WGU C233 EXAM PREP GUIDE 2026 CORE
ETHICS, LAW, AND HEALTHCARE
CONCEPTS AND SOLVED ITEMS
◉ Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Answer: Requires employers take specific steps prior to requesting
or using a consumer report (disclosure, written permission, notice
of adverse action, right to dispute)
◉ Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Answer: Prescribes Standards for minimum wage, overtime and
child labor laws in employment; requires employers of covered
employees who are not exempt to:
- pay at least the federal minimum wage
- pay overtime pay at one-and-a-half times the regular rate of pay
- limit the employment of minors
◉ Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Answer: Provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid,
job-protected leave per year; also requires their group health
benefits to be maintained during their leave
,◉ Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
Answer: Established by the Taft-Hartley, an agency to help
management and labor settle contract disputes
◉ Fellow servant rule
Answer: An employer defense that another employee, not the
employer, caused a workplace injury
◉ First written warning
Answer: Second step in the disciplinary process, which advises an
employee:
- that work behavior must change
- lays out steps that have already been taken to advise the employee
of the deficit
- describes steps that need to be taken to improve performance and
remain employed
◉ Four-fifths rule
Answer: Rule that states that an employment test or other screening
device/process has a disparate impact if the hiring rate for a
minority group is less that four-fifths (80%) of the hiring rate for the
majority group
◉ Gender discrimination
, Answer: The stereotyping of how a male or how a female should act
◉ General duty clause
Answer: Standard that requires employers to provide jobs and a
workplace environment that are free from recognized safety and
health hazards that could potentially cause of death or serious
physical harm; this standard also requires employers to comply with
all OSHA rules, regulations, and standards
◉ Hostile work environment
Answer: As defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC): a work environment in which an individual or
individuals are subjected to a pattern of harassment biased
according to protected classifications, or unwelcome verbal or
physical conduct
"When submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or
implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably
interferes with an individual's work performance, or creates an
intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment"
◉ I-9
Answer: Form enacted under IRCA that documents employee
identity and right to work in the US (specifies acceptable
documents)
ETHICS, LAW, AND HEALTHCARE
CONCEPTS AND SOLVED ITEMS
◉ Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Answer: Requires employers take specific steps prior to requesting
or using a consumer report (disclosure, written permission, notice
of adverse action, right to dispute)
◉ Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Answer: Prescribes Standards for minimum wage, overtime and
child labor laws in employment; requires employers of covered
employees who are not exempt to:
- pay at least the federal minimum wage
- pay overtime pay at one-and-a-half times the regular rate of pay
- limit the employment of minors
◉ Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Answer: Provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid,
job-protected leave per year; also requires their group health
benefits to be maintained during their leave
,◉ Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
Answer: Established by the Taft-Hartley, an agency to help
management and labor settle contract disputes
◉ Fellow servant rule
Answer: An employer defense that another employee, not the
employer, caused a workplace injury
◉ First written warning
Answer: Second step in the disciplinary process, which advises an
employee:
- that work behavior must change
- lays out steps that have already been taken to advise the employee
of the deficit
- describes steps that need to be taken to improve performance and
remain employed
◉ Four-fifths rule
Answer: Rule that states that an employment test or other screening
device/process has a disparate impact if the hiring rate for a
minority group is less that four-fifths (80%) of the hiring rate for the
majority group
◉ Gender discrimination
, Answer: The stereotyping of how a male or how a female should act
◉ General duty clause
Answer: Standard that requires employers to provide jobs and a
workplace environment that are free from recognized safety and
health hazards that could potentially cause of death or serious
physical harm; this standard also requires employers to comply with
all OSHA rules, regulations, and standards
◉ Hostile work environment
Answer: As defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC): a work environment in which an individual or
individuals are subjected to a pattern of harassment biased
according to protected classifications, or unwelcome verbal or
physical conduct
"When submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or
implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably
interferes with an individual's work performance, or creates an
intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment"
◉ I-9
Answer: Form enacted under IRCA that documents employee
identity and right to work in the US (specifies acceptable
documents)
