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Question 1
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________ refers to the point at which an employee becomes fully entitled to a benefit.
Selected Answer: vesting Response Feedback: correct Question 2
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The process of having the NLRB certify a union based on 50% of the authorization cards indicating the employees want a union without an election is called _______.
Selected Answer: card check
Response Feedback: correct Question 3
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Employers are increasingly employing elaborate employee monitoring measures primarily to limit their risk of ________ liability in areas such as defamation and employment discrimination.
Selected Answer: vicarious Response Feedback: correct Question 4
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An employee with a salary in the top 10% of the company's payroll is classified as a ________ employee for FLSA purposes.
Selected Answer: key Response Feedback: correct Question 5
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An employee group with mutual interests and goals that is an appropriate unit for negotiating union contracts is called a ________ unit.
Selected Answer: collective bargaining
Response Feedback: correct Question 6
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COBRA requires that employers provide health care coverage, at the former employee's cost, for up to ________ after the employee leaves the company.
Selected Answer:
18 months
Response Feedback: correct Question 7
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A short term strike called without union authorization is called a ________ strike.
Selected Answer: wildcat Response Feedback: correct Question 8
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Employers are not bound by the FLSA regarding employees classified as ________ employees.
Selected Answer: exempt Response Feedback: correct Question 9
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If an employee in a unionized company believes that the

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