WGU C233 EMPLOYMENT LAW EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST 2025
Which constitutional clause mandates that federal statutes override state law? -
ANSWER: Supremacy Clause
Which principle do U.S. courts use to make modern cases of precedent conform
to previous court decisions? - ANSWER Stare decisively
Two firms have combined their operations and management into a single
location with 30 workers. What type of business relationship is established that
now requires both companies to comply with federal employment law? -
ANSWER Integrated enterprise
What test is used to distinguish an independent contractor from an employee? -
ANSWER Economic realities test
The employee handbook used by a staffing agency firm stated, "Employees may
not be discharged except after first being given an oral warning, them a formal
written warning". What principle is expressed in the manual? - ANSWER
Implied contract
No employee in a firm has ever been terminated without strict adherence to the
progressive steps in the employ handbook. Where does the employee handbook
fit in this scenario? - ANSWER It is an implied contract for employees.
Which factors determine employer liability under the respondent superior
doctrine? - ANSWER The scope of employment
, Which is the term which indicates an employee can terminate an employee at
will, on any legal ground, without responsibility? - ANSWER Employment at
will
Which type of employment contract arises by conduct of employee and
employer and not by contract negotiation itself? - ANSWER Implied
One worker demanded special treatment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964. What is the first thing that a HR practitioner must ask himself to
determine if this law applies to the employee? - ANSWER Is the employee
eligible to be included under the law?
To what agency did Title VII authorize the power to undertake enforcement
litigation on its own behalf? - ANSWER EEOC
A women's shelter employed only women as I take specialists and is being sued
for disparate treatment. What is the role of HR with regard to the EEOC in this
case? - ANSWER Showing bona fide occupational qualification.
One woman was 65 years old and got overlooked when a position needed to be
allocated. When questioned as to why, she was told that "we want to make our
workplace younger." What type of discrimination is implicit in this situation? -
ANSWER Disparate treatment
An org requires that applicants to a job need to have at least a bachelors degree.
Protected class applicants under Title VII claim that the requirement puts them
at a disadvantage. Which rule determines if there was a substantial impact on
the protected class? - ANSWER Four-fifths rule
What practice is descriptive of a church requiring clergy to be of a particle
denomination? - ANSWER Bona fide occupational qualification
A firm takes a target to hire 30% women for engineering positions. A class
action lawsuit claims that this discrimination will result in denying jobs to
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST 2025
Which constitutional clause mandates that federal statutes override state law? -
ANSWER: Supremacy Clause
Which principle do U.S. courts use to make modern cases of precedent conform
to previous court decisions? - ANSWER Stare decisively
Two firms have combined their operations and management into a single
location with 30 workers. What type of business relationship is established that
now requires both companies to comply with federal employment law? -
ANSWER Integrated enterprise
What test is used to distinguish an independent contractor from an employee? -
ANSWER Economic realities test
The employee handbook used by a staffing agency firm stated, "Employees may
not be discharged except after first being given an oral warning, them a formal
written warning". What principle is expressed in the manual? - ANSWER
Implied contract
No employee in a firm has ever been terminated without strict adherence to the
progressive steps in the employ handbook. Where does the employee handbook
fit in this scenario? - ANSWER It is an implied contract for employees.
Which factors determine employer liability under the respondent superior
doctrine? - ANSWER The scope of employment
, Which is the term which indicates an employee can terminate an employee at
will, on any legal ground, without responsibility? - ANSWER Employment at
will
Which type of employment contract arises by conduct of employee and
employer and not by contract negotiation itself? - ANSWER Implied
One worker demanded special treatment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964. What is the first thing that a HR practitioner must ask himself to
determine if this law applies to the employee? - ANSWER Is the employee
eligible to be included under the law?
To what agency did Title VII authorize the power to undertake enforcement
litigation on its own behalf? - ANSWER EEOC
A women's shelter employed only women as I take specialists and is being sued
for disparate treatment. What is the role of HR with regard to the EEOC in this
case? - ANSWER Showing bona fide occupational qualification.
One woman was 65 years old and got overlooked when a position needed to be
allocated. When questioned as to why, she was told that "we want to make our
workplace younger." What type of discrimination is implicit in this situation? -
ANSWER Disparate treatment
An org requires that applicants to a job need to have at least a bachelors degree.
Protected class applicants under Title VII claim that the requirement puts them
at a disadvantage. Which rule determines if there was a substantial impact on
the protected class? - ANSWER Four-fifths rule
What practice is descriptive of a church requiring clergy to be of a particle
denomination? - ANSWER Bona fide occupational qualification
A firm takes a target to hire 30% women for engineering positions. A class
action lawsuit claims that this discrimination will result in denying jobs to
