WGU C233 Employment Law Exam With
100% Correct Answers
Implied Contract - Correct Answer-Legally binding agreement
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which is created, not through formal contract negotiation and
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documentation, but by actions of employer and employee
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AKA-oral assurances |
Supremacy Clause - Correct Answer-mandates that the | | | | | |
constitution, federal law, treaties and federal regulations are
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the highest laws of the land and have priority over state law.
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Frolic and Detour - Correct Answer-Employee's physical
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departure from the job in order to further his/her own
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interests and not the employers.
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Dual Purpose Mission - Correct Answer-Occurs when an
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employee conducts personal and work business at the same
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time; subjecting the employer to the employees actions
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) - Correct Answer-1978;
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Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of
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pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Pregnant
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,| women must be treated in the same manner as other
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| applicants or employees with similar abilities or limitations.
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| (possibly as a temporarily disabled worker)
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Equal Pay Act 1963 (EPA) - Correct Answer-protects men and
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women who perform substantially equal work in the same
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establishment from sex-based wage discrimination
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Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Correct Answer-allows for
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compensatory and punitive damages for violations of Tytle VII
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) -
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Correct Answer-protects individuals who are 40 years of age or
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older
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1967 (ADA) - Correct
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Answer-prohibits disability discrimination in the private sector
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The Rehabilitation Act of 1991 - Correct Answer-prohibits
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discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities
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who work in the federal government
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,Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights
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Act (USERRA) - Correct Answer-protects military personnel
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from employment disctrimination
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Correct
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Answer-federal agency created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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and today enforces federal anti-discrimination statutes, and
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provides oversight for all federal equal opp standards in
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employment regulations
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Discriminatory Evidence - Correct Answer--Direct Evidence | | | | |
-Comparative Evidence |
-Bona Fide | |
-Pattern and Practice | |
Direct Evidence - Correct Answer-Real, clear evidence of
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discrimination that requires no inference or consideration to
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prove existence
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Comparative Evidence - Correct Answer-Two employees were | | | | | |
similarly situated but were treated differently merely because
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of class characteristic.
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, Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) - Correct Answer-
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A reasonable employment qualification that an employer is
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allowed to consider when making decisions about hiring and
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retaining employees
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Pattern and Practice - Correct Answer-discrimination is where
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the employers policies have the purpose or effect of
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segregation or assigning employees to particular aspects of a
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business enterprise for no legitimate business necessity
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Gender Plus Discrimination - Correct Answer-results when an
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employer classifies employees on a basis of gender, plus
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another characteristic-usually a family-related circumstance
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Anti-Female Animus - Correct Answer-An environment of | | | | | |
animosity toward women
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Quid Pro Quo - Correct Answer-(this for that). Notion that an
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employer seeks sexual favors in exchange for some positive
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employment outcome for an employee
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Tangible Job Action - Correct Answer-an employment outcome
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arising out of sexual harassment
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| pg. |4 professoraxe |
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100% Correct Answers
Implied Contract - Correct Answer-Legally binding agreement
| | | | | |
which is created, not through formal contract negotiation and
| | | | | | | | |
documentation, but by actions of employer and employee
| | | | | | | |
AKA-oral assurances |
Supremacy Clause - Correct Answer-mandates that the | | | | | |
constitution, federal law, treaties and federal regulations are
| | | | | | | |
the highest laws of the land and have priority over state law.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Frolic and Detour - Correct Answer-Employee's physical
| | | | | |
departure from the job in order to further his/her own
| | | | | | | | | |
interests and not the employers.
| | | | |
Dual Purpose Mission - Correct Answer-Occurs when an
| | | | | | |
employee conducts personal and work business at the same
| | | | | | | | |
time; subjecting the employer to the employees actions
| | | | | | | |
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) - Correct Answer-1978;
| | | | | |
Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of
| | | | | | |
pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Pregnant
| | | | | | |
| pg. |1 professoraxe |
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,| women must be treated in the same manner as other
| | | | | | | | |
| applicants or employees with similar abilities or limitations.
| | | | | | |
| (possibly as a temporarily disabled worker)
| | | | |
Equal Pay Act 1963 (EPA) - Correct Answer-protects men and
| | | | | | | | |
women who perform substantially equal work in the same
| | | | | | | | |
establishment from sex-based wage discrimination
| | | | |
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Correct Answer-allows for
| | | | | | | |
compensatory and punitive damages for violations of Tytle VII
| | | | | | | | |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) -
| | | | | | | |
Correct Answer-protects individuals who are 40 years of age or
| | | | | | | | | |
older
|
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1967 (ADA) - Correct
| | | | | | | |
Answer-prohibits disability discrimination in the private sector
| | | | | | |
The Rehabilitation Act of 1991 - Correct Answer-prohibits
| | | | | | |
discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities
| | | | | |
who work in the federal government
| | | | | |
| pg. |2 professoraxe |
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,Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights
| | | | |
Act (USERRA) - Correct Answer-protects military personnel
| | | | | | |
from employment disctrimination
| | |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Correct
| | | | | |
Answer-federal agency created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964
| | | | | | | | | |
and today enforces federal anti-discrimination statutes, and
| | | | | | |
provides oversight for all federal equal opp standards in
| | | | | | | | |
employment regulations
| |
Discriminatory Evidence - Correct Answer--Direct Evidence | | | | |
-Comparative Evidence |
-Bona Fide | |
-Pattern and Practice | |
Direct Evidence - Correct Answer-Real, clear evidence of
| | | | | | |
discrimination that requires no inference or consideration to
| | | | | | | |
prove existence
| |
Comparative Evidence - Correct Answer-Two employees were | | | | | |
similarly situated but were treated differently merely because
| | | | | | | |
of class characteristic.
| | |
| pg. |3 professoraxe |
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, Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) - Correct Answer-
| | | | | | |
A reasonable employment qualification that an employer is
| | | | | | |
allowed to consider when making decisions about hiring and
| | | | | | | | |
retaining employees
| |
Pattern and Practice - Correct Answer-discrimination is where
| | | | | | |
the employers policies have the purpose or effect of
| | | | | | | | |
segregation or assigning employees to particular aspects of a
| | | | | | | | |
business enterprise for no legitimate business necessity
| | | | | | |
Gender Plus Discrimination - Correct Answer-results when an
| | | | | | |
employer classifies employees on a basis of gender, plus
| | | | | | | | |
another characteristic-usually a family-related circumstance
| | | | |
Anti-Female Animus - Correct Answer-An environment of | | | | | |
animosity toward women
| | |
Quid Pro Quo - Correct Answer-(this for that). Notion that an
| | | | | | | | | |
employer seeks sexual favors in exchange for some positive
| | | | | | | | |
employment outcome for an employee
| | | | |
Tangible Job Action - Correct Answer-an employment outcome
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arising out of sexual harassment
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| pg. |4 professoraxe |
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