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The role of government in the U.S. industrial relations system is:
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active in dispute resolution
legalistic in administrative procedures and active in dispute
legalistic in administrative procedures and the courts, but passive in dispute resolution
legalistic in the courts only
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A bona fide occupational qualification allows
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random drug testing
discrimination to be permissible when a qualification is considered reasonably necessary to the operation of the business or enterprise
exemption from the Fourteenth Amendment
seniority systems
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.
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The right of employees to strike in support of their bargaining demands is protected by
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collective bargaining agreements
state law
the Taft-Hartley Act
the Landrum-Griffin Act
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In a unionized firm, the _____ clause of the collective bargaining agreement typically retains for management the authority to impose reasonable rules for workplace conduct and to discipline employees for just cause.
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organizational support
employee relations
implied promises
management rights
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A worker being fired for actions ranging from filing a workers’ compensation claim to reporting safety violations to government agencies is called
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red-hot-stove discipline
unfair dismissal
just cause
retaliatory discharge
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.
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According to _____, an employee may not be fired because he or she refuses to commit an illegal act, such as perjury or price fixing.
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retaliatory discharge
social learning theory
lifestyle discriminate
public policy exception
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In U.S. industrial relations, union organization is
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supported by both large and small employers
opposed by large employers but supported by small employers
opposed by both large and small employers
opposed by small employers but supported by large employers
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Mediation is most successful when
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the mediator acts as a judge in the negotiations
disputants see mediators as fair
mediators are assigned by the courts to intervene
the mediator’s advice has the force of a government writ
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The concept of _____ requires an employer not only to produce persuasive evidence of an employee’s liability or negligence, but also to provide the employee a fair hearing and to impose a penalty appropriate to the proven offense.
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positive discipline
the hot-stove rule
just cause
progressive discipline
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A(n) _____ is a neutral facilitator between employees and managers who assists in resolving workplace disputes.
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peer-review panel