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TEST BANK
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition,
Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Chapters 1 - 16
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Regulation of Employment
Chapter 2 The Employment Law Toolkit: Resources for Understanding the Law
and Recurring Legal Concepts
Chapter 3 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Chapter 4 Legal Construction of the Employment Environment Chapter 5
Affirmative Action
Chapter 6 Race and Color Discrimination
Chapter 7 National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 8 Gender Discrimination Chapter 9
Sexual Harassment
Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Chapter 11
Religious Discrimination
Chapter 12 Age Discrimination Chapter
13 Disability Discrimination
Chapter 14 The Employee’s Right to Privacy and Management of Personal
Information
Chapter 15 Labor Law 857
Chapter 16 Selected Employment Benefits and Protections
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Chapter 01: The Regulation of Employment
Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Agency law, based on the traditional law called master and
servant, governs employment relationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In an employment-agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her
authority, the principal may be liable for any resulting loss to a third party.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Myra provides accounting services as an independent contractor for
Great Northern. Because of this relationship, Great Northern is responsible for
withholding and paying Myra's employment taxes, including federal
unemployment compensation (FUTA), Social Security (FICA) and FICA excise tax.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Employers are not liable for most torts committed by an independent
contractor within the scope of the working relationship.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) There is a single commonly accepted definition of "employee" used
by courts, employers, and the government.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Fresh Ideas employs part-time workers through a staffing firm. After
the staffing firm sent over a part-time office assistant, Fresh Ideas asked the
firm to replace her with someone from a different race. The replaced office
assistant cannot proceed with a discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act since she (the part-time office assistant) was never an employee of
Fresh Ideas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
7) If an employee has a car accident while driving a company car from one
company office to another, the employer may be liable to the owner of the
other vehicle under which legal theory?
A) Vicarious liability
B) Joint liability
C) Strict liability
D) Negligence
8) Which federal law protects employees from unfair labor practices of
employers?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) National Labor Relations Act
C) Fair Labor Standards Act
D) Labor Management Relations Act
9) A willful misclassification of workers by an employer may result in harsh
sanctions, including imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000, under which
federal law?
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TEST BANK
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition,
Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Chapters 1 - 16
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Regulation of Employment
Chapter 2 The Employment Law Toolkit: Resources for Understanding the Law
and Recurring Legal Concepts
Chapter 3 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Chapter 4 Legal Construction of the Employment Environment Chapter 5
Affirmative Action
Chapter 6 Race and Color Discrimination
Chapter 7 National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 8 Gender Discrimination Chapter 9
Sexual Harassment
Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Chapter 11
Religious Discrimination
Chapter 12 Age Discrimination Chapter
13 Disability Discrimination
Chapter 14 The Employee’s Right to Privacy and Management of Personal
Information
Chapter 15 Labor Law 857
Chapter 16 Selected Employment Benefits and Protections
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Chapter 01: The Regulation of Employment
Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Agency law, based on the traditional law called master and
servant, governs employment relationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In an employment-agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her
authority, the principal may be liable for any resulting loss to a third party.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Myra provides accounting services as an independent contractor for
Great Northern. Because of this relationship, Great Northern is responsible for
withholding and paying Myra's employment taxes, including federal
unemployment compensation (FUTA), Social Security (FICA) and FICA excise tax.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Employers are not liable for most torts committed by an independent
contractor within the scope of the working relationship.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) There is a single commonly accepted definition of "employee" used
by courts, employers, and the government.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Fresh Ideas employs part-time workers through a staffing firm. After
the staffing firm sent over a part-time office assistant, Fresh Ideas asked the
firm to replace her with someone from a different race. The replaced office
assistant cannot proceed with a discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act since she (the part-time office assistant) was never an employee of
Fresh Ideas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
7) If an employee has a car accident while driving a company car from one
company office to another, the employer may be liable to the owner of the
other vehicle under which legal theory?
A) Vicarious liability
B) Joint liability
C) Strict liability
D) Negligence
8) Which federal law protects employees from unfair labor practices of
employers?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) National Labor Relations Act
C) Fair Labor Standards Act
D) Labor Management Relations Act
9) A willful misclassification of workers by an employer may result in harsh
sanctions, including imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000, under which
federal law?
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