TEST BANK FOR
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition, Dawn Bennett-Alexander
Chapter 1-16 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 01:
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
employmentrelationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In an employment-agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her authority,
theprincipal 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'semployment 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
,withinthe 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 Ideas employs part-time workers through a staffing firm. After the staffing firm
sent over a part-time office assistant, Fresh Ideas asked the firm to replace her with
someone from a different race. The replaced office assistant cannot proceed with a
discrimination claimunder Title VII of the Civil Rights Act since she (the part-time office
assistant) was never an employee of Fresh Ideas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
7) If an employee has a car accident while driving a company car from one company
officeto another, the employer may be liable to the owner of the other vehicle under which
legal theory?
A) Vicarious liability
B) Joint liability
C) Strict liability
D) Negligence
8) Which federal law protects employees from unfair labor practices of employers?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) National Labor Relations Act
, C) Fair Labor Standards Act
D) Labor Management Relations Act
9) A willful misclassification of workers by an employer may result in harsh sanctions,
including imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000, under which federal law?
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition, Dawn Bennett-Alexander
Chapter 1-16 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 01:
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
employmentrelationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In an employment-agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her authority,
theprincipal 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'semployment 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
,withinthe 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 Ideas employs part-time workers through a staffing firm. After the staffing firm
sent over a part-time office assistant, Fresh Ideas asked the firm to replace her with
someone from a different race. The replaced office assistant cannot proceed with a
discrimination claimunder Title VII of the Civil Rights Act since she (the part-time office
assistant) was never an employee of Fresh Ideas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
7) If an employee has a car accident while driving a company car from one company
officeto another, the employer may be liable to the owner of the other vehicle under which
legal theory?
A) Vicarious liability
B) Joint liability
C) Strict liability
D) Negligence
8) Which federal law protects employees from unfair labor practices of employers?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) National Labor Relations Act
, C) Fair Labor Standards Act
D) Labor Management Relations Act
9) A willful misclassification of workers by an employer may result in harsh sanctions,
including imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000, under which federal law?
