WGU C233 VOCAB WORDS EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A contract relationship (a legally binding agreement) between a principal and an agent whereby
the principal, expressly or implicitly, authorizes the agent to work on his or her behalf and with
the power to bind the principal. - ANS Agency
a type of tort in which an employer uses the name, image, or likeness of an employee for
commercial purposes in a way that is not described in the job description. -
ANS Appropriation of Image of Likeness
An employer defense that states an employee knows and accepts the risk of potential injury in
a certain position - ANS Assumption of Risk
individual forms in which a worker states a wish to be represented by the union -
ANS Authorization cards
a group of workers represented by a union in collective bargaining - ANS Bargaining unit
a reasonable employment qualification that an employer is allowed to consider when making
decisions about hiring and retaining employees. - ANS Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
(BFOQ)
- ANS Breach of Duty
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, A legitimate business purpose that justifies an employment decision as effective and necessary.
- ANS Business Necessity
an illegal requirement that an employee be a union member
(The effect of it was to give the union power to determine from which pool of applicants an
employer could choose workers and to discipline uncooperative workers by removing union
membership, thereby terminating employment.) - ANS Closed shop
The negotiation process between unions and employers - ANS Collective Bargaining
An option for public employers to allow time off for employees instead of payment -
ANS Compensatory Time (under FLSA)
a mandate that all employers comply with all safety and health requirements issued by the
Department of Labor - ANS Compliance Requirement (under OSHA)
Any effort by employees to join together to seek improvement in working conditions -
ANS Concerted Activity (under NLRA)
an employer defense that an employee's errant conduct contributed to a workplace injury -
ANS Contributory Negligence
communicating false statements that harm a person's reputation. - ANS Defamation
provides for a fixed amount payment upon retirement. - ANS Defined Benefit Plan
an employer sets aside a certain amount each year for the employee, to be distributed upon
retirement - ANS Defined Contribution Plan
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2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A contract relationship (a legally binding agreement) between a principal and an agent whereby
the principal, expressly or implicitly, authorizes the agent to work on his or her behalf and with
the power to bind the principal. - ANS Agency
a type of tort in which an employer uses the name, image, or likeness of an employee for
commercial purposes in a way that is not described in the job description. -
ANS Appropriation of Image of Likeness
An employer defense that states an employee knows and accepts the risk of potential injury in
a certain position - ANS Assumption of Risk
individual forms in which a worker states a wish to be represented by the union -
ANS Authorization cards
a group of workers represented by a union in collective bargaining - ANS Bargaining unit
a reasonable employment qualification that an employer is allowed to consider when making
decisions about hiring and retaining employees. - ANS Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
(BFOQ)
- ANS Breach of Duty
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, A legitimate business purpose that justifies an employment decision as effective and necessary.
- ANS Business Necessity
an illegal requirement that an employee be a union member
(The effect of it was to give the union power to determine from which pool of applicants an
employer could choose workers and to discipline uncooperative workers by removing union
membership, thereby terminating employment.) - ANS Closed shop
The negotiation process between unions and employers - ANS Collective Bargaining
An option for public employers to allow time off for employees instead of payment -
ANS Compensatory Time (under FLSA)
a mandate that all employers comply with all safety and health requirements issued by the
Department of Labor - ANS Compliance Requirement (under OSHA)
Any effort by employees to join together to seek improvement in working conditions -
ANS Concerted Activity (under NLRA)
an employer defense that an employee's errant conduct contributed to a workplace injury -
ANS Contributory Negligence
communicating false statements that harm a person's reputation. - ANS Defamation
provides for a fixed amount payment upon retirement. - ANS Defined Benefit Plan
an employer sets aside a certain amount each year for the employee, to be distributed upon
retirement - ANS Defined Contribution Plan
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