Managing Human Resources 17th Edition by Scott A. Snell -Test Bank

1. Equal employment opportunity refers to actions required of employers to correct past discrimination against minorities.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

POINTS:   1

DIFFICULTY:   Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   MGHR.SNEL.17.3-1

NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG – Analytic – Business knowledge and analytic skills

STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – DISC: HRM

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

2. The Equal Pay Act makes it illegal to discriminate against people in terms of the pay, employee benefits, and pension they earn based on their gender when they do equal work.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

POINTS:   1

DIFFICULTY:   Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   MGHR.SNEL.17.3-1

NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG – Analytic – Business knowledge and analytic skills

STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – DISC: HRM

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

3. Employment discrimination began in the nineteenth century with the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

POINTS:   1

DIFFICULTY:   Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   MGHR.SNEL.17.3-1

NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG – Analytic – Business knowledge and analytic skills

STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – DISC: HRM

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

4. Early nondiscrimination laws failed to give enforcement power to the agencies charged with upholding them.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

POINTS:   1

DIFFICULTY:   Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   MGHR.SNEL.17.3-1

NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG – Analytic – Business knowledge and analytic skills

STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – DISC: HRM

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

5. Training in and knowledge of equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws are essential for managers and supervisors because organizations can be held accountable and legally responsible for their managers’ decisions.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

POINTS:   1

DIFFICULTY:   Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   MGHR.SNEL.17.3-3

NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG – Analytic – Business knowledge and analytic skills

STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – DISC: HRM

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

6. Managers cannot be sued for discrimination because they merely act as agents of their employer.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

POINTS:   1

DIFFICULTY:   Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   MGHR.SNEL.17.3-1

NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG – Analytic – Business knowledge and analytic skills

STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – DISC: HRM

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension