WGU C233 Employment Law Quizzes
With Correct Answers
What |is |judicial |review? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |power |of |the |Supreme |Court |to |consider
|whether |a |law |comports |with |the |Constitution
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |purpose |or |function |of |law?
*Settle |private |and |public |disputes
*Determine |procedures |for |changing |the |law
*Prevent |desirable, |or |promote |undesirable |behavior
*Facilitate |for |private |arrangements |between |individuals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Prevent |
desirable, |or |promote |undesirable |behavior
What |is |a |precedent? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |controlling |rule, |example, |or |guide
The |doctrine |of |a |court |following |the |precedent |of |an |earlier |court |is |knows |as: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Stare |decisis
What |is |a |judicial |view? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |power |of |the |Supreme |Court |to |consider
|whether |a |law |comports |with |the |Constitution.
Which |of |the |following |laws |has |the |least |amount |of |power |under |the |Supremacy |Claus? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |Laws
Agency |is |a |________ |relationship |(a |legally |binding |agreement) |between |a |principal |and |an |
agent |whereby |the |principal, |expressly |or |implicitly, |authorizes |the |agent |to |work |on |his |behalf
|and |with |the |power |to |bind |the |principal. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Contract
,An |employer |can |be |exposed |to |liability |in |tort |(a |civil |wrong |which |causes |someone |harm) |for
|the |acts |or |omissions |of |the |employee. |This |employment |law |is |best |known |as: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Vicarious |Liability
Employee |conduct |which |is |reasonably |relative |to |a |job |description |and |foreseeable |by |the |
employer |as |part |of |the |job |description |is |referred |to |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scope |of |
Employment
In |the |scope |of |employment |context, |which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |frolic |and |
detour? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |employee |runs |a |personal |errand |while |driving |to |a |
meeting |at |a |company |branch |office.
"Let |the |master |answer |for |the |servant" |applies |to |which |vicarious |liability |doctrine? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Respondeat |superior
Of |the |following |classifications |of |worker, |which |causes |smallest |obligation |to |the |employer? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Independent |Contractor
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |one |of |the |three |different |tests |commonly |used |to |determine |if |
a |worker |is |an |employee |or |an |independent |contractor?
*The |economic |realities |test
*The |IRS |20-factor |analysis
*The |common |law |agency |test
*The |working |description |test |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |working |description |test
What |is |the |main |purpose |of |the |economic |realities |test? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Determine |
whether |the |worker |has |little |freedom |to |exit |the |relationship |because |they |are |economically |
dependent |on |the |business
,The |IRS |has |adopted |the |20-factor |analysis |as |a |guide |to |employers |in |determining |if |workers |
are |indeed |independent |contractors. |Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |factor?
*Integration: |How |closely |the |employer's |business |processes |linked |to |a |worker's |
performance?
*Relationship: |How |many |hours |per |year |do |the |employee |and |employer |spend |time |together |
outside |of |work?
*Training: |How |much |training |does |the |employer |give?
*Instructions: |Who |controls |what, |when |and |how |work |is |to |be |done? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Relationship: |How |many |hours |per |year |do |the |employee |and |employer |spend |
time |together |outside |of |work?
TRUE |or |FALSE: |Generally, |partners, |directors |and |major |shareholders |are |not |employees. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE
What |is |the |definition |of |an |employer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |entity |that |employs |
another |to |work |on |his |or |her |behalf |for |pay.
Operations |of |two |or |more |employers |are |considered |so |intertwined |that |they |can |considered |
a |single |employer |for |purposes |of |both |federal |statutory |coverage |and |liability. |This |is |knows |
as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Integrated |Enterprise
When |two |or |more |entities, |which |are |not |engaged |in |an |integrated |exercise, |exert |control |
over |an |employee |such |that |each |entity |may |be |considered |an |employer, |this |is |known |as |the |
_______ |doctrine. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Joint |Employer
A |business |is |a |_____ |employment |agency |if |it |regularly |procures |employees |for |at |least |one |
covered |employer. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Covered
, Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |qualification |to |fall |under |federal |employment |law |statutes?
*An |entity |is |not |engaged |in |an |industry-affecting |commerce
*An |entity |maintains |a |hiring |hall |which |procures |employees |for |at |least |one |covered |
employer
*An |entity |membership |exceeds |certain |number
*An |entity |represents |the |employees |of |an |of |an |employer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |entity |
is |not |engaged |in |an |industry-affecting |commerce
Under |the |Employment-At-Will |Doctrine, |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |employer |may |
terminate |an |employee |at |any |time, |for |any |legal |reason |without |incurring |liability.
The |At-Will |Doctrine |has |come |under |much |criticism |in |the |modern |age |because |_____. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |allows |for |possible |harsh |consequences |for |the |employee.
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |recognized |exception |to |at-will |doctrine |under |the |common |
law?
*Implied |covenant |of |good |faith
*Public |Policy
*Economic |sustainability
*Implied |contract |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-*Economic |sustainability
How |many |states |recognize |the |the |public |policy |exception? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-44
If |an |employee |is |terminated |for |claiming |minimum |wage |or |overtime |compensation, |engaging
|in |union |activities, |opposing |unlawful |discriminatory |practices, |filing |for |workers' |
compensation, |or |"whistleblowing," |the |employer |may |face |liability |for |a |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-retaliatory |discharge
With Correct Answers
What |is |judicial |review? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |power |of |the |Supreme |Court |to |consider
|whether |a |law |comports |with |the |Constitution
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |purpose |or |function |of |law?
