D352 - EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 NEW AND UPDATED
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? Answer: Retaliation
2. What is the purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? Answer: To
impose civil and criminal penalties against employers who take
actions against whistleblowers
3. According to the Model Employment Termination Act (META),
every dismissal must show good cause in order to protect
employees from wrongful discharges. Answer: True
4. What are two justifications for at-will employment? Choose 2
answers. Answer: free enterprise; freedom of contract
5. An employee is terminated for reporting a supervisor's
wrongdoing. Which employment-at-will exception does this
situation exemplify? Answer: Public Policy Exception
6. Courts often refuse to take on negligent infliction of emotional
stress cases. Answer: True
7. Which claim is appropriate for a plaintiff who alleges a third party
was responsible for an employee's termination? Answer: Tortious
interference with contract
, 8. What action by an employee are protected by qualified privilege?
Answer: Sending comments about an employee's performance
through company email
9. What action can employers take during the hiring process to avoid
negligent hiring claims? Answer: Check references and conduct
background checks
10. What are 2 torts of common-law privacy? Answer:
Disclosing private facts about an individual and misrepresenting
an individual to the public
11. HIPAA prevents employers from using an employee's
protected health information for personnel decisions. Answer:
True
12. What must employers do to comply with the Immigration
Reform and Control Act (IRCA) when hiring new employees?
Answer: Examine documents that verify authorization to work
identity
13. What is the purpose of The Immigration Reform and Control
Act (IRCA)? Answer: To prosecute employers that hire
undocumented (illegal) workers
14. The United States Department of Justice is responsible for
the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication
functions and establishing immigration service policies and
priorities. Answer: False
15. Which 2 acts does the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) enforce? Answer: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
Act of 2009
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 NEW AND UPDATED
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? Answer: Retaliation
2. What is the purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? Answer: To
impose civil and criminal penalties against employers who take
actions against whistleblowers
3. According to the Model Employment Termination Act (META),
every dismissal must show good cause in order to protect
employees from wrongful discharges. Answer: True
4. What are two justifications for at-will employment? Choose 2
answers. Answer: free enterprise; freedom of contract
5. An employee is terminated for reporting a supervisor's
wrongdoing. Which employment-at-will exception does this
situation exemplify? Answer: Public Policy Exception
6. Courts often refuse to take on negligent infliction of emotional
stress cases. Answer: True
7. Which claim is appropriate for a plaintiff who alleges a third party
was responsible for an employee's termination? Answer: Tortious
interference with contract
, 8. What action by an employee are protected by qualified privilege?
Answer: Sending comments about an employee's performance
through company email
9. What action can employers take during the hiring process to avoid
negligent hiring claims? Answer: Check references and conduct
background checks
10. What are 2 torts of common-law privacy? Answer:
Disclosing private facts about an individual and misrepresenting
an individual to the public
11. HIPAA prevents employers from using an employee's
protected health information for personnel decisions. Answer:
True
12. What must employers do to comply with the Immigration
Reform and Control Act (IRCA) when hiring new employees?
Answer: Examine documents that verify authorization to work
identity
13. What is the purpose of The Immigration Reform and Control
Act (IRCA)? Answer: To prosecute employers that hire
undocumented (illegal) workers
14. The United States Department of Justice is responsible for
the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication
functions and establishing immigration service policies and
priorities. Answer: False
15. Which 2 acts does the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) enforce? Answer: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
Act of 2009
