LAW 531 Week 5 Quiz 1 | University of Phoenix

LAW 531 Week 5 Quiz 1 | University of Phoenix

1.            Which of the following is FALSE concerning affirmative action plans?

o             Affirmative action plans are perpetual when ordered by a court of law.

o             Affirmative action plans do not require employers to hire unqualified individuals.

o             Affirmative action prohibits the use of quotas in hiring practices.

o             Affirmative action plans typically include goals and timetables to correct imbalances in hiring and employment practices.

2.            The conditions necessary to show a prima facie case for age discrimination include all but which of the following?

o             The employee was treated less favorably than another, younger employee.

o             The employee is qualified for the employment position.

o             The employee was adequately performing the marginal job functions of the position.

o             The employee is over 40 years old.

 

3.            An agency may be created by _________________, in which circumstances necessitate the recognition of a binding relationship in the absence of an agreement.

o             operation of law

o             agreement

o             ratification

o             agency by estoppel

 

4.            Which of the following subjects is NOT covered under Title VII?

o             religion

o             national origin

o             sexual orientation

o             race and color

 

5.            An agent owes a principal a duty of _________________, which means using reasonable diligence and skill to complete the assigned tasks.

o             accounting

o             performance

o             notification

o             loyalty

 

6.            A principal has the duty to provide _________________ to the agent, which means paying for liabilities arising from the agent’s lawful and approved acts while pursuing the principal’s interests.

o             indemnification

o             compensation

o             cooperation

o             reimbursement

 

7.            Which of the following is a bona fide occupational qualification that allows discrimination in hiring on the basis of nation of origin or citizenship?

o             citizenship for employment in contracts that will take over one year to complete

o             citizenship for employment in federally owned organizations

o             English proficiency to the standard necessary to carry out essential job functions

o             English proficiency to the standard necessary to pass an E-Verify linguistics test

 

8.            Under the doctrine of _________________, an employer may be exposed to tort liability for the acts or omissions of an employee.

o             vicarious liability

o             frolic and detour

o             indemnification

o             dual-purpose mission

 

9.            Which of the following would NOT likely constitute hostile work environment sexual harassment in and of itself?

o             following a coworker home and taking pictures of him or her

o             disseminating pornography

o             offensive touching

o             repeatedly asking a coworker out on dates

 

10.          An agency may be terminated in all but which of the following ways?

o             a specified lapse of time as agreed upon by the parties

o             impossibility of the purpose

o             revocation by an agent

o             death of an agent

 

11.          Which of the following is a mandatory subject during collective bargaining?

o             supervision requirements

o             location of workplace

o             health benefits

o             discrimination

 

12.          Which of the following is NOT true of workers’ compensation?

o             In accepting it, employees must accept a limited benefit over the risk of receiving nothing in a private lawsuit.

o             It applies only to injuries that arise out of and in the course of employment.

o             Employers are required to compensate and insure their workers.

o             It applies to any injury to an employee.

 

13.          Which of the following is NOT true of the FMLA?

o             It applies to employers with 50 or more employees.

o             It applies only to employers in the private sector.

o             It applies to employers in government and private sectors.

o             It allows employees to leave due to parental and medical necessity.

 

14.          Which of the following is true of replaced workers after a strike?

o             They cannot be terminated.

o             Employers are not required to make them aware of job vacancies.

o             They have the right to return to work.

o             They have the right to be rehired, but only if an equivalent position becomes available.

 

15.          The defense that a worker’s errant conduct contributed to his or her own injury is which type of employer defense?

o             errant conduct

o             contributory negligence

o             assumption of the risk

o             the fellow servant rule

 

16.          Enacted in 1932, the _________________ is a federal act that established employees’ right to unionize.

o             Norris-LaGuardia Act

o             Labor Management Relations Act

o             National Labor Relations Act

o             Taft-Hartley Act

 

17.          All are true of the National Labor Relations Act except which of the following?

o             It created the National Labor Relations Board to administrate over union affairs.

o             It gave workers the right to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and strike.

o             It declared yellow dog contracts to be against public policy.

o             It gave workers the right to engage in concerted activity.

 

18.          Which of the following is true of the Taft-Hartley Act?

o             It gives employers the right to engage in free speech efforts against unions.

o             It gives the NLRB administrative power to oversee union elections.

o             It provides equal representation of skilled and unskilled workers.

o             It establishes employees’ right to bargain collectively with employers.

 

19.          The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act was enacted for all but which of the following purposes?

o             to reduce union elite corruption

o             to regulate union elections

o             to consolidate power away from rank-and-file union members

o             to empower union members

 

20.          Which of the following is NOT true of the Fair Labor Standards Act?

o             It imposes a minimum age for workers.

o             It guarantees overtime payment for work beyond 40 hours a week.

o             It guarantees health benefits for full-time workers.

o             It sets a minimum wage for workers.

 

 

 

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