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 sIdeas semploys spart-time sworkers sthrough sa sstaffing sfirm. sAfter
sthe sstaffing s firm ssent sover sa spart-time soffice sassistant, sFresh sIdeas sasked
sthe sfirm sto sreplace sher swith s someone sfrom sa sdifferent srace. sThe sreplaced
soffice sassistant scannot sproceed swith sa s discrimination sclaim sunder sTitle sVII sof
sthe sCivil sRights sAct ssince sshe s(the spart-time soffice s assistant) swas snever san
semployee sof sFresh sIdeas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE sCHOICE s- sChoose sthe sone salternative sthat sbest scompletes sthe
sstatement sor s answers sthe squestion.
7) If san semployee shas sa scar saccident swhile sdriving sa scompany scar sfrom sone
scompany s office sto sanother, sthe semployer smay sbe sliable sto sthe sowner sof sthe
sother svehicle sunder swhich s legal stheory?
A) Vicarious sliability
B) Joint sliability
C) Strict sliability
D) Negligence
8) Which sfederal slaw sprotects semployees sfrom sunfair slabor spractices sof
semployers?
A) Occupational sSafety sand sHealth sAct
B) National sLabor sRelations sAct
C) Fair sLabor sStandards sAct
D) Labor sManagement sRelations sAct
9) A swillful smisclassification sof sworkers sby san semployer smay sresult sin sharsh
ssanctions, s including simprisonment sand sa sfine sof sup sto s$10,000, sunder swhich
sfederal slaw?
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 sIdeas semploys spart-time sworkers sthrough sa sstaffing sfirm. sAfter
sthe sstaffing s firm ssent sover sa spart-time soffice sassistant, sFresh sIdeas sasked
sthe sfirm sto sreplace sher swith s someone sfrom sa sdifferent srace. sThe sreplaced
soffice sassistant scannot sproceed swith sa s discrimination sclaim sunder sTitle sVII sof
sthe sCivil sRights sAct ssince sshe s(the spart-time soffice s assistant) swas snever san
semployee sof sFresh sIdeas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE sCHOICE s- sChoose sthe sone salternative sthat sbest scompletes sthe
sstatement sor s answers sthe squestion.
7) If san semployee shas sa scar saccident swhile sdriving sa scompany scar sfrom sone
scompany s office sto sanother, sthe semployer smay sbe sliable sto sthe sowner sof sthe
sother svehicle sunder swhich s legal stheory?
A) Vicarious sliability
B) Joint sliability
C) Strict sliability
D) Negligence
8) Which sfederal slaw sprotects semployees sfrom sunfair slabor spractices sof
semployers?
A) Occupational sSafety sand sHealth sAct
B) National sLabor sRelations sAct
C) Fair sLabor sStandards sAct
D) Labor sManagement sRelations sAct
9) A swillful smisclassification sof sworkers sby san semployer smay sresult sin sharsh
ssanctions, s including simprisonment sand sa sfine sof sup sto s$10,000, sunder swhich
sfederal slaw?
