Chpt. 9

Question 1

Pre-employment screening, fingerprinting, and drug testing are all part of what process?

Answer 1

Background investigations.

Question 2

What may be the result of poor hiring decisions?

Answer 2

Negligent hiring lawsuits.

Question 3

It is estimated that up to 40% of job applicants provide what?

Answer 3

False or inflated information contained on resumes.

Question 4

What term refers to maintaining an employee after discovering some negative information not disclosed during the screening phase of the employment process?

Answer 4

Negligent retention.

Question 5

Employment-related hiring security includes what?

Answer 5

Background investigations.

Question 6

Standard applicant checks, including driving records and criminal background checks, are used for what types of positions?

Answer 6

Entry-level positions and positions that handle no money.

Question 7

According to the text, what type of background checks are intended for higher level positions involving the handling of money or sensitive information, and include education verification, professional credential checks and contacting references?

Answer 7

Comprehensive.

Question 8

Pre-employment screening has increased not only because of security concerns but also…?

Answer 8

Because of lower cost and the ease with which information can now be obtained.

Question 9

Pre-employment screening at a minimum generally includes criminal history, verification of prior employment, social security number and…?

Answer 9

Education verification.

Question 10

False or inflated information supplied by job applicants seems to be what?

Answer 10

On the rise.

Question 11

What act enforced by the Federal Trade Commission is designed to promote accuracy and ensure privacy of information?

Answer 11

Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Question 12

An employer is required to notify a job candidate that a consumer credit report will be requested as part of the job screening process under which provision?

Answer 12

Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Question 13

The Employee Polygraph Protection act essentially does what?

Answer 13

Prohibits the use of polygraphs in the private sector.

Question 14

A search of the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury reveals…?

Answer 14

Identities of foreign nationals.

Question 15

What act was passed to provide employers and employees with the right to work in a drug free workplace?

Answer 15

Federal Drug Free Workplace Act.

Question 16

What prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

Answer 16

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Tittle VII)

Question 17

Pre-employment background screening is among the most important types of investigations conducted where?

Answer 17

in the private investigations sector.

Question 18

Drug testing has taken many forms throughout the years, but what is the most common method used to do a drug screening?

Answer 18

Urine sample.

Question 19

What is generally considered the most accurate drug test for detecting current usage of drugs?

Answer 19

Blood.

Question 20

What is considered to be by far the largest substance abuse problem in society that can affect the workplace?

Answer 20

Alcohol.

Question 21

A 2004 article indicated what percentage of women would be sexually harassed during the course of their academic or working lives?

Answer 21

50%.

Question 22

The Supreme Court has established that employers can be held liable for both actual sexual harassment in the workplace and…?

Answer 22

Hostile environment.

Question 23

What governmental agency is responsible for administering the Civil Rights Act as it pertains to
sexual harassment?

Answer 23

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Question 24

In Board of Education v. Earls (2002) the U.S. Supreme Court cautioned that the desirability and wisdom of drug testing is an issue to be decided by local school boards, and said what?

Answer 24

“Testing students who participate in extracurricular activities IS a reasonably effective means of addressing the school district’s legitimate concerns in preventing, deterring, and detecting drug use.”

Question 25

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits…?

Answer 25

Sexual harassment in the workplace.

Question 26

One major reason companies need to investigate potential employee backgrounds is because negligent hiring lawsuits are on the rise.

Answer 26

True.

Question 27

On the average about 30% to 40% of information contained on potential employee resumes contains inaccuracies.

Answer 27

True.

Question 28

If an employee plans to conduct post-hiring testing for current employees, then the employer should include training and education for supervisors and employees.

Answer 28

True.

Question 29

Negligent hiring occurs when the employer does not take adequate time to explain the job to the new employee and it results in employee turnover.

Answer 29

True.

Question 30

Most large corporations maintain their own proprietary security forces that provide a wide range of security functions, including investigations.

Answer 30

True.

Question 31

The ADP Employer Hiring Index found that 50% of new potential employees had inaccuracies on their resumes about their education or previous employment.

Answer 31

True.

Question 32

Drug testing in the military can be used as a basis to take action, adverse or otherwise.

Answer 32

True.

Question 33

A problem with education verification is that with today’s computer systems individuals can make realistic looking diplomas and other documents.

Answer 33

True.

Question 34

The Fair Credit Reporting Act laws only apply when a company hires an outside vendor to conduct background checks.

Answer 34

True.

Question 35

Under the law, it is not necessary to notify a potential applicant for employment if you are using a consumer report as part of the hiring process.

Answer 35

False.

Question 36

If a company uses any adverse information contained in a credit report as a reason not to hire an individual, it must contact the applicant and notify them of this decision.

Answer 36

True.

Question 37

Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act a company must obtain permission from an applicant to conduct a background check.

Answer 37

True.

Question 38

As a general rule, the US Supreme Court has established that employers cannot be held liable for both actual sexual harassment in the workplace and hostile environment sexual harassment.

Answer 38

False.

Question 39

The 1988 Employee Polygraph Protection Act prohibited the use of polygraphs in pre-employment screening except by the government.

Answer 39

True.

Question 40

Companies cannot be held liable for the actions of temporary or contract employees, so it is not necessary to do background checks on them.

Answer 40

False.

Question 41

Urine testing is the most common method utilized by companies to drug screen an employee.

Answer 41

True.

Question 42

Monitoring computer use can be done by keystroke monitoring systems.

Answer 42

True.

Question 43

The use of illegal drugs in the workplace has become an increasing problem for company security personnel. The biggest problem by far is the use of marijuana.

Answer 43

False.

Question 44

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a company can be held liable for both actual sexual harassment and for the creation of a hostile work environment.

Answer 44

True.

Question 45

Sexual harassment does not differentiate between genders, and companies can be held liable for same-sex harassment.

Answer 45

True.

Question 46

One area that is essential for company security to become involved in is the issue of horseplay that can lead to problems in the future.

Answer 46

True.

Question 47

An employer can monitor all calls originating within his company confines because the phones and equipment are company property.

Answer 47

False.

Question 48

Companies are permitted to monitor their employees’ use of computers to include website searches and e-mails.

Answer 48

True.

Question 49

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, or FACTA, has a section that states employers do not have to get permission to conduct a misconduct investigation, as opposed to background investigations.

Answer 49

True.

Question 50

Close to a third of all companies have fired an employee and more than half have disciplined an employee in the past year for violating an e-mail policy.

Answer 50

True.