Explanation: A senioritybased compensation system is typical of unionized workplaces. One reason for this is that the compensation system of a unionized business is based on negotiation between the employer and the union, rather than on internal measures of performance. One complaint about unions is that by encouraging a seniority system of compensation, they encourage complacency.

Explanation: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act requires that any employee records related to charges of discrimination must be retained until the charges are resolved. Once the charges are resolved, records may be expunged. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed with the intention of helping older people find jobs. It required businesses to declare any reasons for failing to hire older workers at an appropriate rate.

Explanation: OSHA's first goal is to attempt a reconciliation between the employee and his employer. If there is a possibility of avoiding legal action, it should be taken to avoid weighing down the legal system. (Thus answer choice B is not correct.) In the process of this reconciliation, OSHA might also work to have the employee reinstated with full benefits and back pay, but this would reflect the individual situation and is part of the larger reconciliation process instead of the primary goal. OSHA could step in to protect the employee by requiring continued pay without requiring a return to work, but again this would reflect an individual situation and would not necessarily be the primary goal.

Explanation: A ranking system is usually better for a smaller group of employees but can be difficult to organize with a larger group. In a paired comparison, each employee's performance viewed in the context of another employee's performance. A forced distribution usually results in rating employees along a bell curve. A nominal scale is not recognized as a type of employee rating system.

Explanation: The process of succession planning requires that a human resources professional consider employees within their current positions. As a result, answer choice B falls outside the focus on employees within the positions and instead focuses on the position itself. This is not a part of succession planning. Answer choices A, C, D, and E all belong to the process of categorizing employees who are currently in positions within an organization.