BUSINESS C233 | WGU EMPLOYMENT LAW EXAM – C233

BUSINESS C233 | WGU EMPLOYMENT LAW EXAM – C233 Under respondent superior doctrine, an employer is only responsible for the employee action performed within the: a.Reasonable person standard b. Duration of employment c. Realm of reasonable actions d. Scope of employment - Scope of Employment Which of the following is not an element of a prima facie discrimination case for gender discrimination? a. The employee is qualified for the position b.The employee suffers some adverse employment action c.The employee is in the protected class d. A person of the same gender received favorable employment action - A person of the same gender received favorable employment action 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: a. Integrated Enterprise b. Corporation c. Sole proprietorship d. Franchise - Integrated Enterprise 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." a. Fifteen b. Twenty c. Thirty d. Ten - Fifteen 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? a. Reasonable person standard b. Scope of employment c. Frolic and detour d. Duration of employment - Frolic and detour When an employer classifies employees on the basis of gender, plus another characteristic, usually a family-related circumstance, what type of discrimination is this? a. Pregnancy discrimination b. Gender plus discrimination c. Pretextual discrimination d. Perpetual discrimination - Gender Plus Discrimination What was the seminal case establishing the concept of disparate impact? a. St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks b. Griggs v. Duke Power c. Connecticut v. Teal d. Texas Dep't of Community Affairs v. Burdine - Griggs v. Duke Power A controlling rule, example, or guide is also known as: a. Judicial review b. Precedence c. Respondent superior d. Contractual understanding - Precedence Which of the following is not a test that determines if an employee is an independent contractor?