PRE-ASSESSMENT: HR COMPLIANCE AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS D432 WGU QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Which description is a characteristic of a corporation? Answer - Ease of transferring ownership
Which description is characteristic of a sole proprietorship? Answer - Ease of dissolution
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Which act prohibits unfair or deceptive acts affecting commerce? Answer - The Federal Trade Commission Act
A public company is preparing to file its annual report containing audited financial statements. These statements will be reviewed by a certified public accountant (CPA) not affiliated with the company to provide an objective opinion. Which form should the company use for this report? Answer - Form 10-K
A U.S. company operating in Country I has detected instances of child labor in one of their manufacturing facilities abroad. What is the reason for this occurrence? Answer - Local governments are sometimes unwilling or unable to enforce laws and regulations.
Multiple customers are accusing a company of making false claims about their nutritional supplements. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigates and concludes that no scientific evidence supports the company's claims about the product. The FTC sends the company a consent order. What is the objective of the consent order? Answer - To get the company to comply voluntarily
How does the Bureau of Consumer Protection help protect consumers against unfair
trade practices? Answer - By enforcing consumer protection laws
A store offers its customers a "buy one, get one free" offer as part of a Black Friday promotion for a new line of cell phones. Customers were not informed that they had to buy a phone plan at a 100% inflated price to be eligible for the offer.Which unfair trade practice did the store adopt? Answer - Misleading price information A consumer approached a shop to purchase edible oil and enquire about its ingredients before making a final purchase. A seller did not disclose the ingredients of an edible product before accepting payment for it.Which unfair trade practice did the seller adopt? Answer - Failing to disclose pertinent information
What is used to measure the sustainability of an organization's social responsibility efforts? Answer - Triple Bottom Line model
A company includes green business practices in its code of conduct. What is a direct
benefit that the company will have due to this practice? Answer - Positive benevolent halo effect
An employee at a company arrives consistently late. The employee's manager checks the company policy about tardiness. The policy states that employees who arrive late may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. The manager also remembers hearing another employee being verbally warned about a similar situation.What should be the first action by the manager? Answer - Consult with HR.
One of a company's items has been in production for six months but is still sold stating "new." Which unfair practice is the company engaged in, according to the Federal Trade Commission Act? Answer - Misrepresenting a product
The company did not earn enough profits to provide a salary raise to its employees in the year 2014. In 2015, the CEO of the company took a pay cut to raise employee salaries. This led the employees to stay and work hard to achieve the organizational goals. What effect did the company likely experience after the change? Answer - Revenue and profits increased.
An employee of a manufacturing company is married to a member of the military. Their spouse is seriously injured and requires round-the-clock care at home. The employee requests a leave of 20 weeks. What is a likely outcome considering the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? Answer - The employer must accept the request since this is for a family member of a veteran.
A delivery driver runs a red light and causes an accident, injuring another driver. The
injured driver sues both the delivery driver and the driver's employing restaurant chain for damages. The restaurant chain claims they are not responsible for the driver's actions as the driver is an independent contractor and not an employee. Which legal doctrine could hold the restaurant chain responsible for the driver's actions? Answer - Vicarious liability
Women and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) professionals are disproportionately employed in non-management service-based roles at a company. The organization is seeking ways to increase the representation of these employees in management positions. What can the company do to address this issue? Answer - Implement a temporary voluntary affirmative action plan.
A supervisor has concerns that a pregnant employee will fail to keep up with their workload once the baby is born. What further action is a violation of Title VII
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