WGU C233 Employment Law - Practice OA & Overall
Course Assessment questions with verified answers
A controlling rule, example, or guide is also known as:
Respondent superior
Judicial review
Contractual understanding
Precedence Ans✓✓✓ Precedence
A disabled person must be qualified to carry out the ____________________
before the protections of the ADA may be invoked.
Marginal job functions
Non-essential job functions
Practical tasks of the job
Essential functions of the job Ans✓✓✓ Essential functions of the job
A majority of workers say _________ face more discrimination in the workplace
than other groups.
Hindus
Jewish
Muslims
Christians Ans✓✓✓ Muslims
A monetary amount necessary to replace what the claimant lost, including
money, pain, and other non-monetary losses is known as:
Front pay
,Punitive damages
Compensatory damages
Injunction relief Ans✓✓✓ Compensatory damages
A review of what a contractor's workforce looks like is known as:
Workforce outlook
Workforce breakdown
Reasonable self-analysis
Reasonable breakdown Ans✓✓✓ Reasonable self-analysis
A union shop that requires membership as a condition of employment is known
as a(n):
Closed union shop
Free rider shop
Union shop
Right to work shop Ans✓✓✓ Closed union shop
Agency is a _________________ between a principal and an agent whereby the
principal, expressly or implicitly, authorizes the agent to work on his or her behalf
and with the power to bind the principal.
General understanding
Loosely coupled relationship
Contract relationship
Freedom of choice Ans✓✓✓ Contract relationship
,Alicia, who works for the Congressional Budget Office, asked her supervisor to see
her employee file because she believed there may be some inaccurate statements
on previous performance reviews. What gives her the right to do that?
a. Fair Credit Reporting Act
b. Whistleblower Protection Act
c. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
d. Privacy Act of 1974 Ans✓✓✓ Privacy Act of 1974
All of the following are examples of sexual harassment under Title VII except:
a. Johnny, who is rarely in the office, sees Blasia and tells her "I like your outfit".
b. Johnny, who is rarely in the office, communicates with Blasia routinely via e-
mail and at least once a month will ask her on a date despite being told she is
uncomfortable with his behavior.
c. Johnny, who is rarely in the office, comes by the office routinely and flirts with
Blasia even though she has asked him to stop.
d. Blasia tells Johnny if they have sex, she will promote him. Ans✓✓✓ Johnny,
who is rarely in the office, sees Blasia and tells her "I like your outfit."
All of the following could be considered a reasonable accommodation under the
ADA except:
a. A new office chair with lumbar support for an employee with back issues.
b. Allowing unpaid time occasionally during the work day to attend an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting for a recovering alcoholic.
c. Forgoing the discipline process for an employee who is acting erratically due to
mental illness.
d. Providing a private space for a diabetic to administer insulin injections.
Ans✓✓✓ Forgoing the discipline process for an employee who is acting
erratically due to mental illness.
, Amendments to The Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
require that federal contracts entered into after 1 December 2003, and worth
more than _________________ require contractors and subcontractors to
undertake AA for specified categories of veterans, which include a priority referral
requirement for employment openings.
$50,000
$75,000
$250,000
$100,000 Ans✓✓✓ $100,000
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?
Reasonable person standard
Scope of employment
Frolic and detour
Duration of employment Ans✓✓✓ Frolic and detour
An employer hires a Black salesperson, but assigns the person to territories with a
high percentage of Black people or gives him/her only Black person's accounts.
What is this an example of?
Disparate impact
Disparate treatment
Preferential treatment
Steering assignments Ans✓✓✓ Steering assignments-an employment practice
that directs a certain subgroup toward a specific set of jobs
Course Assessment questions with verified answers
A controlling rule, example, or guide is also known as:
Respondent superior
Judicial review
Contractual understanding
Precedence Ans✓✓✓ Precedence
A disabled person must be qualified to carry out the ____________________
before the protections of the ADA may be invoked.
Marginal job functions
Non-essential job functions
Practical tasks of the job
Essential functions of the job Ans✓✓✓ Essential functions of the job
A majority of workers say _________ face more discrimination in the workplace
than other groups.
Hindus
Jewish
Muslims
Christians Ans✓✓✓ Muslims
A monetary amount necessary to replace what the claimant lost, including
money, pain, and other non-monetary losses is known as:
Front pay
,Punitive damages
Compensatory damages
Injunction relief Ans✓✓✓ Compensatory damages
A review of what a contractor's workforce looks like is known as:
Workforce outlook
Workforce breakdown
Reasonable self-analysis
Reasonable breakdown Ans✓✓✓ Reasonable self-analysis
A union shop that requires membership as a condition of employment is known
as a(n):
Closed union shop
Free rider shop
Union shop
Right to work shop Ans✓✓✓ Closed union shop
Agency is a _________________ between a principal and an agent whereby the
principal, expressly or implicitly, authorizes the agent to work on his or her behalf
and with the power to bind the principal.
General understanding
Loosely coupled relationship
Contract relationship
Freedom of choice Ans✓✓✓ Contract relationship
,Alicia, who works for the Congressional Budget Office, asked her supervisor to see
her employee file because she believed there may be some inaccurate statements
on previous performance reviews. What gives her the right to do that?
a. Fair Credit Reporting Act
b. Whistleblower Protection Act
c. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
d. Privacy Act of 1974 Ans✓✓✓ Privacy Act of 1974
All of the following are examples of sexual harassment under Title VII except:
a. Johnny, who is rarely in the office, sees Blasia and tells her "I like your outfit".
b. Johnny, who is rarely in the office, communicates with Blasia routinely via e-
mail and at least once a month will ask her on a date despite being told she is
uncomfortable with his behavior.
c. Johnny, who is rarely in the office, comes by the office routinely and flirts with
Blasia even though she has asked him to stop.
d. Blasia tells Johnny if they have sex, she will promote him. Ans✓✓✓ Johnny,
who is rarely in the office, sees Blasia and tells her "I like your outfit."
All of the following could be considered a reasonable accommodation under the
ADA except:
a. A new office chair with lumbar support for an employee with back issues.
b. Allowing unpaid time occasionally during the work day to attend an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting for a recovering alcoholic.
c. Forgoing the discipline process for an employee who is acting erratically due to
mental illness.
d. Providing a private space for a diabetic to administer insulin injections.
Ans✓✓✓ Forgoing the discipline process for an employee who is acting
erratically due to mental illness.
, Amendments to The Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
require that federal contracts entered into after 1 December 2003, and worth
more than _________________ require contractors and subcontractors to
undertake AA for specified categories of veterans, which include a priority referral
requirement for employment openings.
$50,000
$75,000
$250,000
$100,000 Ans✓✓✓ $100,000
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?
Reasonable person standard
Scope of employment
Frolic and detour
Duration of employment Ans✓✓✓ Frolic and detour
An employer hires a Black salesperson, but assigns the person to territories with a
high percentage of Black people or gives him/her only Black person's accounts.
What is this an example of?
Disparate impact
Disparate treatment
Preferential treatment
Steering assignments Ans✓✓✓ Steering assignments-an employment practice
that directs a certain subgroup toward a specific set of jobs
