HRER 501 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
When .a .public .employer .conducts .a .workplace .search, .it .must .be: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Only .A .and .B .(Reasonable .at .inception. .
.Reasonable .in .scope)
Invasion .of .privacy .claims .for .intrusion .upon .seclusion, .public .disclosure .of
.private .facts, .placement .in .a .false .light, .and .appropriation .of .name .or .likeness,
.are .primarily .based .on: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Common .law .torts.
Prof. .Miles .opens .a .new .sports .drink .company, .but .he .knows .nobody .will .buy
."Miles .Sports .Drink" .because .he .has .no .athletic .ability .whatsoever. .He .comes
.up .with .a .great .idea. .He .will .call .the .drink ."Jordan .Juice" .and .put .a .picture .of
.basketball .legend .Michael .Jordan .on .every .bottle .(without .Jordan's
.permission). .This .is .best .classified .as .which .kind .of .invasion .of .privacy: .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Appropriation .of .name .or .likeness.
Do .private .sector .employees .have .a .right .to .view .their .personnel .records? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Sometimes, .depending .on .state .law .in .the .state .in .which
.the .employer .operates.
Which .of .the .following .best .describes .the .holding .in .Koeppel .v. .Speirs: .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-A .plaintiff .may .establish .an .intrusion .upon .seclusion .claim
.by .showing .that .equipment .used .by .a .defendant .could .have .invaded .her
.privacy.
An .employer .thinks .Jane .Doe .is .sending .inappropriate .email .from .her .private
.gmail .account .during .working .hours. .The .employer .has .its .IT .director, .Mr.
.Robot, .hack .into .the .gmail .servers .to .retrieve .all .of .the .emails .Jane .Doe .sent
.in .the .past .year. .That .way, .they .can .match .the .time .stamps .on .the .emails .to
.her .work .schedule. .This .most .likely .violates: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .Stored
.Communications .Act.
The .holding(s) .in .Ehling .v. .Monmouth-Ocean .Hospital .Service .Corp. .can .best
.be .described .as: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Both .(Non-public .Facebook .wall .posts
.are .covered .by .the .Stored .Communications .Act.
, .The .authorized .user .exception .applies .to .this .case).
Setting .aside .the .Intentional .Infliction .of .Emotional .Distress .(IIED) .claim, .the
.employer .(Defendant) .in .Dietz .v. .Finlay .Fine .Jewelry .was .entitled .to .summary
.judgment .on .which .of .the .following .claims: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Unknown?
.But .it .is .NOT .(None .of .the .above)
Weingarten .rights .are .best .described .as: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Unionized
.employees .have .a .right .to .have .a .union .representative .present .for .interviews
.that .are .likely .to .result .in .discipline .or .discharge.
Which .statement .most .accurately .reflects .the .coverage .of .the .Employee
.Polygraph .Protection .Act .(EPPA): .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .prohibits .most .pre-
employment .polygraph .exams .by .private .sector .employees.
Earlier .in .the .semester, .we .learned .that .employers .are ."vicariously" .liable .for
.their ."agents" .who .are ."acting .within .the .scope .of .their .employment." .In
.Chapter .5, .we .learned .that .this .arises .from .the .common .law .doctrine .of
.__________________. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Respondeat .Superior
Liability .for .negligence .generally .arises .from .. .. .. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-failure
.to .exercise .reasonable .care.
Negligent .hiring .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-makes .employers .liable .for .harm .that
.occurs .when .employees .who .were .not .properly .screened .act .outside .the .scope
.of .their .employment.
In .Naverete .v. .Naperville .Psychiatric .Ventures, .the .defendant .employer .argued
.that .any .causal .link .between .the .plaintiff's .harm .and .the .defendant's
.negligence .was .too .weak .to .make .the .defendant's .negligence .the .legal .cause
.of .that .harm. .In .rejecting .that .argument, .the .court .relied .on .the .fact .that
.(choose .the .correct .one): .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Mr. .Shabazz's .employment .with
.the .defendant .gave .him .access .to .the .plaintiff .and .control .over .her.
A .valid .background .check .should .not .include .. .. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-checking
.an .applicant's .marital .status.
In .Thompson .v. .Bosswick, .we .learn .that .a .person .who .utters .an .otherwise
.defamatory .statement .may .be .saved .from .liability .by .a .conditional, .or .qualified,
.privilege .known .as .the ."common .interest" .privilege. .What .exactly .is .the
.common .interest .privilege? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-When .two .or .more
.employees .discuss .a .matter .of .interest .to .their .employer's .business,
.defamation .law .seeks .to .encourage .such .discussion, .and .the .law .therefore
.permits .even .defamatory .statements, .short .of .malice.
To .verify .an .applicant's .eligibility .for .employment, .employers .must .record .the
.documents .they .viewed .to .establish .eligibility .on .a .federal .Employment
.Eligibility .Verfication .form .known .as .____. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-an .I-9.
