Labor & Management Flashcards
Name the interview method in which the interrogator refrains from influencing the applicant’s remarks. This allows the applicant maximum freedom to ask questions and give information. In addition, the interrogator pays special attention to attitudes, values and feelings.
Non-directive interview, AKA “Open-ended interview”
Give some examples of a nonexempt employee under the FLSA.
Nurses, Nurse’s Aides and most hourly employees.
What act was originally enacted to support a range of home and community based services for the elderly?
The Older Americans Act
What are the four primary foci of the Fair Labor Standards Act?
(a) minimum wage rates
(b) overtime
(c) child labor
(d) equal rights
John Smiley, the administrator at Westwood requires CNA applicants to show a friendly facial expression since he feels that this trait is needed for the position. This is an example of which type of validity?
Construct Validity
Name the interview method that provides more structure in the form of specific question areas to be covered.
In Depth Interview, AKA “Directed interview”
Management, executive, professional, administrative and outside sales occupations are considered to be exempt or nonexempt employees?
Exempt employees, as such employees are considered to be exempt from the FLSA.
Westwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center requires all nursing applicants to take a test establishing their ability to perform IVs skillfully since their patient population requires such medically complex care. This is an example of which type of validity?
Content Validity
Violations of the FLSA are subject to a penalty of up to how much per violation?
up to $1000 per violation
True or False. Nurses can classify as exempt employees under the FLSA.
True. Nurses qualify as learned professionals if they are paid $455 per week. In fact, RNs generally meet the duties requirements for the learned professional exemption, and if paid on a salary basis of at least $455 per week, may be classified as exempt.
In this approach to hiring, the decision maker reviews all the information in hand about the match of the applicant and the job, and then decides.
Clinical Approach
What act is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and powers of labor unions?
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947
Name the interview method that allows the least amount of freedom to both the interviewer and the applicant. All questions are sequential and highly detailed in this technique.
Patterned interview
This act created a social insurance program designed to ensure retirement pay and benefits to persons aged 65 and older.
The Social Security Act
What are the three types of interviewing methods?
Non-directive interview
In-depth interview
Patterned interview
If the FLSA violation is a criminal proceeding, what is the penalty for first and second offenders?
1st offenders may be fined not to exceed $10,000.
2nd offenders may be fined and receive a 6 month prison sentence.
What are the two basic approaches to a hiring decision?
Statistical and Clinical
What was the landmark law that, for the first time in federal legislation, defined the rights of workers?
The Wagner Act of 1935
In this approach to hiring, the decision maker identifies the most valid predictors, then weighs them according to complicated formulas.
Statistical Approach
This term refers to the consistency with which the same results are obtained over a period of time and when used by different testers.
Reliability (called interrater reliability)
