WGU D352 LAWS AND ACTS UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited from discriminating against
people with disabilities. In general, the employment provisions of the ADA require
equal opportunity in selecting, testing, and hiring qualified applicants with
disabilities; job accommodation for applicants and workers with disabilities when
such accommodations would not impose "undue hardship;" and equal opportunity
in promotion and benefits.
Unfair Labor Practices Strike A stoppage of work in order to pressure management to follow the law.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Enacted in 1994, it prevents any employer from discriminating against someone
Rights Act (USERRA) who is or has been in military service.
Union Shops A bargaining clause that allows a condition that all employees must join the union
once hired.
Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Assistance Act Passed in 1974, it requires contractors to take affirmative action toward veterans.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act Enacted in 1890, it prevents businesses from combining together to restrain trade
and seeking monopoly business power.
Summary Plan Document (SPD) A document issued from an employer to an employee that contains information
about an employee's benefits.
Reasonable Factor Other Than Age (RFOA) An employer defense to a disparate impact claim that age was not a factor in an
employment action.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 This federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. The Act also
authorizes state grants for rehabilitation services to disabled persons.
Right-to-work Laws Laws that give employees the option to not join a union.
Same Actor Defense A defense used by the same employer who hires and then fires an over-39
employee to show that age was not a motivating factor in termination.
Secondary Boycotts A group's refusal to deal with a business that is not directly involved in the dispute.
Privacy Act Enacted in 1973, it governs the release of private information about public
employees to federal agencies.
Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 Enacted in 1947, it curbs union overreaching by protecting employee rights and
prohibiting wildcat strikes.
, Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 Enacted in 1959, it creates a union member "bill of rights" in order to empower
(LMRDA) union members and reduce union corruption.
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Enacted in 1935, it establishes workers' rights to form unions, collectively bargain,
and strike.
Norris-LaGuardia Act aka Federal Anti-Injunctive Act Enacted in 1932, it governs the interplay between unions and businesses.
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act (Omnibus Enacted in 1991, it authorizes and regulates the drug testing of employees in the
Act) airline, railroad, trucking, and public transportation sectors.
Case Law The law as laid down in the decisions of the courts (distinct from statutes or other
sources of law).
Civil Law Laws that deal with the rights of people rather than with crimes.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Enacted in 1964, it prohibits race discrimination in employment.
Clayton Act Enacted in 1914, it prohibits the elimination of unions.
Common Law Principles developed over centuries as a result of legal decisions made by judges
in individual cases.
Common Law Agency A test that classifies a worker as an employee if the employer maintains the right
to control the method of work performed.
Common Law Criminal Conspiracy A combination of two or more individuals planning to accomplish an unlawful
purpose.
Comparable Worth Theory The notion that men and women should receive equal pay when they perform
work that requires comparable skills and responsibilities.
Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) An entity that collects and provides information about persons for use in credit
and/or employment evaluation.
Four-fifths Rule The simplest and most common way of estimating adverse impact by ruling a
screening device as discriminatory if its selection rates of a protected class are
less than 80% of the majority.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Enacted in 1996, it establishes standards in the health industry for gathering,
(HIPPA) processing, retaining, and disclosing private health information.
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) Enacted in 1986, it prohibits employers from knowingly hiring undocumented
workers and requires them to verify eligible workers within three business days of
hiring.
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA) Enacted in 1952, it centralizes and organizes U.S. immigration law.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Enacted in 1986, it prohibits employers from intercepting or accessing employee
communications.
and CORRECT Answers
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited from discriminating against
people with disabilities. In general, the employment provisions of the ADA require
equal opportunity in selecting, testing, and hiring qualified applicants with
disabilities; job accommodation for applicants and workers with disabilities when
such accommodations would not impose "undue hardship;" and equal opportunity
in promotion and benefits.
Unfair Labor Practices Strike A stoppage of work in order to pressure management to follow the law.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Enacted in 1994, it prevents any employer from discriminating against someone
Rights Act (USERRA) who is or has been in military service.
Union Shops A bargaining clause that allows a condition that all employees must join the union
once hired.
Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Assistance Act Passed in 1974, it requires contractors to take affirmative action toward veterans.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act Enacted in 1890, it prevents businesses from combining together to restrain trade
and seeking monopoly business power.
Summary Plan Document (SPD) A document issued from an employer to an employee that contains information
about an employee's benefits.
Reasonable Factor Other Than Age (RFOA) An employer defense to a disparate impact claim that age was not a factor in an
employment action.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 This federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. The Act also
authorizes state grants for rehabilitation services to disabled persons.
Right-to-work Laws Laws that give employees the option to not join a union.
Same Actor Defense A defense used by the same employer who hires and then fires an over-39
employee to show that age was not a motivating factor in termination.
Secondary Boycotts A group's refusal to deal with a business that is not directly involved in the dispute.
Privacy Act Enacted in 1973, it governs the release of private information about public
employees to federal agencies.
Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 Enacted in 1947, it curbs union overreaching by protecting employee rights and
prohibiting wildcat strikes.
, Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 Enacted in 1959, it creates a union member "bill of rights" in order to empower
(LMRDA) union members and reduce union corruption.
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Enacted in 1935, it establishes workers' rights to form unions, collectively bargain,
and strike.
Norris-LaGuardia Act aka Federal Anti-Injunctive Act Enacted in 1932, it governs the interplay between unions and businesses.
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act (Omnibus Enacted in 1991, it authorizes and regulates the drug testing of employees in the
Act) airline, railroad, trucking, and public transportation sectors.
Case Law The law as laid down in the decisions of the courts (distinct from statutes or other
sources of law).
Civil Law Laws that deal with the rights of people rather than with crimes.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Enacted in 1964, it prohibits race discrimination in employment.
Clayton Act Enacted in 1914, it prohibits the elimination of unions.
Common Law Principles developed over centuries as a result of legal decisions made by judges
in individual cases.
Common Law Agency A test that classifies a worker as an employee if the employer maintains the right
to control the method of work performed.
Common Law Criminal Conspiracy A combination of two or more individuals planning to accomplish an unlawful
purpose.
Comparable Worth Theory The notion that men and women should receive equal pay when they perform
work that requires comparable skills and responsibilities.
Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) An entity that collects and provides information about persons for use in credit
and/or employment evaluation.
Four-fifths Rule The simplest and most common way of estimating adverse impact by ruling a
screening device as discriminatory if its selection rates of a protected class are
less than 80% of the majority.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Enacted in 1996, it establishes standards in the health industry for gathering,
(HIPPA) processing, retaining, and disclosing private health information.
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) Enacted in 1986, it prohibits employers from knowingly hiring undocumented
workers and requires them to verify eligible workers within three business days of
hiring.
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA) Enacted in 1952, it centralizes and organizes U.S. immigration law.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Enacted in 1986, it prohibits employers from intercepting or accessing employee
communications.
