Employment law objective assessment wgu QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

law CORRECT ANSWERS: set of rules for human behavior which are established by legitimate authority precedent CORRECT ANSWERS: controlling rule, example or guide which provides framework for other judges to follow stare decisis CORRECT ANSWERS: the doctrine of a court following precedent of an earlier court constitution CORRECT ANSWERS: supreme law of the land judicial review CORRECT ANSWERS: power of courts to determine if law follows constitution supremacy clause CORRECT ANSWERS: constitution, federal law, federal regulations are highest laws of land agency CORRECT ANSWERS: contract relationship between principal and agent whereby principal authorizes agent to work on his or her behalf tort CORRECT ANSWERS: civil wrong which causes someone harm vicarious liability CORRECT ANSWERS: form of secondary liability that comes from respondeat superior respondeat superior CORRECT ANSWERS: employer is responsible for employee actions performed within scope of employment scope of employment CORRECT ANSWERS: Employee conduct that is reasonably relative to a job description. frolic and detour CORRECT ANSWERS: employees physical departure from job for his/her best interest and not employers (running personal errands on the way to a work meeting) going and coming rule CORRECT ANSWERS: removes employer from acts or omissions of employees on the way to work dual purpose mission CORRECT ANSWERS: Occurs when an employee conducts personal and work business at the same time independent contractor CORRECT ANSWERS: perso