Chapter 12 Employment Law I: Employee Rights – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Legal
Review 2026
True or false: Addressing and mitigating the risk of employment-related lawsuits of an employee
has become an important factor in management decision making. - ANS ✔✔True
Traditional models - ANS ✔✔Stable models of long-term direct employer-employee relationship
Nontraditional models - ANS ✔✔Flexible staffing arrangements that include outsourcing and
employee leasing
Identify a true statement about employer liability with reference to employment laws. - ANS
✔✔Employers are usually liable for the actions of their employees.
Types of employer liability included all but which of the following? - ANS ✔✔Negligence in
providing industry compliant employee benefits
Identify the true statements about critics of a federally mandated minimum wage. (Check all
that apply.) - ANS ✔✔- They argue that the government should not interfere in the formulation
of a minimum wage.
- They believe that an increase in the minimum wage threatens job growth.
Identify the factors that have contributed to high levels of employee litigation. (Check all that
apply.) - ANS ✔✔- Downsizing
- A volatile economy
In the United States, what has been the general trend in workplace fatalities since 1995? - ANS
✔✔They have decreased.
, True or false: Contingent workers, along with independent contractors, permit employers to
rapidly and inexpensively inflate or shrink their workforces as needed. - ANS ✔✔True
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for which of the
following? - ANS ✔✔Ensuring a safe workplace
True or false: Job classification is an important factor in determining the liability of a company
for a job-related injury of an employee. - ANS ✔✔True
In addition to vicarious liability for employees' actions, employers may be directly liable for
which of the following in hiring an employee who subsequently causes harm to a third party? -
ANS ✔✔Negligence
Which of the following is correct regarding the supporters of a federal minimum wage? - ANS
✔✔They opine that an increase in the minimum wage does not lead to the loss of low-paying
jobs.
OSHA has adopted which of the following to protect employees from the dangers associated
with chemicals and other toxins in the workplace? - ANS ✔✔A hazard communication standard
In 2018, how many workers died from a work-related injury in the United States? - ANS
✔✔5,250
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a division of which of the
following? - ANS ✔✔The U.S. Department of Labor
In all but which of the following ways do most states compel employers to participate in
workers' compensation? - ANS ✔✔By pre-paying employees for workers' compensation claims
Review 2026
True or false: Addressing and mitigating the risk of employment-related lawsuits of an employee
has become an important factor in management decision making. - ANS ✔✔True
Traditional models - ANS ✔✔Stable models of long-term direct employer-employee relationship
Nontraditional models - ANS ✔✔Flexible staffing arrangements that include outsourcing and
employee leasing
Identify a true statement about employer liability with reference to employment laws. - ANS
✔✔Employers are usually liable for the actions of their employees.
Types of employer liability included all but which of the following? - ANS ✔✔Negligence in
providing industry compliant employee benefits
Identify the true statements about critics of a federally mandated minimum wage. (Check all
that apply.) - ANS ✔✔- They argue that the government should not interfere in the formulation
of a minimum wage.
- They believe that an increase in the minimum wage threatens job growth.
Identify the factors that have contributed to high levels of employee litigation. (Check all that
apply.) - ANS ✔✔- Downsizing
- A volatile economy
In the United States, what has been the general trend in workplace fatalities since 1995? - ANS
✔✔They have decreased.
, True or false: Contingent workers, along with independent contractors, permit employers to
rapidly and inexpensively inflate or shrink their workforces as needed. - ANS ✔✔True
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for which of the
following? - ANS ✔✔Ensuring a safe workplace
True or false: Job classification is an important factor in determining the liability of a company
for a job-related injury of an employee. - ANS ✔✔True
In addition to vicarious liability for employees' actions, employers may be directly liable for
which of the following in hiring an employee who subsequently causes harm to a third party? -
ANS ✔✔Negligence
Which of the following is correct regarding the supporters of a federal minimum wage? - ANS
✔✔They opine that an increase in the minimum wage does not lead to the loss of low-paying
jobs.
OSHA has adopted which of the following to protect employees from the dangers associated
with chemicals and other toxins in the workplace? - ANS ✔✔A hazard communication standard
In 2018, how many workers died from a work-related injury in the United States? - ANS
✔✔5,250
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a division of which of the
following? - ANS ✔✔The U.S. Department of Labor
In all but which of the following ways do most states compel employers to participate in
workers' compensation? - ANS ✔✔By pre-paying employees for workers' compensation claims
