HRM 531 Week 1 Quiz

1. A bona fide occupational qualification allows

2. According to _____, an employee may not be fired because he or she refuses to commit an illegal act, such as perjury or price fixing. 

3. The concept of _____ requires an employer not only to produce persuasive evidence of an employee’s liability or negligence, but also to provide the employee a fair hearing and to impose a penalty appropriate to the proven offense. 

4. The right of employees to strike in support of their bargaining demands is protected by

5. Title VII is most relevant to the employment context because it _____ on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in all aspects of employment.

6. The Civil Rights Act of 1871

7. A(n) _____ is a neutral facilitator between employees and managers who assists in resolving workplace disputes. 

8. In a unionized firm, the _____ clause of the collective bargaining agreement typically retains for management the authority to impose reasonable rules for workplace conduct and to discipline employees for just cause. 

9. A worker being fired for actions ranging from filing a workers’ compensation claim to reporting safety violations to government agencies is called

10. Mediation is most successful when

11. The role of government in the U.S. industrial relations system is: 

12. In U.S. industrial relations, union organization is

13. While mediation assists the parties to reach their own settlement, _____ hears the positions of both and decides on binding settlement terms.

14. _____ refers to an employment relationship between an employer and an employee, under which either party can terminate the relationship without notice for any reason not prohibited by law.

15. One distinctive feature of the U.S. system compared with other countries is