Chapter 8: Worker Rights & Protections

Which does an employer NOT owe workers?

• training & supervision
• workplace orientation
• merit raises
• honesty & respect

__ means favoring one person as compared to another, such as not hiring someone because or race, age or gender.

• ethics
• discrimination
• compensation
• slander

Which refers to the study of people at work and how the work is performed?

• OSHA
• employment practices
• musculoskeletal disorder
• ergonomics

Which will help you stay safe on the job?

• Horsing around or playing practical jokes to break up the day
• using a tool that lacks a safety guard as long as your careful
• being especially careful when you get tired
• looking to your co-workers to take responsibility for your job safety.

Which refers to a set of policies & programs designed to correct past discrimination?

• affirmative action
• minimum wage
• equal employment opportunity
• standard discrimination laws

___ is a false statement that is harmful to a person's reputation.

• slander
• slang
• discrimination
• affirmative action

___ is the total amount of income & benefits you receive for your job.

• deductions
• compensation
• raises
• resignation

___ are amounts that are withheld from your paycheck.

• compensation
• benefits
• wages
• deductions

A letter of ___ is a letter written by an employee notifying an employer of the intent to quit a job.

• deduction
• compensation
• resignation
• emersion

Amount of salary or wages that you earn during a certain time period is called

• minimum wage
• gross pay
• net pay
• automatic raise