WGU C233 EMPLOYMENT LAW OBJECTIVE
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Unlike disparate treatment based upon __________ characteristics,
retaliation involves adverse job action based upon an employee's lawful
actions.
Class
Industry
Personal
Job - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Class
The risks to employers from sexual harassment claims is great, as
plaintiffs may claim up to _____________ in compensatory damages,
ask for punitive damages, and request jury trials.
$150,000
$500,000
$50,000
$300,000 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > $300,000
,In the private employer arena, an employee would have to look to the
public policy exceptions and to the _____________to determine if a
case for retaliatory discharge is available.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Labor Relations Act
Title VII
At-will doctrine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > At-will doctrine
TRUE or FALSE
Favorable actions to an employee cannot be seen as retaliation. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > False: if an employee is given a more
favorable assignment, this may also be viewed as retaliation.
Remedies can include:
A. Money
B. A desired action
C. An unmerited promotion
Both A and B - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Both A and B
Remedies can include damages - money - or equitable relief - some
desired action.
Money awards may take the form of back pay for up to ________, for
the time an employee was not working,
Two years
,One year
Six months
Eighteen months - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Two years
For the text, two years' back pay is the maximum amount that may be
awarded.
Monetary damages designed to punish an employer are known as
__________.
Remedies
Back pay
Compensatory damages
Punitive damages - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Punitive damages
Punitive damages are rarely available, as the plaintiff must show the
employer acted with malicious or reckless indifference to a person's
federally-protected employment rights.
Age discrimination claims:
Are on a steep decline due to good employment practices
Are on the decline
Are on the rise
Have been constant for two decades - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Are
on the rise
, Author Dave Bernard, in a 2012 U.S. News and World Report article,
argues that older workers are better workers because:
They are generally early adopters of technology
They possess abundant knowledge and experience
They have a weak internal compass
They create many new and innovative ideas - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> They possess abundant knowledge and experience
What factors are causing employees to work until they are older than
55 years old?
Increased desire to work longer
The need for workers to accumulate adequate retirement resources
People living longer lives
All of the above - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > All of the above
Employment policies made it difficult for older workers to retain
employment and find new employment after termination. In response,
Congress passed the:
EBRI
ADEA
NRLA
ALAPA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ADEA
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
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Unlike disparate treatment based upon __________ characteristics,
retaliation involves adverse job action based upon an employee's lawful
actions.
Class
Industry
Personal
Job - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Class
The risks to employers from sexual harassment claims is great, as
plaintiffs may claim up to _____________ in compensatory damages,
ask for punitive damages, and request jury trials.
$150,000
$500,000
$50,000
$300,000 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > $300,000
,In the private employer arena, an employee would have to look to the
public policy exceptions and to the _____________to determine if a
case for retaliatory discharge is available.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Labor Relations Act
Title VII
At-will doctrine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > At-will doctrine
TRUE or FALSE
Favorable actions to an employee cannot be seen as retaliation. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > False: if an employee is given a more
favorable assignment, this may also be viewed as retaliation.
Remedies can include:
A. Money
B. A desired action
C. An unmerited promotion
Both A and B - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Both A and B
Remedies can include damages - money - or equitable relief - some
desired action.
Money awards may take the form of back pay for up to ________, for
the time an employee was not working,
Two years
,One year
Six months
Eighteen months - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Two years
For the text, two years' back pay is the maximum amount that may be
awarded.
Monetary damages designed to punish an employer are known as
__________.
Remedies
Back pay
Compensatory damages
Punitive damages - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Punitive damages
Punitive damages are rarely available, as the plaintiff must show the
employer acted with malicious or reckless indifference to a person's
federally-protected employment rights.
Age discrimination claims:
Are on a steep decline due to good employment practices
Are on the decline
Are on the rise
Have been constant for two decades - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Are
on the rise
, Author Dave Bernard, in a 2012 U.S. News and World Report article,
argues that older workers are better workers because:
They are generally early adopters of technology
They possess abundant knowledge and experience
They have a weak internal compass
They create many new and innovative ideas - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> They possess abundant knowledge and experience
What factors are causing employees to work until they are older than
55 years old?
Increased desire to work longer
The need for workers to accumulate adequate retirement resources
People living longer lives
All of the above - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > All of the above
Employment policies made it difficult for older workers to retain
employment and find new employment after termination. In response,
Congress passed the:
EBRI
ADEA
NRLA
ALAPA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ADEA
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
