LEG 500 WEEK 11 FINAL EXAM I

LEG 500 WEEK 11 FINAL EXAM I
Question 1 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the rights of shareholders?
I.          voting power on major issues and ownership in a portion of the company 
II.         right to transfer ownership and dividend entitlement
III.       hire and fire management and select and appoint a chief executive

Question 2 What are two ways that familiarity with ethical theories can support you in tackling business dilemmas?

Question 3
Select the best definition of ethics

Question 4
The realization that 21st Century businesses must attend to the “triple bottom line” of profits, people, and the planet” is referred to as

Question 5
The ethical theory derived from Aristotle, which argues that people develop their moral abilities through training and repeated exposure to demonstration of decent behavior within families and communities are

Question 6
Which case since the Pickering
decision caused the Supreme Court to revisit a state employee- speech rights?


Question 7
What is NOT an example of a “wrongful termination” due to an exception of the doctrine of employment at will?

Question 8
What is the BEST definition of “flexicurity” which has been used by European nations to invest in human capital?


Question 9
Qui Tam is latin meaning

Question 10
What was the majority ruling on the wrongful termination allegations of Dr. Pierce in her case against Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.?


Question 11
A majority of states have enacted "lifestyle rights laws" that protect workers' off-duty activities including cases of smoking, cohabitation, drinking. and single parenthood.  What is the least effective argument by an employer to regulate off-the-clock activities in a state that has not enacted such lifestyle rights legislation?

Question 12
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) explicitly limits the ability of employers to use “medical examinations and inquiries” as a condition of employment and provides for all of the following EXCEPT

Question 13
There are several types of company surveillance employees are legally subjected to, EXCEPT

Question 14
Alan Westin views that limited communication is particularly vital in which communities due to heightened stimulation and continuous physical and psychological confrontations between strangers?


Question 15
What are the two (2) main factors the courts consider when reviewing an employer- intrusion of employee rights using electronic surveillance?

Question 16
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.  Which of the following federal government agencies is charged with enforcing this statute?

Question 17
All are examples that despite civil rights laws, the remnants of past discriminatory practices survive, EXCEPT


Question 18
A mayor serving in a major metropolitan area receives an internal memorandum indicating personnel at many police stations are single-race.  At the time of the report, thirty percent of the police force was black or Hispanic.  She immediately calls a press conference and orders transfer of police officers to achieve racial balance across the city.  The transferred police offers sue on constitutional grounds.  Assuming just these facts, what is the strongest argument that might be advanced by the transferred officers based on constitutional grounds?

Question 19
To establish a prima facie case of religious discrimination, the employee has to show all of the following except which one


Question 20
In 2003, the Supreme Court in its ruling of Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, struck down which state- denial of marriage licenses for same sex couples?

Question 21
Employers have __________ been held criminally responsible for workplace injuries and deaths to workers.

Question 22
According to the court in the World Trade Center, the Fifth Amendment Substantive Due Process clause has all of the following meanings except

Question 23
What was the most immediate consequence of the 2010 disaster at BP- Deepwater Horizon oil rig?


Question 24
One example of modern day slavery, as discussed in the interview with Kevin Bales, is

Question 25
When an employee is injured on the job, that employee may:
I.          File a worker- compensation claim and accept the government-determined value for the injury.
II.         File a tort claim in state court to recover damages above the worker- compensation amount.
III.       File a complaint with OSHA to have the employer investigated and charged if violations are present