*Settle |private |and |public |disputes
*Determine |procedures |for |changing |the |law
*Prevent |desirable, |or |promote |undesirable |behavior
*Facilitate |for |private |arrangements |between |individuals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Prevent |
desirable, |or |promote |undesirable |behavior
What |is |a |precedent? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |controlling |rule, |example, |or |guide
The |doctrine |of |a |court |following |the |precedent |of |an |earlier |court |is |knows |as: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Stare |decisis
What |is |a |judicial |view? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |power |of |the |Supreme |Court |to |consider
|whether |a |law |comports |with |the |Constitution.
Which |of |the |following |laws |has |the |least |amount |of |power |under |the |Supremacy |Claus? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |Laws
Agency |is |a |________ |relationship |(a |legally |binding |agreement) |between |a |principal |and |an |
agent |whereby |the |principal, |expressly |or |implicitly, |authorizes |the |agent |to |work |on |his |behalf
|and |with |the |power |to |bind |the |principal. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Contract
,An |employer |can |be |exposed |to |liability |in |tort |(a |civil |wrong |which |causes |someone |harm) |for
|the |acts |or |omissions |of |the |employee. |This |employment |law |is |best |known |as: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Vicarious |Liability
Employee |conduct |which |is |reasonably |relative |to |a |job |description |and |foreseeable |by |the |
employer |as |part |of |the |job |description |is |referred |to |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scope |of |
Employment
In |the |scope |of |employment |context, |which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |frolic |and |
detour? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |employee |runs |a |personal |errand |while |driving |to |a |
meeting |at |a |company |branch |office.
"Let |the |master |answer |for |the |servant" |applies |to |which |vicarious |liability |doctrine? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Respondeat |superior
Of |the |following |classifications |of |worker, |which |causes |smallest |obligation |to |the |employer? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Independent |Contractor
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |one |of |the |three |different |tests |commonly |used |to |determine |if |
a |worker |is |an |employee |or |an |independent |contractor?
*The |economic |realities |test
*The |IRS |20-factor |analysis
*The |common |law |agency |test
*The |working |description |test |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |working |description |test
What |is |the |main |purpose |of |the |economic |realities |test? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Determine |
whether |the |worker |has |little |freedom |to |exit |the |relationship |because |they |are |economically |
dependent |on |the |business
,The |IRS |has |adopted |the |20-factor |analysis |as |a |guide |to |employers |in |determining |if |workers |
are |indeed |independent |contractors. |Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |factor?
*Integration: |How |closely |the |employer's |business |processes |linked |to |a |worker's |
performance?
*Relationship: |How |many |hours |per |year |do |the |employee |and |employer |spend |time |together |
outside |of |work?
*Training: |How |much |training |does |the |employer |give?
*Instructions: |Who |controls |what, |when |and |how |work |is |to |be |done? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Relationship: |How |many |hours |per |year |do |the |employee |and |employer |spend |
time |together |outside |of |work?
TRUE |or |FALSE: |Generally, |partners, |directors |and |major |shareholders |are |not |employees. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE
What |is |the |definition |of |an |employer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |entity |that |employs |
another |to |work |on |his |or |her |behalf |for |pay.
Operations |of |two |or |more |employers |are |considered |so |intertwined |that |they |can |considered |
a |single |employer |for |purposes |of |both |federal |statutory |coverage |and |liability. |This |is |knows |
as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Integrated |Enterprise
When |two |or |more |entities, |which |are |not |engaged |in |an |integrated |exercise, |exert |control |
over |an |employee |such |that |each |entity |may |be |considered |an |employer, |this |is |known |as |the |
_______ |doctrine. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Joint |Employer
A |business |is |a |_____ |employment |agency |if |it |regularly |procures |employees |for |at |least |one |
covered |employer. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Covered
, Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |qualification |to |fall |under |federal |employment |law |statutes?
*An |entity |is |not |engaged |in |an |industry-affecting |commerce
*An |entity |maintains |a |hiring |hall |which |procures |employees |for |at |least |one |covered |
employer
*An |entity |membership |exceeds |certain |number
*An |entity |represents |the |employees |of |an |of |an |employer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |entity |
is |not |engaged |in |an |industry-affecting |commerce
Under |the |Employment-At-Will |Doctrine, |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |employer |may |
terminate |an |employee |at |any |time, |for |any |legal |reason |without |incurring |liability.
The |At-Will |Doctrine |has |come |under |much |criticism |in |the |modern |age |because |_____. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |allows |for |possible |harsh |consequences |for |the |employee.
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |recognized |exception |to |at-will |doctrine |under |the |common |
law?
*Implied |covenant |of |good |faith
*Public |Policy
*Economic |sustainability
*Implied |contract |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-*Economic |sustainability
How |many |states |recognize |the |the |public |policy |exception? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-44
If |an |employee |is |terminated |for |claiming |minimum |wage |or |overtime |compensation, |engaging
|in |union |activities, |opposing |unlawful |discriminatory |practices, |filing |for |workers' |
compensation, |or |"whistleblowing," |the |employer |may |face |liability |for |a |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-retaliatory |discharge
