WGU C233 -EMPLOYMENT LAW |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Under respondent superior doctrine, an employer is only responsible for the employee
action performed within the:
Reasonable person standard
Duration of employment
Realm of reasonable actions
Scope of employment
CORRECT ANSWER
Scope of Employment
Question 2
Which of the following is not an element of a prima facie discrimination case for gender
discrimination?
The employee is qualified for the position
The employee suffers some adverse employment action
The employee is in the protected class
A person of the same gender received favorable employment action
CORRECT ANSWER
A person of the same gender received favorable employment action
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,Question 3
When operations of two or more employers are considered so intertwined that they can
be considered the single employer, for purposes of both federal statutory coverage and
liability, this is called a:
Integrated Enterprise
Corporation
Sole proprietorship
Franchise
CORRECT ANSWER
Integrated Enterprise
Question 4
Title VII covers employers who have "_________ or more employees for each working day
in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and
any agent of such a person."
Fifteen
Twenty
Thirty
Ten
CORRECT ANSWER
Fifteen
Question 5
An employee pursues self-interest as he or she runs a personal errand while driving to a
meeting at a company branch office. What is this an example of?
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,Reasonable person standard
Scope of employment
Frolic and detour
Duration of employment
CORRECT ANSWER
Frolic and detour
Question 6
When an employer classifies employees on the basis of gender, plus another
characteristic, usually a family-related circumstance, what type of discrimination is this?
Pregnancy discrimination
Gender plus discrimination
Pretextual discrimination
Perpetual discrimination
CORRECT ANSWER
Gender Plus Discrimination
Question 7
What was the seminal case establishing the concept of disparate impact?
St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks
Griggs v. Duke Power
Connecticut v. Teal
Texas Dep't of Community Affairs v. Burdine
CORRECT ANSWER
3
, Griggs v. Duke Power
Question 8
A controlling rule, example, or guide is also known as:
Judicial review
Precedence
Respondent superior
Contractual understanding
CORRECT ANSWER
Precedence
Question 9
Which of the following is not a test that determines if an employee is an independent
contractor?
The economic realities test
The right to work state law index
The common law agency test
The IRS 20-factor analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
The right to work state law index
Question 10
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Under respondent superior doctrine, an employer is only responsible for the employee
action performed within the:
Reasonable person standard
Duration of employment
Realm of reasonable actions
Scope of employment
CORRECT ANSWER
Scope of Employment
Question 2
Which of the following is not an element of a prima facie discrimination case for gender
discrimination?
The employee is qualified for the position
The employee suffers some adverse employment action
The employee is in the protected class
A person of the same gender received favorable employment action
CORRECT ANSWER
A person of the same gender received favorable employment action
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,Question 3
When operations of two or more employers are considered so intertwined that they can
be considered the single employer, for purposes of both federal statutory coverage and
liability, this is called a:
Integrated Enterprise
Corporation
Sole proprietorship
Franchise
CORRECT ANSWER
Integrated Enterprise
Question 4
Title VII covers employers who have "_________ or more employees for each working day
in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and
any agent of such a person."
Fifteen
Twenty
Thirty
Ten
CORRECT ANSWER
Fifteen
Question 5
An employee pursues self-interest as he or she runs a personal errand while driving to a
meeting at a company branch office. What is this an example of?
2
,Reasonable person standard
Scope of employment
Frolic and detour
Duration of employment
CORRECT ANSWER
Frolic and detour
Question 6
When an employer classifies employees on the basis of gender, plus another
characteristic, usually a family-related circumstance, what type of discrimination is this?
Pregnancy discrimination
Gender plus discrimination
Pretextual discrimination
Perpetual discrimination
CORRECT ANSWER
Gender Plus Discrimination
Question 7
What was the seminal case establishing the concept of disparate impact?
St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks
Griggs v. Duke Power
Connecticut v. Teal
Texas Dep't of Community Affairs v. Burdine
CORRECT ANSWER
3
, Griggs v. Duke Power
Question 8
A controlling rule, example, or guide is also known as:
Judicial review
Precedence
Respondent superior
Contractual understanding
CORRECT ANSWER
Precedence
Question 9
Which of the following is not a test that determines if an employee is an independent
contractor?
The economic realities test
The right to work state law index
The common law agency test
The IRS 20-factor analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
The right to work state law index
Question 10
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