D352 WGU– Employment And Labor Law (Questions &
Accurate Answers)
A supervisor passes over an employee for a promotion due to verbal
communication by other staff members about the employee's work habits,
hygiene, and personal life.What is the supervisor's decision in response to?
Correct Answer - Slander
What does the U.S. Constitution accomplish? Correct Answer - It divides
power between the branches of government.
Under which legal system do prior judicial decisions control later cases?
Correct Answer - Common law
What is the central element of the common law agency test for an
independent contractor? Correct Answer - Level of control retained by
the worker
Which question is part of the IRS 20-Factor Analysis for determining whether
a worker is an employee or an independent contractor? Correct Answer -
How much training does the employer give?
What does scope of employment mean under the respondeat superior
doctrine? Correct Answer - Conduct relevant to a job description
What determines employer liability under the respondeat superior doctrine?
Correct Answer - The scope of employment
Which term indicates that an employer may terminate an employee at any
time, for any legal reason, without incurring liability? Correct Answer -
Employment-at-will
Due to financial cuts, a supervisor decides to lay off an average-performing
worker who has been with the company for five years. The worker is
concerned that this action is illegal because there was no reason given for
their firing during the meeting with their supervisor. What gives the employer
the legal right to do this? Correct Answer - Employment-at-will
, An employee works for the United States Department of Defense, a public
employer. Personal information in the employee's personnel files has been
released to the public. Under which law may this employee sue to recover
damages? Correct Answer - The Privacy Act of 1974
An employee works at a well-known company. After hours and while at home,
the employee writes a public message on a social media network complaining
about the employer's supervisor. The substance of the complaint is that the
supervisor makes employees work too hard. Which risk, if any, does the
employee face as a result of the social media posting? Correct Answer -
The employee faces a risk of termination because the employee has no
expectation of privacy in the public information that was posted.
When is a search of personal items by an employer lawful under the Privacy
Act and as determined by the Supreme Court without actually deciding the
merits of the matter? Correct Answer - The search is justified at the
start.
Using the four-fifths rule, a company analyzed its pass rate ratio for an
employment test. Hispanics passed at a rate of 25 percent, and Whites passed
at 75 percent. The ratio for protected classes against nonprotected classes
was well below 80 percent. What should the company conclude from these
results? Correct Answer - There is a disparate impact
An airline is concerned about declining cognitive ability in older pilots and
wants to create a new policy that focuses on recruiting younger pilots and
exiting older pilots out of the company. Which policy should the airline use?
Correct Answer - Mandatory retirement for pilots at 65 years old
An employee claimed the need for special treatment based on Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964. What is the first question a human resources
professional should ask to determine if this law applies to the employee?
Correct Answer - Does the employee meet the eligibility requirements?
An employee complains of religious discrimination in the workplace based on
Title VII.Which step should a human resources professional take to determine
if the law applies to this situation? Correct Answer - Determine if the
employee meets eligibility requirements
Accurate Answers)
A supervisor passes over an employee for a promotion due to verbal
communication by other staff members about the employee's work habits,
hygiene, and personal life.What is the supervisor's decision in response to?
Correct Answer - Slander
What does the U.S. Constitution accomplish? Correct Answer - It divides
power between the branches of government.
Under which legal system do prior judicial decisions control later cases?
Correct Answer - Common law
What is the central element of the common law agency test for an
independent contractor? Correct Answer - Level of control retained by
the worker
Which question is part of the IRS 20-Factor Analysis for determining whether
a worker is an employee or an independent contractor? Correct Answer -
How much training does the employer give?
What does scope of employment mean under the respondeat superior
doctrine? Correct Answer - Conduct relevant to a job description
What determines employer liability under the respondeat superior doctrine?
Correct Answer - The scope of employment
Which term indicates that an employer may terminate an employee at any
time, for any legal reason, without incurring liability? Correct Answer -
Employment-at-will
Due to financial cuts, a supervisor decides to lay off an average-performing
worker who has been with the company for five years. The worker is
concerned that this action is illegal because there was no reason given for
their firing during the meeting with their supervisor. What gives the employer
the legal right to do this? Correct Answer - Employment-at-will
, An employee works for the United States Department of Defense, a public
employer. Personal information in the employee's personnel files has been
released to the public. Under which law may this employee sue to recover
damages? Correct Answer - The Privacy Act of 1974
An employee works at a well-known company. After hours and while at home,
the employee writes a public message on a social media network complaining
about the employer's supervisor. The substance of the complaint is that the
supervisor makes employees work too hard. Which risk, if any, does the
employee face as a result of the social media posting? Correct Answer -
The employee faces a risk of termination because the employee has no
expectation of privacy in the public information that was posted.
When is a search of personal items by an employer lawful under the Privacy
Act and as determined by the Supreme Court without actually deciding the
merits of the matter? Correct Answer - The search is justified at the
start.
Using the four-fifths rule, a company analyzed its pass rate ratio for an
employment test. Hispanics passed at a rate of 25 percent, and Whites passed
at 75 percent. The ratio for protected classes against nonprotected classes
was well below 80 percent. What should the company conclude from these
results? Correct Answer - There is a disparate impact
An airline is concerned about declining cognitive ability in older pilots and
wants to create a new policy that focuses on recruiting younger pilots and
exiting older pilots out of the company. Which policy should the airline use?
Correct Answer - Mandatory retirement for pilots at 65 years old
An employee claimed the need for special treatment based on Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964. What is the first question a human resources
professional should ask to determine if this law applies to the employee?
Correct Answer - Does the employee meet the eligibility requirements?
An employee complains of religious discrimination in the workplace based on
Title VII.Which step should a human resources professional take to determine
if the law applies to this situation? Correct Answer - Determine if the
employee meets eligibility requirements
