Workplace Right and Laws Answers

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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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The protection of children’s education rights from excessive work time was guaranteed by the...

A
The Rehabilitation Act
B
The Fair Labor Standards Act
C
The Age Discrimination Act
D
The Equal Pay Act
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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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The purpose of having a minimum wage is to _____.

A
Educate workers about what they could be making
B
Guarantee that workers are paid fairly and not exploited
C
Undermine businesses that can’t afford to pay minimum wages
D
Generate more tax revenue by increasing overall pay
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Affirmative action is a policy of giving preference to those who _____.

A
Have a much lower income bracket
B
Have historically been discriminated against
C
Have been unable to find a job
D
Have been fired for being too old
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Read the following scenario and decide who, if anyone, is committing sexual harassment: “George displays a calendar in his workspace with explicit pictures. Candy sees the calendar and feels uncomfortable. She tells her boss, Lenny, right away.”

A
George
B
Candy
C
Lennie
D
No one, this is not a case of sexual harassment
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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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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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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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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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