuals who fall into a protected class as defined by civil rights statutes Human resource managers are typically responsible for which of the following? Acquiring a thorough knowledge of employment laws and statutes Participating in continuing education regarding pertinent laws Retaining legal counsel with employment law expertise Providing employees with a professional managed workplace - ANS All of the above Business necessity - ANS is a job-related reason to discriminate for a safe and efficient operation of an organization. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits the discrimination of people in which of the following age groups: - ANS 40 years of age and older The basic rights of employees include all of the following except: Right to privacy Fair compensation A free meal after three hours Freedom from discrimination - ANS A free meal after three hours The Four-Fifths Rule or 80 Percent Rule was established: - ANS As an affirmative action program to avoid adverse impact on any racial, ethnic, or gender group during employee selection procedures The termination of an employee due to inconsistent attendance on Sundays due to religious beliefs is an example of: - ANS Discrimination Which of the following employer defenses describes an instance in which an employer must discriminate based on a characteristic associated with the nature of the job? - ANS Bona fide occupational qualification Which of the following is not one of the three elements to a disparate treatment claim? Burden of proof lies with the complainant Incurring harm resultant of an employer's decision Employer's intention to discriminate Proving that a non-discriminatory reason was a pretext to discrimination - ANS Burden of proof lies with the complainant A person with a disability is considered qualified for a position if he/she can perform the essential function of the job without accommodations. - ANS False Evidence in which the complainant only needs to make an allegation is known as preponderance of evidence. - ANS False Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to a job process or work environment to better enable a qualified individual with a disability. - ANS True The Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects any form of discrimination based on gender, race, color, national origin, or religion. - ANS True The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 states that pregnancy is covered as any other medical condition in the work place - ANS True The "burden of proof" is on the employee initiating the complaint - ANS False The Equal Pay Act of 1963 requires that men and women working for the same organization be paid the same rate of pay for relatively similar work. - ANS True Organizational Analysis - ANS An important aspect of this level of needs assessment involves strategic planning and the identification of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed in the future Job/Task Analysis - ANS For this type of analysis, a company can compare the requirements of certain jobs with the knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees who perform the job well versus those who have difficulty performing the job Individual Analysis - ANS A means of assessing training needs by focusing on how individuals perform their jobs A structured discussion can do all of the following except: Employees develop ideas for the company Meet specific, predefined objectives Allow employees to share ideas Confrontations about employee behavior - ANS Confrontations about employee behavior Effective diversity training should aim at: Motivating employees to improve their performance Structuring tasks from complex to simple Active participation from all trainees Timely feedback regarding trainee performance All of the above - ANS All of the Above Specific work-group and job orientation help the employee understand all of the following except: Compensation and benefits Function of the organization Job responsibilities, expectations, and duties Policies, procedures, rules, and regulations - ANS Compensation and benefits What is the overall goal of the training and development process? - ANS To bring about a desired level of knowledge, skills, and abilities with all employees of the company What method of training involves the following steps: 1) trainer explains a desired behavior, 2) trainer demonstrates the behavior, 3) employee illustrates the behavior, and 4) trainer provides feedback? - ANS Behavior Modeling Which of the following is not an advantage of computer-based training? Accessibility to content regardless of time or distance from trainer Development of soft skills Pace set by trainee More Instruction - ANS Development of soft skills Which of the following training methods examines current behaviors or tries to build new skills in employees through simulation of real or hypothetical situations involving two or more people? - ANS Role Playing Cross training educates employees to be more sensitive to their co-worker's and guest's needs. - ANS False Entry-level employees would benefit from the "in-basket" training method. - ANS False Simulations use a series of written events, real or hypothetical, for trainees to decipher a problem. - ANS False The importance of a training evaluation is to determine its success and make changes, if needed. - ANS True