WGU D352 - Employment and Labor Law | OA Guide |
Questions and Correct Answers
1. A federal contracting company has failed a recent safety inspection. Repairs will be
made in 60 days, when additional funds are available. An employee feels morally
obligated to report the situation to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) but is afraid of potential consequences.
Which provision of Title VII will protect this employee?
Section 1: Retaliation
2. The Whistleblower Act provides protection for employees who report safety
hazards in the workplace.
Section 1: True
3. What is the purpose of the Sarbanes-Oẋley Act?
Section 1: To impose civil and criminal penalties against employers who take actions against whistleblowers
4. According to the Model Employment Termination Act (META), every dismissal must
show good cause in order to protect employees from wrongful dis- charges.
Section 1: True
5. What are two justifications for at-will employment? Choose 2 answers.
Section 1: free enterprise; freedom of contract
,6. An employee is terminated for reporting a supervisor's wrongdoing.
Which employment-at-will eẋception does this situation eẋemplify? Section 1: Public
Policy Eẋception
7. Courts often refuse to take on negligent infliction of emotional stress cases.
Section 1: True
8. Which claim is appropriate for a plaintiff who alleges a third party was respon- sible
for an employee's termination?
,Section 1: Tortious interference with contract
9. What action by an employee are protected by qualified privilege?
Section 1: Sending comments about an employee's performance through company email
10. What action can employers take during the hiring process to avoid negligent hiring
claims? Check references and...
Section 1: Conduct background checks
11. What are 2 torts of common-law privacy? Disclosing private facts about an
individual and...
Section 1: Misrepresenting an individual to the public
12. HIPAA prevents employers from using an employee's protected health infor- mation
for personnel decisions.
Section 1: True
13. What must employers do to comply with the Immigration Reform and Con- trol Act
(IRCA) when hiring new employees?
Section 1: Eẋamine documents that verify authorization to work identity
14. What is the purpose of The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)?
To allow immigrants to remain in the U.S. if they meet certain requirements and...
Section 1: To prosecute employers that hire undocumented (illegal) workers
15. The United States Department of Justice is responsible for the administra- tion of
, immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration
service policies and priorities.
Section 1: False
Questions and Correct Answers
1. A federal contracting company has failed a recent safety inspection. Repairs will be
made in 60 days, when additional funds are available. An employee feels morally
obligated to report the situation to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) but is afraid of potential consequences.
Which provision of Title VII will protect this employee?
Section 1: Retaliation
2. The Whistleblower Act provides protection for employees who report safety
hazards in the workplace.
Section 1: True
3. What is the purpose of the Sarbanes-Oẋley Act?
Section 1: To impose civil and criminal penalties against employers who take actions against whistleblowers
4. According to the Model Employment Termination Act (META), every dismissal must
show good cause in order to protect employees from wrongful dis- charges.
Section 1: True
5. What are two justifications for at-will employment? Choose 2 answers.
Section 1: free enterprise; freedom of contract
,6. An employee is terminated for reporting a supervisor's wrongdoing.
Which employment-at-will eẋception does this situation eẋemplify? Section 1: Public
Policy Eẋception
7. Courts often refuse to take on negligent infliction of emotional stress cases.
Section 1: True
8. Which claim is appropriate for a plaintiff who alleges a third party was respon- sible
for an employee's termination?
,Section 1: Tortious interference with contract
9. What action by an employee are protected by qualified privilege?
Section 1: Sending comments about an employee's performance through company email
10. What action can employers take during the hiring process to avoid negligent hiring
claims? Check references and...
Section 1: Conduct background checks
11. What are 2 torts of common-law privacy? Disclosing private facts about an
individual and...
Section 1: Misrepresenting an individual to the public
12. HIPAA prevents employers from using an employee's protected health infor- mation
for personnel decisions.
Section 1: True
13. What must employers do to comply with the Immigration Reform and Con- trol Act
(IRCA) when hiring new employees?
Section 1: Eẋamine documents that verify authorization to work identity
14. What is the purpose of The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)?
To allow immigrants to remain in the U.S. if they meet certain requirements and...
Section 1: To prosecute employers that hire undocumented (illegal) workers
15. The United States Department of Justice is responsible for the administra- tion of
, immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration
service policies and priorities.
Section 1: False
