C233 WGU EMPLOYMENT LAW QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Intrusion Upon Seclusion - Answer -A type of tort in which an employer intrudes upon
an employee's private information.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - Answer -Enacted in 1967, it protects
employees who are 40 years of age and older.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - Answer -Enacted in 1938, it protects workers from
unfair wages, limits abusive overtime practices, and prevents child labor.
Course of Employment - Answer -Any action by an employee that furthers an
employer's business.
National Labor Relations Board - Answer -A federal administrative agency that
administers the provisions of the NLRA.
Federal Whistleblower Statute - Answer -Enacted in 1982, it protects contractor
employees from employment discrimination or retaliation for reporting company
violations of the law.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer -Employers with 15 or more employees
are prohibited from discriminating against people with disabilities. In general, the
employment provisions of the ADA require equal opportunity in selecting, testing, and
hiring qualified applicants with disabilities; job accommodation for applicants and
workers with disabilities when such accommodations would not impose "undue
hardship;" and equal opportunity in promotion and benefits.
Collective Bargaining - Answer -The negotiation process between unions and
employers.
Quota - Answer -An official limit on the number or amount of people or things that are
allowed.
E-Verify - Answer -An online tool administered through the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) and used by employers to verify the validity of
documents presented by new hires.
Continual Training Requirement - Answer -A mandate that all employers provide
training to workers on a periodic basis and whenever an employee is hired or assigned
to a new job.
Serious Health Condition - Answer -An incapacitating illness, injury, or impairment that
requires overnight care or continuing treatment from a health care provider.
, Sherman Anti-Trust Act - Answer -Enacted in 1890, it prevents businesses from
combining together to restrain trade and seeking monopoly business power.
Vicarious Liability - Answer -A form of secondary liability that comes from the doctrine
of respondeat superior - "let the master answer for the servant".
Reduction in Force (RIF) - Answer -Occurs when a business eliminates one or more
positions as part of a strategic business plan to realign operations or reduce cost.
Remedies - Answer -A desired action resulting from a successful lawsuit.
Customer Discriminatory Preference - Answer -An unacceptable pretext of
discrimination in which an employer uses race as the basis for a business decision in
order to please customers.
Arbitration - Answer -A procedure for resolving collective bargaining impasses by which
an arbitrator (third party) choose a solution to the dispute.
Conglomerate - Answer -A highly diversified firm that has multiple businesses with no
relationships.
Permissive Bargaining Subject - Answer -A bargaining subject that either party may
bring to the table, but over which the other party is not required to bargain
Four-fifths Rule - Answer -The simplest and most common way of estimating adverse
impact by ruling a screening device as discriminatory if its selection rates of a protected
class are less than 80% of the majority.
Mandatory Bargaining Subject - Answer -A required bargaining subject that involves
wages, benefits, hours, and layoff procedures.
Reasonable Accommodation - Answer -A reasonable change to the work environment
that allows a religious individual to perform job functions
Federal Injunction - Answer -A legal remedy that allows a court to order individuals to
refrain from harmful acts
Worker's Compensation - Answer -A form of insurance that provides wage replacement
and medical benefits for employees injured while at work in exchange for relinquishment
of the right to sue the employer for negligence.
Opportunity Wage - Answer -An exception to the minimum wage law that applies to
employees under twenty years old.
ANSWERS
Intrusion Upon Seclusion - Answer -A type of tort in which an employer intrudes upon
an employee's private information.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - Answer -Enacted in 1967, it protects
employees who are 40 years of age and older.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - Answer -Enacted in 1938, it protects workers from
unfair wages, limits abusive overtime practices, and prevents child labor.
Course of Employment - Answer -Any action by an employee that furthers an
employer's business.
National Labor Relations Board - Answer -A federal administrative agency that
administers the provisions of the NLRA.
Federal Whistleblower Statute - Answer -Enacted in 1982, it protects contractor
employees from employment discrimination or retaliation for reporting company
violations of the law.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer -Employers with 15 or more employees
are prohibited from discriminating against people with disabilities. In general, the
employment provisions of the ADA require equal opportunity in selecting, testing, and
hiring qualified applicants with disabilities; job accommodation for applicants and
workers with disabilities when such accommodations would not impose "undue
hardship;" and equal opportunity in promotion and benefits.
Collective Bargaining - Answer -The negotiation process between unions and
employers.
Quota - Answer -An official limit on the number or amount of people or things that are
allowed.
E-Verify - Answer -An online tool administered through the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) and used by employers to verify the validity of
documents presented by new hires.
Continual Training Requirement - Answer -A mandate that all employers provide
training to workers on a periodic basis and whenever an employee is hired or assigned
to a new job.
Serious Health Condition - Answer -An incapacitating illness, injury, or impairment that
requires overnight care or continuing treatment from a health care provider.
, Sherman Anti-Trust Act - Answer -Enacted in 1890, it prevents businesses from
combining together to restrain trade and seeking monopoly business power.
Vicarious Liability - Answer -A form of secondary liability that comes from the doctrine
of respondeat superior - "let the master answer for the servant".
Reduction in Force (RIF) - Answer -Occurs when a business eliminates one or more
positions as part of a strategic business plan to realign operations or reduce cost.
Remedies - Answer -A desired action resulting from a successful lawsuit.
Customer Discriminatory Preference - Answer -An unacceptable pretext of
discrimination in which an employer uses race as the basis for a business decision in
order to please customers.
Arbitration - Answer -A procedure for resolving collective bargaining impasses by which
an arbitrator (third party) choose a solution to the dispute.
Conglomerate - Answer -A highly diversified firm that has multiple businesses with no
relationships.
Permissive Bargaining Subject - Answer -A bargaining subject that either party may
bring to the table, but over which the other party is not required to bargain
Four-fifths Rule - Answer -The simplest and most common way of estimating adverse
impact by ruling a screening device as discriminatory if its selection rates of a protected
class are less than 80% of the majority.
Mandatory Bargaining Subject - Answer -A required bargaining subject that involves
wages, benefits, hours, and layoff procedures.
Reasonable Accommodation - Answer -A reasonable change to the work environment
that allows a religious individual to perform job functions
Federal Injunction - Answer -A legal remedy that allows a court to order individuals to
refrain from harmful acts
Worker's Compensation - Answer -A form of insurance that provides wage replacement
and medical benefits for employees injured while at work in exchange for relinquishment
of the right to sue the employer for negligence.
Opportunity Wage - Answer -An exception to the minimum wage law that applies to
employees under twenty years old.
