WGU C233 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATED ACTUAL EXAMS
SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔ADEA
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
✔✔The ADEA applies to public and private employers and unions with more than
_______ employees.
Thirty
Fifteen
Twenty
Fifty - ✔✔Twenty
✔✔Suppose two people apply for the same position, and one is 42 and other 52. What
action can the employer take?
The employer in this situation can only make a decision based on age and experience.
No other factors can be considered
The employer can just not consider both candidates to avoid an age discrimination
claim
Employers can lawfully disqualify either applicant based on age
The employer may not lawfully turn down either on the basis of age, but must make the
decision on the basis of some other factor - ✔✔The employer may not lawfully turn
down either on the basis of age, but must make the decision on the basis of some other
factor
✔✔How old must an employee be to claim age discrimination under the ADEA?
Must be over the age of 50
All ages can claim age discrimination
Must be over the age of 30
Must be over the age of 40 - ✔✔Must be over the age of 40
✔✔In age discrimination, what is the meaning of a mixed motive?
The claimant has ulterior motives for claiming he/she has been discriminated against
The many factors which come into play in discrimination cases
Hidden business reasons for discriminating
Different employees discriminating for different reasons - ✔✔The many factors which
come into play in discrimination cases
✔✔Which of the following is not a typical position that can be defended by the BFOQ
defense?
Pilot
Bus Driver
Police Officer
Cook - ✔✔Cook
✔✔Under the ADEA, there is no _______________ for age. Moreover, the condition of
being over 40 is not a disability.
Discriminatory measures
SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔ADEA
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
✔✔The ADEA applies to public and private employers and unions with more than
_______ employees.
Thirty
Fifteen
Twenty
Fifty - ✔✔Twenty
✔✔Suppose two people apply for the same position, and one is 42 and other 52. What
action can the employer take?
The employer in this situation can only make a decision based on age and experience.
No other factors can be considered
The employer can just not consider both candidates to avoid an age discrimination
claim
Employers can lawfully disqualify either applicant based on age
The employer may not lawfully turn down either on the basis of age, but must make the
decision on the basis of some other factor - ✔✔The employer may not lawfully turn
down either on the basis of age, but must make the decision on the basis of some other
factor
✔✔How old must an employee be to claim age discrimination under the ADEA?
Must be over the age of 50
All ages can claim age discrimination
Must be over the age of 30
Must be over the age of 40 - ✔✔Must be over the age of 40
✔✔In age discrimination, what is the meaning of a mixed motive?
The claimant has ulterior motives for claiming he/she has been discriminated against
The many factors which come into play in discrimination cases
Hidden business reasons for discriminating
Different employees discriminating for different reasons - ✔✔The many factors which
come into play in discrimination cases
✔✔Which of the following is not a typical position that can be defended by the BFOQ
defense?
Pilot
Bus Driver
Police Officer
Cook - ✔✔Cook
✔✔Under the ADEA, there is no _______________ for age. Moreover, the condition of
being over 40 is not a disability.
Discriminatory measures
