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SPHR Questions - Part 105
1. Which of the following is an action taken by the employer to stop employees from working?
A) Calling conference
B) Security checks
C) Strike
D) Lockout
2. Employee pension rights are protected by which of the following acts or regulations?
A) The Sherman Antitrust Act
B) The Equal Employment Opportunity Act
C) Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
D) Executive Order 11246
3. Which of the following requires an employee to act with reasonable care and skill in the course of performing work for the employer?
A) Due process
B) Duty of diligence
C) Duty of obedience
D) Duty of loyalty
4. Which of the following damages an individual's reputation in the community?
A) Quid pro quo
B) Vicarious liability
C) Defamation
D) Constructive Discharge
5. Employee Weingarten rights established which of the following?
A) Employers may not deny a nonunion worker's request for representation during an investigatory hearing.
B) Union employees have the right to have a union representative present at an investigatory interview.
C) Employees have the right to consult with an attorney post-discipline.
D) Employers have the right to deny the presence of a co-worker in an investigatory interview.
A) Calling conference
B) Security checks
C) Strike
D) Lockout
2. Employee pension rights are protected by which of the following acts or regulations?
A) The Sherman Antitrust Act
B) The Equal Employment Opportunity Act
C) Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
D) Executive Order 11246
3. Which of the following requires an employee to act with reasonable care and skill in the course of performing work for the employer?
A) Due process
B) Duty of diligence
C) Duty of obedience
D) Duty of loyalty
4. Which of the following damages an individual's reputation in the community?
A) Quid pro quo
B) Vicarious liability
C) Defamation
D) Constructive Discharge
5. Employee Weingarten rights established which of the following?
A) Employers may not deny a nonunion worker's request for representation during an investigatory hearing.
B) Union employees have the right to have a union representative present at an investigatory interview.
C) Employees have the right to consult with an attorney post-discipline.
D) Employers have the right to deny the presence of a co-worker in an investigatory interview.
1. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Union Organization
2. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.USERRA protects the rights of reservists called to active duty in the armed forces and applies to all public and private employers in the United States. It includes pension protection for returning service members related to vesting, accrual, and employer contribution continuity. The Sherman Anti-Trust act is legislation used to control business monopolies, and Executive Order 11246 (D) prohibits employment discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act (B) provided litigation authority to the EEOC back in 1972.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions
3. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Answer option B is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Federal Employment Legislation
4. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Federal Employment Legislation
5. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Answer option B is correct.Weingarten rights were upheld by the NLRB, establishing that union workers have the right to representation in any meeting that may amount to an investigatory interview that could lead to disciplinary action. These rights do not currently apply to nonunion workers (A). Any employee has the right to consult with an attorney post-discipline, and employers do not have the right to deny representation to union workers (D, A) in a meeting that may result in discipline.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Union Organization
2. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.USERRA protects the rights of reservists called to active duty in the armed forces and applies to all public and private employers in the United States. It includes pension protection for returning service members related to vesting, accrual, and employer contribution continuity. The Sherman Anti-Trust act is legislation used to control business monopolies, and Executive Order 11246 (D) prohibits employment discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act (B) provided litigation authority to the EEOC back in 1972.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions
3. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Answer option B is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Federal Employment Legislation
4. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Federal Employment Legislation
5. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Answer option B is correct.Weingarten rights were upheld by the NLRB, establishing that union workers have the right to representation in any meeting that may amount to an investigatory interview that could lead to disciplinary action. These rights do not currently apply to nonunion workers (A). Any employee has the right to consult with an attorney post-discipline, and employers do not have the right to deny representation to union workers (D, A) in a meeting that may result in discipline.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions
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