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.
Federal privacy protections
were eroded after the 9/11
attacks.
a. True
b.
False
3. The overriding principle for
corporations
collecting
employee information
is to collect all
information possible.
a. True
b.
False
4. Modem 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. Psychologists disagree about the validity and effectiveness of integrity tests.
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 fmns should respect and preserve the boundary between work and horne.
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 oflung cancer even in non-smokers.
a. True
b.
False
19. One study estimates that passive smoke was responsible for 3,400 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
197
4
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 goverrnnent to collect, use, and share data about individuals.
d. set time limits for how long personal data could be maintained by goverrnnent 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. dmg 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. Reasons that companies have historically been reluctant to perform drug tests on workers or job applicants
include
all of the following
except
a. privacy rights.
b. reputational damage to those found to use
drugs.
c. high cost.
d. inaccuracy of
tests.
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 goverrnnent 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. 66 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
(
EAP
s
).
d. obtain express consent from employees before they begin monitoring efforts.
42. Electronic monitoring of employees is
a. decreasing, as employers rely more on organizational culture to control employee behavior.
b. heavily regulated by state, but not federal
law.
c. reliant on the express consent of
employees.
d. virtually unregulated.
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.