TEST BANK
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition,
Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Chapters 1 - 16
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Regulation of Employment
Chapter 2 The Employment Law Toolkit: Resources for Understanding the Law
and Recurring Legal Concepts
Chapter 3 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Chapter 4 Legal Construction of the Employment Environment Chapter 5
Affirmative Action
Chapter 6 Race and Color Discrimination
Chapter 7 National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 8 Gender Discrimination Chapter 9
Sexual Harassment
Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Chapter 11
Religious Discrimination
Chapter 12 Age Discrimination Chapter
13 Disability Discrimination
Chapter 14 The Employee’s Right to Privacy and Management of Personal
Information
Chapter 15 Labor Law 857
Chapter 16 Selected Employment Benefits and Protections
,Chapter 01: The Regulation of Employment
Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Agency law, based on the traditional law called master and
servant, governs employment relationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In an employment-agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her
authority, the principal may be liable for any resulting loss to a third party.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Myra provides accounting services as an independent contractor for
Great Northern. Because of this relationship, Great Northern is responsible for
withholding and paying Myra's employment taxes, including federal
unemployment compensation (FUTA), Social Security (FICA) and FICA excise tax.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Employers are not liable for most torts committed by an independent
contractor within the scope of the working relationship.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) There is a single commonly accepted definition of "employee" used
by courts, employers, and the government.
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Fresh fIdeas femploys fpart-time fworkers fthrough fa fstaffing ffirm. fAfter
fthe fstaffing f firm fsent fover fa fpart-time foffice fassistant, fFresh fIdeas fasked
fthe ffirm fto freplace fher fwith f someone ffrom fa fdifferent frace. fThe freplaced
foffice fassistant fcannot fproceed fwith fa f discrimination fclaim funder fTitle fVII fof
fthe fCivil fRights fAct fsince fshe f(the fpart-time foffice f assistant) fwas fnever fan
femployee fof fFresh fIdeas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE fCHOICE f- fChoose fthe fone falternative fthat fbest fcompletes fthe
fstatement for f answers fthe fquestion.
7) If fan femployee fhas fa fcar faccident fwhile fdriving fa fcompany fcar ffrom fone
fcompany f office fto fanother, fthe femployer fmay fbe fliable fto fthe fowner fof fthe
fother fvehicle funder fwhich f legal ftheory?
A) Vicarious fliability
B) Joint fliability
C) Strict fliability
D) Negligence
8) Which ffederal flaw fprotects femployees ffrom funfair flabor fpractices fof
femployers?
A) Occupational fSafety fand fHealth fAct
B) National fLabor fRelations fAct
C) Fair fLabor fStandards fAct
D) Labor fManagement fRelations fAct
9) A fwillful fmisclassification fof fworkers fby fan femployer fmay fresult fin fharsh
fsanctions, f including fimprisonment fand fa ffine fof fup fto f$10,000, funder fwhich
ffederal flaw?
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition,
Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Chapters 1 - 16
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Regulation of Employment
Chapter 2 The Employment Law Toolkit: Resources for Understanding the Law
and Recurring Legal Concepts
Chapter 3 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Chapter 4 Legal Construction of the Employment Environment Chapter 5
Affirmative Action
Chapter 6 Race and Color Discrimination
Chapter 7 National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 8 Gender Discrimination Chapter 9
Sexual Harassment
Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Chapter 11
Religious Discrimination
Chapter 12 Age Discrimination Chapter
13 Disability Discrimination
Chapter 14 The Employee’s Right to Privacy and Management of Personal
Information
Chapter 15 Labor Law 857
Chapter 16 Selected Employment Benefits and Protections
,Chapter 01: The Regulation of Employment
Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Agency law, based on the traditional law called master and
servant, governs employment relationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In an employment-agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her
authority, the principal may be liable for any resulting loss to a third party.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Myra provides accounting services as an independent contractor for
Great Northern. Because of this relationship, Great Northern is responsible for
withholding and paying Myra's employment taxes, including federal
unemployment compensation (FUTA), Social Security (FICA) and FICA excise tax.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Employers are not liable for most torts committed by an independent
contractor within the scope of the working relationship.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) There is a single commonly accepted definition of "employee" used
by courts, employers, and the government.
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Fresh fIdeas femploys fpart-time fworkers fthrough fa fstaffing ffirm. fAfter
fthe fstaffing f firm fsent fover fa fpart-time foffice fassistant, fFresh fIdeas fasked
fthe ffirm fto freplace fher fwith f someone ffrom fa fdifferent frace. fThe freplaced
foffice fassistant fcannot fproceed fwith fa f discrimination fclaim funder fTitle fVII fof
fthe fCivil fRights fAct fsince fshe f(the fpart-time foffice f assistant) fwas fnever fan
femployee fof fFresh fIdeas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE fCHOICE f- fChoose fthe fone falternative fthat fbest fcompletes fthe
fstatement for f answers fthe fquestion.
7) If fan femployee fhas fa fcar faccident fwhile fdriving fa fcompany fcar ffrom fone
fcompany f office fto fanother, fthe femployer fmay fbe fliable fto fthe fowner fof fthe
fother fvehicle funder fwhich f legal ftheory?
A) Vicarious fliability
B) Joint fliability
C) Strict fliability
D) Negligence
8) Which ffederal flaw fprotects femployees ffrom funfair flabor fpractices fof
femployers?
A) Occupational fSafety fand fHealth fAct
B) National fLabor fRelations fAct
C) Fair fLabor fStandards fAct
D) Labor fManagement fRelations fAct
9) A fwillful fmisclassification fof fworkers fby fan femployer fmay fresult fin fharsh
fsanctions, f including fimprisonment fand fa ffine fof fup fto f$10,000, funder fwhich
ffederal flaw?
