What is the time limit for filing a charge of discrimination with the EEOC?
Answer option A is correct.
The individual filing the claim has 180 days from the date of the alleged violation. In some instances the 180-day limitation may be extended to 300 days if the charge is covered by a state or local anti-discrimination law.
Answer option B is incorrect. The limit is 180 days, not 30 days.
Answer option C is incorrect. The limit is 180 days, not 60 days.
Answer option D is incorrect. The limit is 180 days, not 90 days.
Chapter: Employee and Labor Relations
Objective: Federal Employment Legislation
Which of the following is illegal except in the construction industry?
Answer option B is correct.
The closed shop clause is illegal except in the construction industry. The closed shop clause requires that all new hires be members of the union before they are hired.
Answer option C is incorrect. The agency shop clause specifies that all employees must either join the union or pay union dues if they choose not to join the union.
Answer option A is incorrect. The union shop clause requires that all employees join the union within a grace period specified by the contract.
Answer option D is incorrect. There is no such term as common shop clause.
Chapter: Employee and Labor Relations
Objective: Union Organization
When an individual files a charge of discrimination with the EEOC against an employer, what will the EEOC do?
Answer option C is correct.
The first thing that the EEOC will do is send the employer a letter informing them of the charge and allow the employer to respond accordingly.
Answer option A is incorrect. The EEOC won't visit the place of employment, but will first send a letter informing the employer of the charge.
Answer option B is incorrect. The EEOC doesn't create a hearing. The employer will first receive the letter allowing them to respond to the charge.
Answer option D is incorrect. The EEOC won't visit the place of employment, but will first send a letter informing the employer of the charge.
Chapter: Employee and Labor Relations
Objective: Federal Employment Legislation
Which of the following tests is also known as honesty test?
Answer option B is correct.
Chapter: Workforce Planning and Employment
Objective: Staffing Programs
Your organization likes to use mediation rather than lawsuits to find amicable resolutions to issues and disputes. When mediation is required, there are several steps to the process. What step of the mediation process identifies alternative solutions to the problem?
Answer option A is correct.
There are six stages of mediation: structure, introductions, fact-finding, options, negotiating, and writing the agreement. The options stage identifies all possible alternative solutions to the problem.
Answer option B is incorrect. Fact-finding allows both sides to present their case and for the mediator to identify the facts.
Answer option C is incorrect. Negotiating helps the parties come to an agreement based on the identified options.
Answer option D is incorrect. Structure describes how and when the mediation process will occur.
Chapter: Employee and Labor Relations
Objective: Dispute Resolution
