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Define three types of life insurance.

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You broke your neck at work.The company called to inform you that they had to switch your benefits from the short-term disability account to the long-term disability account.Based on this decision,how long have you been off work?

A) 6 months
B) 12 months
C) 1 month
D) 18 months

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________ are career and personal programs designed to develop the job-hunting skills and strategies of employees being laid off or terminated.

Which of the following is NOT a condition manifesting short-term disability?

What are the implications of discretionary benefits for strategic compensation?

________ are paid time off for professional activities,such as a research project or a curriculum development.

Unscheduled absenteeism has climbed to its highest levels in XYZ Company last month.In order to reduce the costs associated with unscheduled absenteeism,HR professionals in XYZ Company decided to change their paid time off policy.This company used to grant each employee 10 vacation days,5 paid days for sick leave,and 4 days for personal leave.With the new policy,this company combines vacation,sick leave,and personal leave policies into one single paid time off policy (i.e.,19 days) .The management decided to keep funeral leave as a stand-alone policy.What is XYZ Company's new policy called?

The approximate annual cost of employee assistance programs (EAPs) is usually no more than how much?

Which of the following is a strategic purpose fulfilled by discretionary benefits?

XYZ Company provides a program for its employees who need help dealing with the effects of domestic violence.XYZ Company can offer this kind of service through which of the following programs?

Which of the following is a characteristic of integrated paid time off policies?

How are integrated paid time off policies different than holiday,vacation,sick leave,and personal leave policies?

Referrals to on-site child care or elder care centers and company-sponsored day care programs are examples of which type of service?

Which of the following is an example of a welfare practice?

By what percentage have total healthcare expenditures risen since 1960?

In the 1940s and 1950s,companies began offering ________ as an alternative to pay hikes in order to motivate employees through greater work benefits.

Companies that offer long-term disability insurance plans only require an elimination period that runs how long?

Self-inflicted wounds and drug dependency are generally considered as what in most short-term disability insurance plans?

This type of flexible work schedule allows employees to work four 10-hour days a week.

Smoking cessation,stress reduction,and weight loss programs are examples of which type of employee benefit program?