Test Bank for Employment Law for Business, 2024 Release by Bennett-Alexander All Chapters Included.pdf

, CHAPTER 01 m


The Regulation of Employment
m m m




Truem/mFalsemQuestions


1. (p.m 7)m Regulationsmgoverningmthememployer-
employeemrelationshipmarembased monmagencymlawmand mfailuremof manmemployee/agent mtomact macco
rdingmtomthememployer'sminstructionsmcould mresult minmliabilitymformthememployer.
TRUE



Difficulty: m1 mEasy



2. (p.m 8)m Misclassificationmof memployeesmasmindependent mcontractorsmcanmresult minmliabilitymun
dermthemFairmLabormStandardsmAct mof m1938.
TRUE



Difficulty: m1 mEasy



3. (p.m 7)m If manmagent mactsmwithout mauthoritymof mthemprincipal,mthemprincipalmismnot mliablemform
anymresultingmlossmtomamthird mparty.
FALSE



Difficulty: m1 mEasy



4. (p.m 7)m Theremismonemcommonlymaccepted mdefinitionmof m"employee"mused mbymcourts.
FALSE



Difficulty: m1 mEasy

,5. (p.m 9)m Anmemployermismvicariouslymliablemformthemactionsmof manmemployeemcausingmharmmt
omamthird mpartymoutsidemthemcoursemof memployment.
FALSE

Difficulty: m2 mMedium



6. (p.m 16)m Undermthemeconomicmrealitiesmtest,mcourtsmconsidermwhethermthemworkermismeconomica
llymdependent monmamparticularmenterprisemormworksmformhimself mormherself.
TRUE



Difficulty: m1 mEasy



7. (p.m 16)m A msigned magreement mbetweenmamcompanymand mamworkermthat mspecificallymstatesmthat m
nomemployee-
employermrelationshipmexistsmwillmbemcontrollingminmthemevent mof mamlegalmdisputemovermwhethe
rmthemworkermismcovered mbymthemNationalmLabormRelationsmAct.
FALSE



Difficulty: m1 mEasy



8. (p.m 8)m MarcomprovidesmaccountingmservicesmtomthemConsolidated mBankmasmanmindepend
ent mcontractor.mMarcommust mpaymhismownmSocialmSecuritym(FICA),mFICA mexcise,mand mfe
deralmunemployment mcompensationm(FUTA),mtaxes.mHowever,mConsolidated mismrespons
iblemformfederalmand mstatemincomemtaxmwithholdings.
FALSE



Difficulty: m1 mEasy



9. (p.m 11)m Willfulmviolationsmof mFLSA msubject manmemployermtomcriminalmliability.
TRUE



Difficulty: m1 mEasy

, 10. (p.m 8,m13)m If manmemployermdoesmnot mmakemanymwithholdingmfrommamworker'smpaymformtaxes,mt
henmthemIRSmdeemsmthemworkermtombemanmindependent mcontractor.
FALSE

Difficulty: m2 mMedium



11. (p.m20)m ThemWondermCitymRestaurant musesmamstaffingmfirmmtomobtainmtemporarymworkers.mAf
termthemstaffingmfirmmsent movermamtemporarymhostess,mWondermasked mthemfirmmtomreplacemherm
withmsomeonemof manothermrace.mIf mthemhostessmwhomwasmreplaced mproceedsmwithmamTitlemVII m
claim,mWondermcannot mbemliablembecausemthemtemporarymhostessmwasmneverm itsmemployee.
FALSE



Difficulty: m1 mEasy



12. (p.m 28)m Non-competemagreementsmaremgoverned mbymfederalmlaw.
FALSE



Difficulty: m2 mMedium



13. (p.m 26)m ThemCivilmRightsmAct mof m1866mappliesmtomemployersmwithm15mormmorememployees.
FALSE



Difficulty: m2 mMedium



14. (p.m 27)m ThemRehabilitationmAct mappliesmtomfederalmcontractorsmwithmcontractsmwithmthemfede
ralmgovernment minmexcessmof m$10,000mannually.
TRUE



Difficulty: m2 mMedium