Week 8

Question 1

What are the requisites to qualify for FMLA?

Answer 1

1. Work for the employer for at least 12 months for the employer
2. Must have worked 1250 hours during the 12 months immediately preceding the FMLA start date.

(When foreseeable, employee must provide employer with at least 30 days’ notice)

Question 2

Under the ADA to administer an exam to a person with dyslexia, they have to:

Answer 2

Give the candidate an oral exam (reasonable accommodation).

Question 3

If an agency receives federal assistance the agency is required to:

Answer 3

Abide by federal guidelines.

True

Question 4

Under the ADA a person is considered disabled, if:

Answer 4

1. Physical/mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
2. A person has a record of impairment
3. A person is regarded as having an impairment

(All of the above)

Question 5

Under the ADA what is a major life activity?

Answer 5

Breathe
See
Hear
Walk

Question 6

Under the FSLA, who is exempt from being paid overtime?

Answer 6

Executive (Fire/Police Chief)
Administrative
Professional

(All of the above)

Question 7

The spouse of an employee who was killed in the line of duty is entitled to receive:

Answer 7

COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)

Question 8

Requiring an applicant for a police officer to be 5’10” is an example of:

Answer 8

Disparate Impact

Question 9

Supreme Court decision which requires employers provide minimum wage and overtime pay to their employees.

(This applies to state and local governments to pay time and half in excess of 40 hours)

Answer 9

Garcia v. San Antonio

Question 10

ADEA is against discriminating against an employee who is:

Answer 10

At least 40 years of age or older

Question 11

Procedure for identifying and determining, in detail, the tasks and sequences of tasks necessary to perform the job.

Answer 11

Job Task Analysis

Question 12

Often success of an incident depends on the development of public/private partnerships between the agencies involved and the community. When should these partnerships exist?

Answer 12

During the incident
Before the incident
After the incident

(All of the above)

Question 13

What is the purpose of Job Task Analysis?

Answer 13

Selection Procedures
Determine Training Needs
Compensation and Performance Reviews

(All of the above)

Question 14

When conducting a Job Task Analysis, which aspects of the job are analyzed?

Answer 14

Job duties and tasks.

Question 15

Personal Bias, central tendency, special group feeling and halo effect are all examples of what?

Answer 15

Interview Bias

Question 16

Allowing ratings of one factor to influence ratings on other factors is what?

Answer 16

Halo Effect

Question 17

Recruitment brochures should contain:

Answer 17

Wage/salary information and minimum qualifications
Steps of the selection process
How an application bank can be obtained

(All of the above)

Question 18

Employment applications should contain what MANDATORY information?

Answer 18

Signature certifying that all of the information on the application is true and correct.

Question 19

Aspects of a structured interview include:

Answer 19

A controlled setting
Reviewing job description
Standardized and scoring interviewers
Process is documented

Question 20

What is the kind of thing that should be included in a background in investigation?

Answer 20

Criminal History Record Check

Question 21

A valid example of an achievement test that will predict performance in reading, reading comprehension, spelling, grammar and conceptual and applied math is a:

Answer 21

T.A.B.E. Test (validated to the 12th grade)

Question 22

FLSA requires which of the following:

Answer 22

Executive, Professional and Administrative are exempt from OT.

Question 23

Understanding the impact of social media.

Answer 23

Facebook has created issues among getting hired for jobs and losing jobs because of exposing appropriate content. This is controversial because employers can access their employees’ profiles and judge them based on social behavior.

Question 24

Assessing the actual performance relative to established standards is an element of the:

Answer 24

Appraisal process

Question 25

Supreme Court ruled in _________________ that an impairment, regardless of its name or diagnosis could be classified as a disability it limits a person’s ability to perform major life activity.

Answer 25

Toyota v. Williams

Question 26

Who should do JTAs, salary and benefits, performance appraisals, recruitment, job interviewing, promotion, ethics, supervision and management?

Answer 26

Human Resources

Question 27

Salary of a Patrol Sergeant should be based upon what?

Answer 27

Job Task Analysis

Question 28

Steps of a properly established salary and benefit administration program include:

Answer 28

Salary Survey

Job Task Analysis

Question 29

Job competencies for recruits should include:

Answer 29

Decision making skills
Planning and communication skills
Interpersonal and analytical skills

(All of the above)

Question 30

Typical steps in discipline system:

Answer 30

Counseling
Written
Suspension
Terminations

(All of the above)

Question 31

An ethical person

Answer 31

Chooses to do more than the law requires
Is concerned with the right thing to do
Not as concerned with what they have a right to do

(All of the above)