WGU C233 Employment Law questions with verified
answers
4 Torts under Invasion of Privacy umbrella Ans✓✓✓s -intrusion upon seclusion
-public disclosure of private facts
-placement in false light
-appropriation of image or likeness
Abuse of Discretion Ans✓✓✓s employers failure to consider important and
relevant facts; acting in an arbitrary or capricious manner
Affirmative Action Ans✓✓✓s is any action taken by an employer to overcome
discriminatory effects of past or current practices or policies that create barriers
to equal employment opportunity.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Ans✓✓✓s protect workers aged
40 or older. applies to employers/unions with more than 20 employees
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) Ans✓✓✓s protects
individuals who are 40 years of age or older
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) Ans✓✓✓s protects
individuals who are 40 years of age or older
Alien Ans✓✓✓s a person who lacks citizenship or status as a national of the US
,Americans with Disabilities Act of 1967 (ADA) Ans✓✓✓s prohibits disability
discrimination in the private sector
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Ans✓✓✓s and its 2008
Amendments (ADAAA), which prohibit disability discrimination in the private
sector
an unfair labor practice occurs when the union: Ans✓✓✓s -Interferes with any
employee's rights under the NLRA
-Aids an employer in discriminating or interfering with union activities
-Pickets unlawfully
-Charges excessive dues and initiation fees to union members
-Causes the employer to pay for work not performed
-Refuses to bargain in good faith
Anti-Female Animus Ans✓✓✓s An environment of animosity toward women
Assumption of Risk Ans✓✓✓s worker knew and accepted the risk of potential
injury
Authorities of NLRB Ans✓✓✓s executive, legislative-rule making, and judicial
authority
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) Ans✓✓✓s A reasonable
employment qualification that an employer is allowed to consider when making
decisions about hiring and retaining employees
, Civil Rights Act of 1991 Ans✓✓✓s allows for compensatory and punitive damages
for violations of Tytle VII
Clayton Act Ans✓✓✓s Prohibited eliminations of unions expressly removed
union organizing efforts from the "anti-combination" language of the Sherman
Anti-Trust Act
Closed Union Shop Ans✓✓✓s illegal a closed union shop, or one that makes
union membership a condition of employment
Comparative Evidence Ans✓✓✓s Two employees were similarly situated but
were treated differently merely because of class characteristic.
Compliance requirement Ans✓✓✓s mandates that every employer must comply
with all DOL safety and health requirements
-providing emergency exits
-training on storing and using chemicals
-proper ventilation
-safety net and rails
-protective eyewear
concerted activity Ans✓✓✓s whether as part of a union or not - is any and all
efforts of workers to join together to seek working condition improvements from
management
answers
4 Torts under Invasion of Privacy umbrella Ans✓✓✓s -intrusion upon seclusion
-public disclosure of private facts
-placement in false light
-appropriation of image or likeness
Abuse of Discretion Ans✓✓✓s employers failure to consider important and
relevant facts; acting in an arbitrary or capricious manner
Affirmative Action Ans✓✓✓s is any action taken by an employer to overcome
discriminatory effects of past or current practices or policies that create barriers
to equal employment opportunity.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Ans✓✓✓s protect workers aged
40 or older. applies to employers/unions with more than 20 employees
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) Ans✓✓✓s protects
individuals who are 40 years of age or older
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) Ans✓✓✓s protects
individuals who are 40 years of age or older
Alien Ans✓✓✓s a person who lacks citizenship or status as a national of the US
,Americans with Disabilities Act of 1967 (ADA) Ans✓✓✓s prohibits disability
discrimination in the private sector
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Ans✓✓✓s and its 2008
Amendments (ADAAA), which prohibit disability discrimination in the private
sector
an unfair labor practice occurs when the union: Ans✓✓✓s -Interferes with any
employee's rights under the NLRA
-Aids an employer in discriminating or interfering with union activities
-Pickets unlawfully
-Charges excessive dues and initiation fees to union members
-Causes the employer to pay for work not performed
-Refuses to bargain in good faith
Anti-Female Animus Ans✓✓✓s An environment of animosity toward women
Assumption of Risk Ans✓✓✓s worker knew and accepted the risk of potential
injury
Authorities of NLRB Ans✓✓✓s executive, legislative-rule making, and judicial
authority
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) Ans✓✓✓s A reasonable
employment qualification that an employer is allowed to consider when making
decisions about hiring and retaining employees
, Civil Rights Act of 1991 Ans✓✓✓s allows for compensatory and punitive damages
for violations of Tytle VII
Clayton Act Ans✓✓✓s Prohibited eliminations of unions expressly removed
union organizing efforts from the "anti-combination" language of the Sherman
Anti-Trust Act
Closed Union Shop Ans✓✓✓s illegal a closed union shop, or one that makes
union membership a condition of employment
Comparative Evidence Ans✓✓✓s Two employees were similarly situated but
were treated differently merely because of class characteristic.
Compliance requirement Ans✓✓✓s mandates that every employer must comply
with all DOL safety and health requirements
-providing emergency exits
-training on storing and using chemicals
-proper ventilation
-safety net and rails
-protective eyewear
concerted activity Ans✓✓✓s whether as part of a union or not - is any and all
efforts of workers to join together to seek working condition improvements from
management
