Which piece of legislation established that employees may not demand payment for their commute time?
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The Portal to Portal Act established that employees may not demand payment for their commute time. This act, which was passed in 1947, also required employers to pay for work performed before or after normal hours or during scheduled breaks.
Question 32
Which of the following is not a stated category of OSHA violation?
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The stated categories of OSHA violations include willful, serious, otherthanserious, repeat, failure to abate, and de minimus (or minimal violations). Accidental is not one of the categories officially noted by OSHA, so answer choice C is correct. Answer choices A, B, D, and E all reflect actual categories, so they are incorrect.
Question 33
A midrange plan can be executed in
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: According to conventional business wisdom, a midrange plan can be executed in two years. The typical formulation is that shortrange plans can be achieved in from six months to a year, midrange plans can be achieved in between one and three years, and longrange plans can be accomplished in three to five years. Most business experts assert that it is not worthwhile to plan much longer than five years in advance, because of the volatility and constant flux of the marketplace.
Question 34
Which of the following is considered the first piece of legislation to affect the movement for labor rights within the United States?
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The Sherman AntiTrust Act was created in 1890 and represents the first piece of legislation to affect the movement for labor rights within the United States. The Clayton Act followed in 1914, the Railway Labor Act in 1926, and the NorrisLa Guardia Act in 1932.
Question 35
Fran is interviewing candidates for an accounting position. Glenda seems like a very qualified candidate, but Fran finds her voice very annoying. Despite Glenda's solid record, Fran hires another candidate. Fran's decision demonstrates the
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Fran's decision demonstrates the horn effect. This phenomenon, also known as the harshness bias, is the tendency to allow one irritating aspect of the interviewee's performance to dominate perception. An interviewer should be aware of this potential pitfall, and should consider whether the characteristic he finds distracting will likely be so to other people, or whether it bears significantly on job performance. In this case, Glenda's voice will probably not have much effect on her performance as an accountant. The central tendency, meanwhile, is a bias towards rating all candidates roughly equal. Stereotyping bias is a tendency to attribute certain characteristics to an interviewee because of his gender, ethnicity, religion, etc. The cultural noise bias is created when an interviewee answers questions not honestly, but in the way he believes the interviewer wants them to be answered.
