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1. Which of the following is true regarding the Pregnancy Discrimination Act? A.

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Question

1. Which of the following is true regarding the Pregnancy Discrimination Act? A. Company health insurance plans can exclude pregnancy B. Employers are required to treat pregnancy the same as they would any other medical condition or temporary disability C. An employer can refuse to hire someone who is pregnant if doing so would be an undue hardship to the company D. An employer must hire a pregnant applicant even if she is not well qualified for the job
2. If an organization made a decision that they want their employees to work cooperatively to be more creative and innovative, which tactic is going to be critical setting up the specific tasks and responsibilities of these different employees? A. job design B. job analysis C. job specialization D. job characteristics
3. Companies are using different flexible jobs arrangements to A. retain workers longer B. make the labor pool larger C. reduce costs of using sick and personal time D. all of the above
4. The factors that companies are not primarily concerned with when going global are A. economic conditions B. cultural differences C. availability of workers D. availability of workspace

5. White govt. officials in Boston claim that minorities were hired with lower selection test scores than they were required to have. They are charging that they have been the victims of discrimination. This type of discrimination is known as A. reverse discrimination B. reverse preference discrimination C. disparate selection discrimination D. no type of discrimination addresses this issue 1. Which of the following is true regarding the Pregnancy Discrimination Act? A. Company health insurance plans can exclude pregnancy B. Employers are required to treat pregnancy the same as they would any other medical condition or temporary disability C. An employer can refuse to hire someone who is pregnant if doing so would be an undue hardship to the company D. An employer must hire a pregnant applicant even if she is not well qualified for the job
2. If an organization made a decision that they want their employees to work cooperatively to be more creative and innovative, which tactic is going to be critical setting up the specific tasks and responsibilities of these different employees? A. job design B. job analysis C. job specialization D. job characteristics
3. Companies are using different flexible jobs arrangements to A. retain workers longer B. make the labor pool larger C. reduce costs of using sick and personal time D. all of the above
4. The factors that companies are not primarily concerned with when going global are A. economic conditions B. cultural differences C. availability of workers D. availability of workspace

5. White govt. officials in Boston claim that minorities were hired with lower selection test scores than they were required to have. They are charging that they have been the victims of discrimination. This type of discrimination is known as A. reverse discrimination B. reverse preference discrimination C. disparate selection discrimination D. no type of discrimination addresses this issue 1. Which of the following is true regarding the Pregnancy Discrimination Act? A. Company health insurance plans can exclude pregnancy B. Employers are required to treat pregnancy the same as they would any other medical condition or temporary disability C. An employer can refuse to hire someone who is pregnant if doing so would be an undue hardship to the company D. An employer must hire a pregnant applicant even if she is not well qualified for the job
2. If an organization made a decision that they want their employees to work cooperatively to be more creative and innovative, which tactic is going to be critical setting up the specific tasks and responsibilities of these different employees? A. job design B. job analysis C. job specialization D. job characteristics
3. Companies are using different flexible jobs arrangements to A. retain workers longer B. make the labor pool larger C. reduce costs of using sick and personal time D. all of the above
4. The factors that companies are not primarily concerned with when going global are A. economic conditions B. cultural differences C. availability of workers D. availability of workspace

5. White govt. officials in Boston claim that minorities were hired with lower selection test scores than they were required to have. They are charging that they have been the victims of discrimination. This type of discrimination is known as A. reverse discrimination B. reverse preference discrimination C. disparate selection discrimination D. no type of discrimination addresses this issue

Explanation / Answer

1. B. Employers are required to treat pregnancy the same as they would any other medical condition or temporary disability.

Under the Title VII of the civil Rights act of 1964, pregnancy is considered as a condition equivalent to temporary disability and treat this individual accordingly without any kind of discrimination.

2. A. Job design

In this case, based on the job design or generally on the requirement of the job the specific task or responsibility is defined based on the expectations from the employees.

3. D. All of the above

Organizations today in order to make the situation better for employees and the organization provide and implement flexible job arrangements for their employees in order to make it convenient for them.

4. C. Availability of workfirce

This is something the organizations are primarily not concerned with because the workforce availability is something that would be present and the organizationa will use it for the the betterment of the employees.

5. Reverse preference discrimination