WGU C233 EMPLOYMENT LAW OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
EXAM NEWEST 2024/2025 ACTUAL COMPLETE 100 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+(2025)
In the scope of employment context, which of the following is an
example of frolic and detour?
An employee works from home for the day
An employee runs a work errand while off work
An employee runs an errand while on his/her lunch break
An employee runs a personal errand while driving to a meeting
at a company branch office - ANSWER-An employee runs a
personal errand while driving to a meeting at a company branch
office
Unlike disparate treatment based upon __________
characteristics, retaliation involves adverse job action based
upon an employee's lawful actions. Class
Industry
Personal
Job - ANSWER-Class
,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 - ANSWER-At-will doctrine
TRUE or FALSE
Favorable actions to an employee cannot be seen as retaliation.
- ANSWERFalse: 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - ANSWER-ADEA
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
The ADEA applies to public and private employers and unions
with more than _______ employees.
Thirty
Fifteen
EXAM NEWEST 2024/2025 ACTUAL COMPLETE 100 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+(2025)
In the scope of employment context, which of the following is an
example of frolic and detour?
An employee works from home for the day
An employee runs a work errand while off work
An employee runs an errand while on his/her lunch break
An employee runs a personal errand while driving to a meeting
at a company branch office - ANSWER-An employee runs a
personal errand while driving to a meeting at a company branch
office
Unlike disparate treatment based upon __________
characteristics, retaliation involves adverse job action based
upon an employee's lawful actions. Class
Industry
Personal
Job - ANSWER-Class
,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 - ANSWER-At-will doctrine
TRUE or FALSE
Favorable actions to an employee cannot be seen as retaliation.
- ANSWERFalse: 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - ANSWER-ADEA
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
The ADEA applies to public and private employers and unions
with more than _______ employees.
Thirty
Fifteen
