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Know Your Employee Rights

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AARP

En español

Published April 16, 2021

10 Questions

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Know Your Employee Rights

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  "question" : "Which of these topics can an interviewer ask about?",
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    "answer" : "Psychiatry visits",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Last hospitalization",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Disabilities",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "None of these are acceptable",
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  "question" : "True or false: an employer can ask if you have health problems",
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    "answer" : "True, but only if it is relating to the performance of specific duties.",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "False, they cannot ask about health problems, but they can touch on this topic vaguely.",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "False, they cannot ask this under any circumstances.",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "True, they can ask about your overall health.",
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  "question" : "Instead of using the word \"laid off\" in a cover letter or résumé, what term do human resources experts advise job applicants to use?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Canned",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Fired",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Reduction in force",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Employment was terminated",
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  "question" : "Can an employer ask if you are a U.S. citizen?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Yes, it is a standard question.",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Yes, but only for high-security roles.",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Yes, as long as you have an accent.",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "No, it is not relevant to the role.",
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  "question" : "When it comes to questions about the caretaking of elderly parents and/or kids, what is the rule?",
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    "answer" : "It is illegal and could be grounds for discrimination.",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "It is fine to ask, as employers need to know your availability.",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "It is not illegal, but could lead to other questions that are illegal.",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "It is not illegal, but not a good idea.",
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  "question" : "Doing this in an interview could be grounds for termination later.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Lying",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Being late",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Speaking poorly of a previous employer",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "None of these are ground for later termination.",
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  "question" : "Slightly fewer than ___% of employers provide severance pay to workers whose employment is terminated.",
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    "answer" : "25",
    "correctAnswer" : false
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    "answer" : "50",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "75",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "100",
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  "question" : "Employment furloughs (days/weeks off without pay) are meant as a way to:",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "give you another fringe benefit",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Encourage personal growth out of the office",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "cut payroll costs and avoid layoffs",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "provide a more work/life balance",
    "correctAnswer" : false
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  "question" : "The current wage gap between women and men is shrinking. What percentage of a man's salary do women currently get paid?",
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    "answer" : "82.8%",
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    "answer" : "76.1%",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "93%",
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    "answer" : "69%",
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  "question" : "Research indicates that 80-95% of people over 50 believe that:",
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    "answer" : "they will get paid more than a younger person",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "age bias is a fact of life",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "they will get paid less than a younger person",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "it is just as easy to get a job as a younger person",
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