Chapter Review
Chapter 44:
Rights and Responsibilities in the Workplace
Practice Test
1.
Which question would be LEGAL for an employer to ask when interviewing candidates for a job?
a.
Are you physically able to perform the tasks required by this job?
b.
Do you have a physical disability?
c.
Have you had to leave a job in the past because you have a disability?
d.
Do you have a mental disability?
2.
Amelia could legally be required to pass a polygraph test when applying for a job as a __________.
a.
U.S. postal worker
b.
waitress
c.
retail clerk
d.
barista
3.
Fringe benefits __________.
a.
must be provided by employers
b.
may include life insurance
c.
must include medical benefits
d.
must include meals
4.
A union contract is an employment contract negotiated between __________.
a.
individual workers and the union
b.
owners of the company and the union
c.
individual workers and the owners of the company
d.
individual workers with the other individual workers in the company
5.
Unfair labor practices include all of the following EXCEPT __________.
a.
firing a worker trying to organize a union
b.
questioning union members about their activities
c.
threatening workers who refuse to join a union
d.
staging a legal strike
6.
What action violates the privacy rights of workers?
a.
monitoring and reading employees' e-mail
b.
videotaping employees at work
c.
searching employees' desks
d.
detaining employees against their will without good reason
7.
Random employee drug tests can lawfully be performed __________.
a.
by private employers
b.
even when unions have negotiated a no-drug-test clause
c.
by the federal government of all its employees
d.
by a state government of all its employees
8.
Jules is employed under an employment-at-will contract, which permits __________.
a.
Jules to quit only after giving three weeks notice
b.
the employer to discharge Jules only for misconduct
c.
the employer to discharge Jules for any reason, including his national origin
d.
the employer to discharge Jules for any reason, so long as it doesn't violate another law
9.
Whistle-blowing laws protect employees from being fired for complaining about all of the following EXCEPT __________.
a.
trade secrets
b.
unfair labor practices
c.
gender discrimination
d.
unsafe or hazardous conditions
10.
Employees qualify for unemployment compensation when they __________.
a.
lose their job through no fault of their own
b.
were fired for misconduct
c.
were fired for poor performance
d.
worked less than 20 weeks in the 12 months prior to unemployment
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