Human Resources Management

Human Resources Management Order Description Part A-Essays: Respond to each of the following essay questions in 1O-3O sentences. You may divide your responses into two or more paragraphs to make them easier to read. Each essay question is worth 2o points. 1. Outline a brief history of the occupational safety and Health Act (osHA)' What was the political atmosphere when osHA was signed into law? what were the basic provisions of the bill? How effective has the act been since it was made law? 2. List and explain powerful factors that converged to disempower organized labor during the 1920s. 3. Discuss the various forms of union security. In this context, be sure to explain different forms of union security, such as the closed shop and the agency shop' part B-short Answers: Answer each of the following questions in 1-4 complete sentences. Each question is worth 4 points' 1. What is a decertification election? With respect how did most of these elections turn out during 2. In 1964, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had something to say about GE's by the NLRB? to the objectives of organized labor, the 1980s? practice of Boulwarism. what is Boulwarism, and how was it viewed 3. You overhear two women talking about their work schedules. One of the women mentions core time. What is core time? 4. When were the first national unions established? What was the context of this development? 5. Briefly differentiate defined benefit pension plans from defined contribution pension plans. 6. In the context of arbitration, define the concept of pasf practice. 7. What were two significant impacts of the Civil Rights Act of 1991? B. What is a yellow-dog contract? 9. Section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act permits states to pass right-to-work laws. What would happen if Section 14b were repealed by Congress? Why? 10. Why do the authors of your textbook compare the relationship between the AFL-CIO federation to national unions with the relationship between member states to the United Nations? Part A: Answer each of the following questions in one or two paragraphs. Each answer is worth 2O points. 1. Describe the general characteristics of a qualified profit-sharing plan. 2. what must be included in the written instrument for an IRA? 3. Why is it important for benefit planners to know statutory law? please discuss four sources of statutory law found in the benefit area and their purposes. Part B: Answer each of the following questions in one to four sentences. Each answer is worth four points. 1. What methods may an employer use to identify the benefit needs of the employees? 2. How do managed care plans differ from traditional care plans? 3. Name three factors that have affected the growth of employee benefits and discuss how they've affected this growth. 4. Explain how primary coverage would be determined for a child living with a parent and a stepparent, where the noncustodial parent and both custodial parents have group medical expense coveraqe. 5. What is the difference between sick-leave plans and short-term disability income insurance plans? 6. Why do some employers outsource employee benefit administrative functions? 7. Kent has just been laid off from his job of 10 years. What benefits may he be eligible to collect through unemployment insurance? B. How is compensation for paid time off treated with respect to taxes? 9. List the three traditional coverages of basic medical expense plans and briefly explain what each provides. 10. Mr. Miller has been bedridden and unable to eat solid food for more than three months. How would you characterize his illness? Why?