TEST BANK
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition,
Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Chapters 1 - 16
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Regulation of Employment
Chapter 2 The Employment Law Toolkit: Resources for Understanding the Law
and Recurring Legal Concepts
Chapter 3 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Chapter 4 Legal Construction of the Employment Environment Chapter 5
Affirmative Action
Chapter 6 Race and Color Discrimination
Chapter 7 National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 8 Gender Discrimination Chapter 9
Sexual Harassment
Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Chapter 11
Religious Discrimination
Chapter 12 Age Discrimination Chapter
13 Disability Discrimination
Chapter 14 The Employee’s Right to Privacy and Management of Personal
Information
Chapter 15 Labor Law 857
Chapter 16 Selected Employment Benefits and Protections
,Chapter 01: The Regulation of Employment
Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Agency law, based on the traditional law called master and
servant, governs employment relationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In an employment-agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her
authority, the principal may be liable for any resulting loss to a third party.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Myra provides accounting services as an independent contractor for
Great Northern. Because of this relationship, Great Northern is responsible for
withholding and paying Myra's employment taxes, including federal
unemployment compensation (FUTA), Social Security (FICA) and FICA excise tax.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Employers are not liable for most torts committed by an independent
contractor within the scope of the working relationship.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) There is a single commonly accepted definition of "employee" used
by courts, employers, and the government.
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Fresh aIdeas aemploys apart-time aworkers athrough aa astaffing afirm.
aAfter athe astaffing a firm asent aover aa apart-time aoffice aassistant, aFresh
aIdeas aasked athe afirm ato areplace aher awith a someone afrom aa adifferent
arace. aThe areplaced aoffice aassistant acannot aproceed awith aa a discrimination
aclaim aunder aTitle aVII aof athe aCivil aRights aAct asince ashe a(the apart-time
aoffice a assistant) awas anever aan aemployee aof aFresh aIdeas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE aCHOICE a- aChoose athe aone aalternative athat abest acompletes athe
astatement aor a answers athe aquestion.
7) If aan aemployee ahas aa acar aaccident awhile adriving aa acompany acar afrom
aone acompany a office ato aanother, athe aemployer amay abe aliable ato athe aowner
aof athe aother avehicle aunder awhich a legal atheory?
A) Vicarious aliability
B) Joint aliability
C) Strict aliability
D) Negligence
8) Which afederal alaw aprotects aemployees afrom aunfair alabor apractices aof
aemployers?
A) Occupational aSafety aand aHealth aAct
B) National aLabor aRelations aAct
C) Fair aLabor aStandards aAct
D) Labor aManagement aRelations aAct
9) A awillful amisclassification aof aworkers aby aan aemployer amay aresult ain
aharsh asanctions, a including aimprisonment aand aa afine aof aup ato a$10,000,
aunder awhich afederal alaw?
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition,
Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Chapters 1 - 16
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Regulation of Employment
Chapter 2 The Employment Law Toolkit: Resources for Understanding the Law
and Recurring Legal Concepts
Chapter 3 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Chapter 4 Legal Construction of the Employment Environment Chapter 5
Affirmative Action
Chapter 6 Race and Color Discrimination
Chapter 7 National Origin Discrimination
Chapter 8 Gender Discrimination Chapter 9
Sexual Harassment
Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Chapter 11
Religious Discrimination
Chapter 12 Age Discrimination Chapter
13 Disability Discrimination
Chapter 14 The Employee’s Right to Privacy and Management of Personal
Information
Chapter 15 Labor Law 857
Chapter 16 Selected Employment Benefits and Protections
,Chapter 01: The Regulation of Employment
Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Agency law, based on the traditional law called master and
servant, governs employment relationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In an employment-agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her
authority, the principal may be liable for any resulting loss to a third party.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Myra provides accounting services as an independent contractor for
Great Northern. Because of this relationship, Great Northern is responsible for
withholding and paying Myra's employment taxes, including federal
unemployment compensation (FUTA), Social Security (FICA) and FICA excise tax.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Employers are not liable for most torts committed by an independent
contractor within the scope of the working relationship.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) There is a single commonly accepted definition of "employee" used
by courts, employers, and the government.
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Fresh aIdeas aemploys apart-time aworkers athrough aa astaffing afirm.
aAfter athe astaffing a firm asent aover aa apart-time aoffice aassistant, aFresh
aIdeas aasked athe afirm ato areplace aher awith a someone afrom aa adifferent
arace. aThe areplaced aoffice aassistant acannot aproceed awith aa a discrimination
aclaim aunder aTitle aVII aof athe aCivil aRights aAct asince ashe a(the apart-time
aoffice a assistant) awas anever aan aemployee aof aFresh aIdeas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE aCHOICE a- aChoose athe aone aalternative athat abest acompletes athe
astatement aor a answers athe aquestion.
7) If aan aemployee ahas aa acar aaccident awhile adriving aa acompany acar afrom
aone acompany a office ato aanother, athe aemployer amay abe aliable ato athe aowner
aof athe aother avehicle aunder awhich a legal atheory?
A) Vicarious aliability
B) Joint aliability
C) Strict aliability
D) Negligence
8) Which afederal alaw aprotects aemployees afrom aunfair alabor apractices aof
aemployers?
A) Occupational aSafety aand aHealth aAct
B) National aLabor aRelations aAct
C) Fair aLabor aStandards aAct
D) Labor aManagement aRelations aAct
9) A awillful amisclassification aof aworkers aby aan aemployer amay aresult ain
aharsh asanctions, a including aimprisonment aand aa afine aof aup ato a$10,000,
aunder awhich afederal alaw?
