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What was the general effect of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

A
To protect the rights and wages of employees
B
To protect the rights and interests of business
C
To protect the rights and wages of child laborers
D
To protect the interests and principles of capitalism
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If you are accused of a criminal act, you can substantially lower your legal costs by _____.

A
Threatening your lawyer
B
Accepting a public defender
C
Hiring a private attorney.
D
Lying to your lawyer about your guilt
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If the judge determines that the plaintiff has brought a frivolous lawsuit against the defendant, then the judge may decide to _____.

A
Sentence the plaintiff to jail time
B
Charge the plaintiff with a criminal offense
C
Order the plaintiff to pay court costs for the defendant
D
Forbid the plaintiff from bringing any further lawsuits
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Unethical behavior should be reported to the proper authority, but care must be taken to ______.

A
Report your perceptions
B
Explain what you think was happening
C
Report only what happened
D
Explain how you were able to see it
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The Federal government required all federal agencies to recognize the working and access rights of the disabled in the ____.

A
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
B
Age Discrimination Act of 1967
C
Civil Rights Act of 1964
D
American with Disabilities Act of 1986
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For a behavior to be considered sexual harassment, it must be _____.

A
Blatantly sexual
B
Unwelcome by the recipient
C
Witnessed by more than one person
D
Committed against a woman
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If a company offers compensatory time to an employee instead of overtime, a worker must...

A
Use the time immediately or lose it forever
B
Agree to the exchange of overtime for paid time off
C
Schedule more hours to make up the compensatory time
D
Obtain a doctor’s note saying they require time off
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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...

A
A similar position in the same company with the same pay as their old jobs
B
A similar position in the same company with a pay increase for medical expenses
C
A job in the same company, with different responsibilities and pay
D
Government help to find a job with similar responsibilities and pay
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Over the years, workplace discrimination has become ________.

A
More subtle
B
Less subtle
C
More common
D
Virtually extinct
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A worker is protected from discrimination on the basis of race or color, religion, gender, or national origin by the...

A
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
B
Age Discrimination Act of 1967
C
Civil Rights Act of 1964
D
Fair Standards Labor Act of 1938
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If you suspect your boss of unethical behavior, your first step should be to ______.

A
Document everything that happens
B
Begin to look for a new job
C
Confront your boss immediately
D
Go immediately to upper management
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Labor unions can use the power of collective bargaining to negotiate, meaning that they will _____.

A
Set fires to factories to get their way
B
Pay new workers not to take their jobs
C
Use numbers to assert their power to strike
D
Ask all workers to work really slowly
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In any industry, ethical behavior is the responsibility of ______.

A
Each company
B
Each employee
C
Each supervisor
D
Each customer

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