1. Part of the price we pay for the advances in technology is that information about us is stored in dozens of places.
a. True
b. False
2. Employee rights to safety and health issues are growing.
a. True
b. False
3. Background checks are not concerning to privacy advocates.
a. True
b. False
4. Modern polygraph machines and techniques have benefited from significant advances in technology, and are much
more reliable than earlier methods of lie detection.
a. True
b. False
5. Use of the polygraph has been banned in virtually all situations.
a. True
b. False
6. Integrity tests are known as the father of the polygraph.
a. True
b. False
7. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management endorses integrity tests as valid.
a. True
b. False
8. Integrity tests, unlike the polygraph, are not subject to legal constraints on their use.
a. True
b. False
9. The primary ethical argument in favor of drug testing is the responsibility companies have to their employees and the
public to provide safe workplaces, secure asset protection, and safe places in which to transact business.
a. True
b. False
10. Drug testing by companies has risen continuously since first introduced.
a. True
b. False
11. The state laws that address drug testing usually ban them altogether.
a. True
b. False
12. One privacy guideline states that firms should respect and preserve the boundary between work and home.
a. True
b. False
13. Managers of a business can actually be convicted of murder for violations of safety standards.
a. True
b. False
14. The main reason that Morgan Stanley employees fared so well in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center was the
company’s preparation for terrorist attacks.
a. True
b. False
15. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has had more than enough resources to accomplish its
mission since it was formed.
a. True
b. False
16. OSHA’s budget has generally been tight, but adequate to fully carry out its mission.
a. True
b. False
17. Workplace violence is a rare occurrence in the United States.
a. True
b. False
18. Secondary, or passive, smoke can cause death of lung cancer even in non-smokers.
a. True
b. False
19. One study estimates that passive smoke was responsible for 2,400 lung cancer deaths, in one year, in the United
States.
a. True
b. False
20. The best protection employers can offer is to establish a zero-tolerance policy toward workplace violence against or by
their employees.
a. True
b. False
21. The EEOC monitors employer use of background checks.
a. True
b. False
22. Background screening is an unprofitable business.
a. True
b. False
23. Workplace violence is one of the four leading causes of death in the workplace and leading cause of death for women.
a. True
b. False
24. A loophole allowing employers to bypass the FCRA is
a. employment decision restrictions.
b. the interview process.
c. having adverse employment decisions made for reasons related to the background check.
d. employers can opt to do the background checks themselves.
25. Surveillance has become more simple and less expensive in the workplace is a result of
a. higher rates of employee theft.
b. higher rates of workplace violence.
c. concerns about sexual harassment.
d. technological developments.
26. Most experts say that privacy means
a. being able to approve all uses of personal information.
b. the right to keep personal affairs to oneself and to know how information about one is being used.
c. the right to deny all requests for personal information.
d. the right for personal information to not be shared with any users other than the ones that already have access to
it.
27. The Privacy Act of 1974
a. was repealed by the USA Patriot Act of 2001.
b. restricts the use of personal information by private companies.
c. set controls on the right of government to collect, use, and share data about individuals.
d. set time limits for how long personal data could be maintained by government and private companies.
28. Monitoring of employees in the workplace
a. has become the norm in businesses today.
b. is driven by concerns over workplace violence.
c. requires the express consent of employees.
d. is done primarily through video cameras.
29. One of the few places in which guidelines for the handling and use of information exists is
a. the state of Maryland.
b. the health care field.
c. the consumer credit industry.
d. Japan.
30. The American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
a. is limited to companies that contract with the federal government.
b. makes it illegal to collect information about employees’ medical information.
c. makes it illegal to base employment decisions on a medical condition that does not impair the person’s ability to
perform essential function of the job.
d. makes it illegal to base employment decisions on a medical condition.
31. Which of the following is not a principle that should guide corporate decision-making about the collection and use of
employee information?
a. companies should base their information policies on FBI procedures that have stood the test of time.
b. companies should allow employees to correct any information that is inaccurate.
c. when collecting information, it should only be used in ways that are appropriate.
d. companies should collect only that employee information that is absolutely necessary.
32. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) of 1988
a. requires employee consent before administration of a polygraph test.
b. banned most private sector uses of the lie detector.
c. allows lie detector tests to be admitted as evidence in cases involving fraud.
d. banned all uses of the lie detector.
33. Which of the following is not one of the major workplace privacy issues?
a. integrity testing
b. drug testing
c. monitoring employees
d. hourly pay and benefits
34. Critics of integrity tests claim each of the following except:
a. They are intrusive and invade privacy.
b. They are unreliable.
c. They are effective when used as part of a screening process.
d. They reject many honest candidates.
35. An umbrella term that encompasses employer screening for suspected substance abuse is
a. steroid challenges.
b. drug testing.
c. illegal substance checking.
d. doping.
36. Guidelines for performing drug tests on workers or job applicants include all of the following except:
a. Tests should be done in a uniform and impartial manner
b. Tests should be the highest quality that money can buy
c. Companies should provide clear documentation of the reason for the test
d. All employees should be informed in advance of the use, misuse, and test policies
37. The biggest reason for performing drug tests is to
a. protect lives.
b. protect assets.
c. increase customer confidence.
d. increase company profits.
38. The due-process resistance to drug testing is based on
a. protecting employees’ constitutional rights.
b. the poor conviction record of drug-related crimes in the court systems.
c. the questionable accuracy of the tests.
d. potential harm to the accuser.
39. Guidelines for designing a drug testing program include all of the following except
a. any report to the employer should provide only the information needed for work placement purposes or as
required by government regulations.
b. companies would provide clear documentation of the reason for conducting the drug testing.
c. companies should have written policies and procedures applied impartially.
d. all level of employees should be subject to drug testing.
40. Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
a. were originally designed to help employees with any problems they might have.
b. allow the employer to identify the problems affecting individual employees.
c. have expanded their scope of assistance since they originated.
d. have a punitive element to them, although it is rarely used.
41. A survey by the American Management Association revealed that
a. 78 percent of employers monitor their employees.
b. virtually every company has an emergency plan for terrorist attacks.
c. over 90 percent of American companies have employee assistance programs (EAPs).
d. obtain express consent from employees before they begin monitoring efforts.
42. To preserve employee rights, companies should
a. require reasonable suspicion before drug testing.
b. disclose surveillance.
c. obtain consent before collecting employee information.
d. All of these.
43. The effects on employees of being monitored include
a. low morale.
b. decreased productivity.
c. a sense of job security.
d. distrust of co-workers.
44. ____ are high-ranking executives responsible for monitoring and protecting the private information held by firms
a. Verification of Privacy Officer
b. Chief Privacy Officers
c. Officer of Privacy
d. Privacy Executive
45. The main law that protects the safety and health of workers in the United States is the
a. Occidental Shore and Household Act (OSHA).
b. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).
c. Offshore Security and Homeland Act (OSHA).
d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
46. OSHA’s mission encompasses
a. setting and enforcing standards.
b. providing training, outreach, and education.
c. promoting employer/employee cooperation.
d. establishing partnerships.