EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
T/F: Professional employer organizations generally recruit workers from the labor
market and assign them to clients. - ANS-False
T/F: An aggrieved employee has the option of not filing a charge with the Dept of Civil
Rights but instead filing an action in state court - ANS-True
In several states, such as Arkansas, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, waivers executed
by staffing firm employees in which employees gave up rights to sue any client for
injuries covered by state workers' compensation laws _______ been upheld. - ANS-Have
T/F: Liability arising out of a staffing firm and client's co-employment relationship
generally is not "joint and severable" - ANS-True; liability arising from a co-
employment relationship is generally not joint and severable; one employer cannot be
held vicariously liable for the wrongful acts of the other without regard to fault
Talented staffing has placed 10 people on an assignment performing the same job. The
employees are equally qualified. Talented Staffing has paid all of the women 75 cents
more per hour than the men. Is this permitted under MI law? - ANS-No
T/F: For workers' compensation purposes, most courts have treated staffing firm
clients as "special employers", thereby creating tort liability for the client. - ANS-False
T/F: Adam shared negative information that was false about Karl's employment with
Talented Staffing. Because of this reference, Karl was denied the job. Under MI law,
Adam and Talented Staffing cannot be held liable. - ANS-False
, Under Federal law are employers prohibited from refusing to hire candidates based on
lawful conduct such as use of alcohol, smoking or gun ownership? - ANS-No
T/F: E-Verify is an electronic system for the completion of the I-9 Form - ANS-False
T/F: A staffing firm may disqualify an applicant from employment if the employee
suffered a workplace injury on a previous job and field a workers' comp claim. - ANS-
False
Under the ACA, an employer group health plan will qualify as "minimum essential
coverage" if it covers which of the following services? - ANS-Diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment, or prevention of disease, or amounts paid for the purpose of affecting any
structure or function of the body
On which of the following bases do federal and state laws prohibit employers from
discriminating against employees or job applicants - ANS-Pregnancy, physical
disability, and military service
Anthony recently came to the US from Italy and was hired by FedCo Staffing. Three
days later he began work, Anthony provided FedCo with a receipt showing that he had
applied for acceptable documents to prove his authorization to work in the US. Two
months later, Anthony received appropriate employment eligibility documents and
presented them to FedCo. Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act, was it
lawful for FedCo to hire Anthony? - ANS-No
Is PTSD likely to fall under the ADA? - ANS-Yes
Your policy is to reference check all candidates prior to making a referral to a client.
Do you need consent from the candidate to share positive reference info with clients? -
ANS-Yes
Employees bring wrongful discharge lawsuits against their employers under a variety
of theories. Some of the most common include: - ANS-the termination is contrary to
public policy; the employer agreed, implicitly or expressly, to terminate the employee