An employer has the right to check references and generally delve into the background of job applicants, and the applicants have no expectation of privacy if they apply for a job. correct answers False
A former employer may be exposed to liability for giving a truthful reference. correct answers...
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An employer has the right to check references and generally delve into the background of job
applicants, and the applicants have no expectation of privacy if they apply for a job. correct
answers False
A former employer may be exposed to liability for giving a truthful reference. correct answers
True
A former employee of your firm was dismissed when it was suspected that they had stolen from
the petty cash account. It could not be proven, but suspicions were strong enough that the firm
decided to let her go. She has now applied to another firm, and listed your firm as a reference.
What should you do?
A) tell the prospective employer your suspicions, or you may be liable if she steals money from
them &you didn't tell
B) don't tell them about your suspicions; just give her a glowing reference
C) don't tell them about your suspicions; just give a "service" reference
D) any of these is an acceptable choice correct answers C) don't tell them about your suspicions;
just give a service reference
Which of the following is a defense to a defamation claim against an employer?
A) the employee gave his consent to make the statement
B) the statement was made by the director of HR dept
C) the statement was mostly true
D) the employer is known to lie correct answers A) the employee gave his consent to make the
statement
Under the Fair Credit and Reporting Act, employers must do which of the following?
A) notify an applicant that the employer plans to reject her based on information from a credit
report
B) obtain the consent of an applicant before conducting any background check
C) verify that the information in a credit report reasonably appears to be accurate. correct
answers A) notify an applicant that the employer plans to reject her based on information from a
credit report
Which of the following is true regarding criminal background checks?
A) an employer is required to do a criminal background check for all applicants; otherwise it
may be deemed guilty of discrimination if it does background checks for some types of jobs but
not the others
B) a thorough criminal background check is required only when the applicant will be working
with money
C) employers should consider the seriousness, recency, and job-relatedness of convictions before
denying employment on that basis
D) if an employer does a criminal background check, the employer must check all state and
federal databases. correct answers C) employers should consider the seriousness, recency, and
job-relatedness of convictions before denying employment on that basis
, After 3 weeks in your new position as Assistant HR Director, the HR Director has asked you to
take a candidate all the way through the process, from application to interview, to background
check. The firm has an opening for an electrical engineer who is proficient with construction
blueprints. The engineer will be helping to build the company's new warehouse, which is about
to begin construction. Which of the following steps would be necessary to take during the
background check?
A) do a thorough criminal background check through all 50 states
B) check to see that the applicant has a degree in EE
C) check references at all of the applicants former places of employment going back to high
school
D) check the applicants GpA on courses for EE correct answers B) check to see that the
applicant has a degree in EE
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) employers may contact an applicant's previous employers
B) employers may conduct a thorough and comprehensive background check of every applicant
C) employers may obtain an applicant's consumer credit report
D) employers may perform a criminal background check searching for arrests correct answers D)
employers may perform a criminal background check searching for arrests
Content validity is demonstrated when people who are doing the job well pass the test required
for those who are applying for the job. (T/F) correct answers False
A "medical examination" is any test that requires a doctor (T/F) correct answers False
The Drug Free Workplace Act requires that:
A) employees must be drug tested at the time of hire whenever there is reasonable suspicion of
drug use in the workplace
B) employers must develop and communicate policies prohibiting drug use, possession, or sale
in the workplace
C) employers must terminate all employees who are found more than once to be using drugs in
the workplace
D) employees must be drug tested and fired if they test positive correct answers B) employers
must develop and communicate policies prohibiting drug use, possession, or sale in the
workplace
Of these outcomes, which is LEAST lie,lay for a positive drug test?
A) a confirmatory test
B) a chance for the employee to explain the results
C) an offer to participate in a substance abuse program, if appropriate
D) immediate termination from employment correct answers D) immediate termination from
employment
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