WGU D352 - Employment and Labor Law Exam
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1. A federal contracting company has failed a recent safety inspection. Repairs will be made
in 60 days, when additional funds are available. An employee feels morally obligated to
report the situation to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) but is
afraid of potential consequences.
Which provision of Title VII will protect this employee?
Section 1
Answer: Retaliation
2. The Whistleblower Act provides protection for employees who report safety hazards in
the workplace.
Section 1
Answer: True
3. What is the purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
Section 1
,Answer: To impose civil and criminal penalties against employers who take actions against
whistleblowers
4. According to the Model Employment Termination Act (META), every dis- missal must
show good cause in order to protect employees from wrongful discharges.
Section 1
Answer: True
5. What are two justifications for at-will employment? Choose 2 answers.
Section 1
Answer: free enterprise; freedom of contract
6. An employee is terminated for reporting a supervisor's wrongdoing.
Which employment-at-will exception does this situation exemplify?
Section 1
Answer: Public Policy Exception
7. Courts often refuse to take on negligent infliction of emotional stress cas- es.
Section 1
Answer: True
, 8. Which claim is appropriate for a plaintiff who alleges a third party was
responsible for an employee's termination?
Section 1
Answer: Tortious interference with contract
9. What action by an employee are protected by qualified privilege?
Section 1
Answer: Sending comments about an employee's performance through company email
10. What action can employers take during the hiring process to avoid negli- gent hiring
claims? Check references and...
Section 1
Answer: Conduct background checks
11. What are 2 torts of common-law privacy? Disclosing private facts about an individual
and...
Section 1
Answer: Misrepresenting an individual to the public
12. HIPAA prevents employers from using an employee's protected health
information for personnel decisions.
Questions with Correct Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. A federal contracting company has failed a recent safety inspection. Repairs will be made
in 60 days, when additional funds are available. An employee feels morally obligated to
report the situation to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) but is
afraid of potential consequences.
Which provision of Title VII will protect this employee?
Section 1
Answer: Retaliation
2. The Whistleblower Act provides protection for employees who report safety hazards in
the workplace.
Section 1
Answer: True
3. What is the purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
Section 1
,Answer: To impose civil and criminal penalties against employers who take actions against
whistleblowers
4. According to the Model Employment Termination Act (META), every dis- missal must
show good cause in order to protect employees from wrongful discharges.
Section 1
Answer: True
5. What are two justifications for at-will employment? Choose 2 answers.
Section 1
Answer: free enterprise; freedom of contract
6. An employee is terminated for reporting a supervisor's wrongdoing.
Which employment-at-will exception does this situation exemplify?
Section 1
Answer: Public Policy Exception
7. Courts often refuse to take on negligent infliction of emotional stress cas- es.
Section 1
Answer: True
, 8. Which claim is appropriate for a plaintiff who alleges a third party was
responsible for an employee's termination?
Section 1
Answer: Tortious interference with contract
9. What action by an employee are protected by qualified privilege?
Section 1
Answer: Sending comments about an employee's performance through company email
10. What action can employers take during the hiring process to avoid negli- gent hiring
claims? Check references and...
Section 1
Answer: Conduct background checks
11. What are 2 torts of common-law privacy? Disclosing private facts about an individual
and...
Section 1
Answer: Misrepresenting an individual to the public
12. HIPAA prevents employers from using an employee's protected health
information for personnel decisions.