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
When .a .public .employer .conducts .a .workplace .search, .it .must .be: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Only .A .and .B .(Reasonable .at .inception. .
.Reasonable .in .scope)
Invasion .of .privacy .claims .for .intrusion .upon .seclusion, .public .disclosure .of
.private .facts, .placement .in .a .false .light, .and .appropriation .of .name .or .likeness,
.are .primarily .based .on: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Common .law .torts.
Prof. .Miles .opens .a .new .sports .drink .company, .but .he .knows .nobody .will .buy
."Miles .Sports .Drink" .because .he .has .no .athletic .ability .whatsoever. .He .comes
.up .with .a .great .idea. .He .will .call .the .drink ."Jordan .Juice" .and .put .a .picture .of
.basketball .legend .Michael .Jordan .on .every .bottle .(without .Jordan's
.permission). .This .is .best .classified .as .which .kind .of .invasion .of .privacy: .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Appropriation .of .name .or .likeness.
Do .private .sector .employees .have .a .right .to .view .their .personnel .records? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Sometimes, .depending .on .state .law .in .the .state .in .which
.the .employer .operates.
Which .of .the .following .best .describes .the .holding .in .Koeppel .v. .Speirs: .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-A .plaintiff .may .establish .an .intrusion .upon .seclusion .claim
.by .showing .that .equipment .used .by .a .defendant .could .have .invaded .her
.privacy.
An .employer .thinks .Jane .Doe .is .sending .inappropriate .email .from .her .private
.gmail .account .during .working .hours. .The .employer .has .its .IT .director, .Mr.
.Robot, .hack .into .the .gmail .servers .to .retrieve .all .of .the .emails .Jane .Doe .sent
.in .the .past .year. .That .way, .they .can .match .the .time .stamps .on .the .emails .to
.her .work .schedule. .This .most .likely .violates: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .Stored
.Communications .Act.
The .holding(s) .in .Ehling .v. .Monmouth-Ocean .Hospital .Service .Corp. .can .best
.be .described .as: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Both .(Non-public .Facebook .wall .posts
.are .covered .by .the .Stored .Communications .Act.
, .The .authorized .user .exception .applies .to .this .case).
Setting .aside .the .Intentional .Infliction .of .Emotional .Distress .(IIED) .claim, .the
.employer .(Defendant) .in .Dietz .v. .Finlay .Fine .Jewelry .was .entitled .to .summary
.judgment .on .which .of .the .following .claims: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Unknown?
.But .it .is .NOT .(None .of .the .above)
Weingarten .rights .are .best .described .as: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Unionized
.employees .have .a .right .to .have .a .union .representative .present .for .interviews
.that .are .likely .to .result .in .discipline .or .discharge.
Which .statement .most .accurately .reflects .the .coverage .of .the .Employee
.Polygraph .Protection .Act .(EPPA): .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .prohibits .most .pre-
employment .polygraph .exams .by .private .sector .employees.
Earlier .in .the .semester, .we .learned .that .employers .are ."vicariously" .liable .for
.their ."agents" .who .are ."acting .within .the .scope .of .their .employment." .In
.Chapter .5, .we .learned .that .this .arises .from .the .common .law .doctrine .of
.__________________. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Respondeat .Superior
Liability .for .negligence .generally .arises .from .. .. .. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-failure
.to .exercise .reasonable .care.
Negligent .hiring .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-makes .employers .liable .for .harm .that
.occurs .when .employees .who .were .not .properly .screened .act .outside .the .scope
.of .their .employment.
In .Naverete .v. .Naperville .Psychiatric .Ventures, .the .defendant .employer .argued
.that .any .causal .link .between .the .plaintiff's .harm .and .the .defendant's
.negligence .was .too .weak .to .make .the .defendant's .negligence .the .legal .cause
.of .that .harm. .In .rejecting .that .argument, .the .court .relied .on .the .fact .that
.(choose .the .correct .one): .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Mr. .Shabazz's .employment .with
.the .defendant .gave .him .access .to .the .plaintiff .and .control .over .her.
A .valid .background .check .should .not .include .. .. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-checking
.an .applicant's .marital .status.
In .Thompson .v. .Bosswick, .we .learn .that .a .person .who .utters .an .otherwise
.defamatory .statement .may .be .saved .from .liability .by .a .conditional, .or .qualified,
.privilege .known .as .the ."common .interest" .privilege. .What .exactly .is .the
.common .interest .privilege? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-When .two .or .more
.employees .discuss .a .matter .of .interest .to .their .employer's .business,
.defamation .law .seeks .to .encourage .such .discussion, .and .the .law .therefore
.permits .even .defamatory .statements, .short .of .malice.
To .verify .an .applicant's .eligibility .for .employment, .employers .must .record .the
.documents .they .viewed .to .establish .eligibility .on .a .federal .Employment
.Eligibility .Verfication .form .known .as .____. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-an .I-9.
