Test Bank For Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition, Dawn Bennett-Alexander

TEST BANK FOR
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Employment79Law79for79Business,7910th79Edition,79Dawn79Bennett-

Alexander79Chapter791-1679Answers79are79at79the79End79of79Each79Chapter

Chapter7901:
Student79name:
TRUE/FALSE79-79Write79'T'79if79the79statement79is79true79and79'F'79if79the79statement79is79false.
1) Agency79law,79based79on79the79traditional79law79called79master79and79servant,79governs79em
ployment79relationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false



2) In79an79employment-
agency79relationship,79if79an79agent79acts79beyond79his79or79her79authority,79the79principal79may79
be79liable79for79any79resulting79loss79to79a79third79party.
⊚ true
⊚ false



3) Myra79provides79accounting79services79as79an79independent79contractor79for79Great79No
rthern.79Because79of79this79relationship,79Great79Northern79is79responsible79for79withholding79an
d79paying79Myra's79employment79taxes,79including79federal79unemployment79compensation79(F
UTA),79Social79Security79(FICA)79and79FICA79excise79tax.
⊚ true
⊚ false



4) Employers79are79not79liable79for79most79torts79committed79by79an79independent79contract
or79within79the79scope79of79the79working79relationship.
⊚ true
⊚ false



5) There79is79a79single79commonly79accepted79definition79of79"employee"79used79by79courts,79e
mployers,79and79the79government.

, ⊚ true
⊚ false



6) Fresh79Ideas79employs79part-
time79workers79through79a79staffing79firm.79After79the79staffing79firm79sent79over79a79part-
time79office79assistant,79Fresh79Ideas79asked79the79firm79to79replace79her79with79someone79from79
a79different79race.79The79replaced79office79assistant79cannot79proceed79with79a79discrimination79cl
aim79under79Title79VII79of79the79Civil79Rights79Act79since79she79(the79part-
time79office79assistant)79was79never79an79employee79of79Fresh79Ideas.
⊚ true
⊚ false



MULTIPLE79CHOICE79-
79Choose79the79one79alternative79that79best79completes79the79statement79or79answers79the79ques

tion.
7) If79an79employee79has79a79car79accident79while79driving79a79company79car79from79one79com
pany79office79to79another,79the79employer79may79be79liable79to79the79owner79of79the79other79vehicle
79under79which79legal79theory?



A) Vicarious79liability
B) Joint79liability
C) Strict79liability
D) Negligence



8) Which79federal79law79protects79employees79from79unfair79labor79practices79of79employers?

A) Occupational79Safety79and79Health79Act
B) National79Labor79Relations79Act
C) Fair79Labor79Standards79Act
D) Labor79Management79Relations79Act



9) A79willful79misclassification79of79workers79by79an79employer79may79result79in79harsh79
sanctions,79including79imprisonment79and79a79fine79of79up79to79$10,000,79under79which79feder
al79law?

, A) Federal79Unemployment79Compensation79Act79(FUTA)
B) Fair79Labor79Standards79Act79(FLSA)
C) National79Labor79Relations79Act79(NLRA)
D) Federal79Insurance79Contributions79Act79(FICA)



10) Which79of79the79following79is79currently79considered79to79be79the79leading79test79to79
determine79employee79status?

A) Common-law79agency79test
B) IRS7920-factor79analysis
C) Economics79realities79test
D) Degree79of79control79test



11) How79many79employees79must79an79entity79have79under79The79Civil79Rights79Act79of791866
79to79qualify79as79an79employer79under79the79Act?



A) 1579employees
B) 2079employees
C) 5079employees
D) No79minimum79requirement



12) The79Rehabilitation79Act79of79197379applies79to79government79contractors79that79maintain79
contracts79with79the79federal79government79in79excess79of79how79much79annually?

A) $1,000
B) $5,000
C) $10,000
D) No79minimum79dollar79amount

, 13) CMS,79Inc.79solicited79bids79from79various79contractors79to79develop79and79maintain79the79g
rounds79of79its79new79office79complex.79Roberta,79the79head79of79facilities79management79at79CMS
,79told79her79secretary,79LeAnne,79that79she79will79not79accept79any79bids79from79a79Russian79contra
ctor.79She79then79rejected79a79bid79made79by79a79Russian79contractor79without79any79legitimate79rea
son.79If79the79Russian79contractor79brings79a79lawsuit79against79CMS79for79discrimination,79what79i
s79the79likely79result?

A) Roberta's79refusal79to79hire79Russian79contractors79will79be79found79to79be79a79violat
ion79of79the79Social79Security79Act.
B) Roberta's79refusal79to79hire79Russian79contractors79will79be79found79to79be79a79violat
ion79of79the79Consumer79Protection79Act.
C) Roberta's79refusal79to79hire79Russian79contractors79will79not79be79considered79an79offe
nse79because79employers79in79the79United79States79are79free79to79discriminate79against79employees79
based79on79their79race79or79national79origin.
D) Roberta's79refusal79to79hire79Russian79contractors79will79not79be79considered79a79vi
olation79of79Title79VII79of79the79Civil79Rights79Act79because79that79law79does79not79cover79discr
imination79against79independent79contractors.



14) Riley79is79a79freelance79handyman79hired79by79Bob’s79Burgers79whenever79small79repairs79a
re79needed79in79the79store.79Riley79is79paid79per79project79and79usually79works79at79Bob’s79Burgers79
one79day79a79month.79Which79of79the79following79is79likely79true79of79this79scenario?

A) Bob’s79burgers79will79need79to79withhold79a79certain79percentage79of79Riley's79wages79f
or79federal79income79tax79purposes.
B) Riley79cannot79be79held79liable79for79any79torts79committed79by79him79within79the79sc
ope79of79the79working79relationship.
C) Riley79can79make79a79claim79for79medical79or79retirement79benefits79from79Bob’s79Bur
gers79as79he79is79an79employee.
D) Riley79cannot79make79a79claim79for79medical79or79retirement79benefits79from79Bob’s79
Burgers79as79he79is79an79independent79contractor.



15) Employment79law79based79on79agency79principles79imposes79a79duty79on79an79employee
79to79act79as79authorized.79If79the79employee79exceeds79his79or79her79authority,79the79employer79

is: