BUL 3320 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Before the Industrial Revolution, the doctrine of ____ governed the employment
relationship in the United States. - Correct Answers -Laissez-faire
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - Correct Answers -Workers'
compensation is only awarded for injuries resulting from the job.
States usually require employers to purchase ____ from private insurance companies or
state funds to cover workers' compensation claims. - Correct Answers -Workers'
compensation insurance
Which of the following has to be necessarily proved by a claimant pursuing
compensation for an injury, under workers' compensation? - Correct Answers -The
claimant was harmed by an employment-related injury.
If an employee is injured in an automobile accident while she is driving to an off-
premises restaurant during her personal lunch hour, the injury is _____. - Correct
Answers -not covered by workers' compensation
Workers' compensation is a(n) ____ remedy. - Correct Answers -Exclusive
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - Correct Answers -A worker
who receives workers' compensation cannot sue his employer.
What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation? - Correct
Answers -The employer can avoid a lawsuit by an injured worker.
Jorge, a fork-lift truck operator for retail chain Hansridges, was injured when the fork-lift
he was operating toppled over. The fork-lift truck was manufactured and maintained by
Ionic Machines Inc. As he was covered by workers' compensation insurance, he could
recover workers' compensation benefits. However, it was later found that the fork-lift
truck was not designed to be used to lift as much weight as Ionic Machines claimed it
could. Which of the following legal rights is Jorge entitled to? - Correct Answers -Sue
Ionic Machines for damages
, In which of these situations can an employee sue an employer to recover employment-
related injuries? - Correct Answers -The employer intentionally injures a worker covered
under workers' compensation.
The ____ is federal act enacted in 1970 that promotes safety in the workplace. - Correct
Answers -OSHA
The OSHA guidelines that set safety rules for spevidic equipment, procedures, types of
work, unique work conditions, and the like are known as _____. - Correct Answers -
Specific duty standards
The ____ is an OSHA standard that requires an employer to provide a work
environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees. - Correct Answers -General duty standard
Which of the following is true of OSHA's general duty standard? - Correct Answers -An
employer is obliged to provide a work environment that is free from recognized hazards.
The FLSA applies to _____ - Correct Answers -Employees engaged in the production of
goods for interstate commerce.
The ___ forbids the use of oppressive child labor and makes it unlawful to ship goods
produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor. - Correct Answers -FLSA
According the the Department of Labor, children under the age of 14 can only be
employed as ____. - Correct Answers -newspaper deliverers
Which of the following is true of child labor regulations adopted by the Department of
Labor? - Correct Answers -Children employed in agriculture have no time or work
restriction.
If a company does not hire certain employees because of their accents, it has carried
out ____ discrimination. - Correct Answers -National origin
If a light-skinned member of a race refuses to hire a dark-skinned member of the same
race, this will constitute as discrimination in violation of ____. - Correct Answers -Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act
Which of the following is true of sex discrimination? - Correct Answers -Employment
discrimination because of pregnancy is sex discrimination.
Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United States? -
Correct Answers -Children employed in the performing arts
Which of the following is true of the federal minimum wage? - Correct Answers -
Managerial employees are not subject to minimum wage requirements.
ANSWERS
Before the Industrial Revolution, the doctrine of ____ governed the employment
relationship in the United States. - Correct Answers -Laissez-faire
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - Correct Answers -Workers'
compensation is only awarded for injuries resulting from the job.
States usually require employers to purchase ____ from private insurance companies or
state funds to cover workers' compensation claims. - Correct Answers -Workers'
compensation insurance
Which of the following has to be necessarily proved by a claimant pursuing
compensation for an injury, under workers' compensation? - Correct Answers -The
claimant was harmed by an employment-related injury.
If an employee is injured in an automobile accident while she is driving to an off-
premises restaurant during her personal lunch hour, the injury is _____. - Correct
Answers -not covered by workers' compensation
Workers' compensation is a(n) ____ remedy. - Correct Answers -Exclusive
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - Correct Answers -A worker
who receives workers' compensation cannot sue his employer.
What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation? - Correct
Answers -The employer can avoid a lawsuit by an injured worker.
Jorge, a fork-lift truck operator for retail chain Hansridges, was injured when the fork-lift
he was operating toppled over. The fork-lift truck was manufactured and maintained by
Ionic Machines Inc. As he was covered by workers' compensation insurance, he could
recover workers' compensation benefits. However, it was later found that the fork-lift
truck was not designed to be used to lift as much weight as Ionic Machines claimed it
could. Which of the following legal rights is Jorge entitled to? - Correct Answers -Sue
Ionic Machines for damages
, In which of these situations can an employee sue an employer to recover employment-
related injuries? - Correct Answers -The employer intentionally injures a worker covered
under workers' compensation.
The ____ is federal act enacted in 1970 that promotes safety in the workplace. - Correct
Answers -OSHA
The OSHA guidelines that set safety rules for spevidic equipment, procedures, types of
work, unique work conditions, and the like are known as _____. - Correct Answers -
Specific duty standards
The ____ is an OSHA standard that requires an employer to provide a work
environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees. - Correct Answers -General duty standard
Which of the following is true of OSHA's general duty standard? - Correct Answers -An
employer is obliged to provide a work environment that is free from recognized hazards.
The FLSA applies to _____ - Correct Answers -Employees engaged in the production of
goods for interstate commerce.
The ___ forbids the use of oppressive child labor and makes it unlawful to ship goods
produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor. - Correct Answers -FLSA
According the the Department of Labor, children under the age of 14 can only be
employed as ____. - Correct Answers -newspaper deliverers
Which of the following is true of child labor regulations adopted by the Department of
Labor? - Correct Answers -Children employed in agriculture have no time or work
restriction.
If a company does not hire certain employees because of their accents, it has carried
out ____ discrimination. - Correct Answers -National origin
If a light-skinned member of a race refuses to hire a dark-skinned member of the same
race, this will constitute as discrimination in violation of ____. - Correct Answers -Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act
Which of the following is true of sex discrimination? - Correct Answers -Employment
discrimination because of pregnancy is sex discrimination.
Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United States? -
Correct Answers -Children employed in the performing arts
Which of the following is true of the federal minimum wage? - Correct Answers -
Managerial employees are not subject to minimum wage requirements.
