Career Planning: Workplace Right and Laws

29 May 2023
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If a company offers compensatory time to an employee instead of overtime, a worker must...
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b. Agree to the exchange of overtime for paid time off
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The protection of children's education rights from excessive work time was guaranteed by the...
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b. The Fair Labor Standards Act
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Affirmative action is a policy of giving preference to those who _____.
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b. Have historically been discriminated against
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In order to make sure that workers who leave their jobs are protected in case they need to be replaced, the Family and Medical Leave Act says that replaced workers must be given...
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a. A similar position in the same company with the same pay as their old jobs
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Read the following scenario and decide who, if anyone, is committing sexual harassment: "As Rebecca walks by Tom's workspace, Tom makes an obscene gesture in her direction. Jim, a coworker of Tom, notices the gesture but does not report it. Rebecca does not notice the gesture and never hears about it. Rebecca later asks Tom on a date and Tom refuses."
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a. Tom
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The purpose of having a minimum wage is to _____.
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b. Guarantee that workers are paid fairly and not exploited
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For a behavior to be considered sexual harassment, it must be _____.
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b. Unwelcome by the recipient
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The Federal government required all federal agencies to recognize the working and access rights of the disabled in the ____.
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a. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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If a union member does not pay their union dues, they will not be able to _____.
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a. Participate in collective bargaining with owners
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Over the years, workplace discrimination has become ________.
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a. More subtle