TEST BANK
EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR BUSINESS
,Table of contents
Part one: the regulation of the employment relationship
1 the regulation of employment
2 the employment law toolkit: resources for understanding the law and recurring legal concepts
3 title vii of the civil rights act of 1964
4 legal construction of the employment environment
part two: regulation of discrimination in employment
5 affirmative action
6 race and color discrimination
7 national origin discrimination
8 gender discrimination
9 sexual harassment
10 sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination
11 religious discrimination
12 age discrimination
13 disability discrimination
part three: regulation of the employment environment
14 the employee’s right to privacy and management of personal information
15 labor law
16 selected employment benefits and protections
,Test bank for
employment law for business, 2024 release, dawn bennett-alexander chapter
1-16 answers are at the end of each chapter
Chapter 01: the regulation of employment
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 ideas employs part-time workers through a staffing firm. After the staffing firm
sent over a part-time office assistant, fresh ideas asked the firm to replace her with someone
from a different race. The replaced office assistant cannot proceed with a discrimination claim
under title vii of the civil rights act since she (the part-time office assistant) was never an
employee of fresh ideas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Multiple choice - choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
7) If an employee has a car accident while driving a company car from one company office
to another, the employer may be liable to the owner of the other vehicle under which legal
theory?
A) Vicarious liability
B) Joint liability
C) Strict liability
D) Negligence
8) Which federal law protects employees from unfair labor practices of employers?
A) Occupational safety and health act
B) National labor relations act
C) Fair labor standards act
D) Labor management relations act
9) A willful misclassification of workers by an employer may result in harsh sanctions,
including imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000, under which federal law?
EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR BUSINESS
,Table of contents
Part one: the regulation of the employment relationship
1 the regulation of employment
2 the employment law toolkit: resources for understanding the law and recurring legal concepts
3 title vii of the civil rights act of 1964
4 legal construction of the employment environment
part two: regulation of discrimination in employment
5 affirmative action
6 race and color discrimination
7 national origin discrimination
8 gender discrimination
9 sexual harassment
10 sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination
11 religious discrimination
12 age discrimination
13 disability discrimination
part three: regulation of the employment environment
14 the employee’s right to privacy and management of personal information
15 labor law
16 selected employment benefits and protections
,Test bank for
employment law for business, 2024 release, dawn bennett-alexander chapter
1-16 answers are at the end of each chapter
Chapter 01: the regulation of employment
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 ideas employs part-time workers through a staffing firm. After the staffing firm
sent over a part-time office assistant, fresh ideas asked the firm to replace her with someone
from a different race. The replaced office assistant cannot proceed with a discrimination claim
under title vii of the civil rights act since she (the part-time office assistant) was never an
employee of fresh ideas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Multiple choice - choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
7) If an employee has a car accident while driving a company car from one company office
to another, the employer may be liable to the owner of the other vehicle under which legal
theory?
A) Vicarious liability
B) Joint liability
C) Strict liability
D) Negligence
8) Which federal law protects employees from unfair labor practices of employers?
A) Occupational safety and health act
B) National labor relations act
C) Fair labor standards act
D) Labor management relations act
9) A willful misclassification of workers by an employer may result in harsh sanctions,
including imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000, under which federal law?
