WGU C233 EMPLOYMENT LAW COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2024 UPDATE
(GRADED A+)
What was the seminal case establishing the concept of disparate impact?
St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks
Griggs v. Duke Power
Connecticut v. Teal
Texas Dep't of Community Affairs v. Burdine - (correct answer) Griggs v. Duke
Power
Under respondent superior doctrine, an employer is only responsible for the employee
action performed within the:
Reasonable person standard
Duration of employment
Realm of reasonable actions
Scope of employment - (correct answer) Scope of Employment
Which of the following is not an element of a prima facie discrimination case for gender
discrimination?
The employee is qualified for the position
The employee suffers some adverse employment action
The employee is in the protected class
A person of the same gender received favorable employment action - (correct
answer) A person of the same gender received favorable employment action
When operations of two or more employers are considered so intertwined that they can
be considered the single employer, for purposes of both federal statutory coverage and
liability, this is called a:
Integrated Enterprise
Corporation
Sole proprietorship
Franchise - (correct answer) Integrated Enterprise
Title VII covers employers who have "_________ or more employees for each working
day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year,
and any agent of such a person."
Fifteen
Twenty
Thirty
, Ten - (correct answer) Fifteen
An employee pursues self-interest as he or she runs a personal errand while driving to a
meeting at a company branch office. What is this an example of?
Reasonable person standard
Scope of employment
Frolic and detour
Duration of employment - (correct answer) Frolic and detour
When an employer classifies employees on the basis of gender, plus another
characteristic, usually a family-related circumstance, what type of discrimination is this?
Pregnancy discrimination
Gender plus discrimination
Pretextual discrimination
Perpetual discrimination - (correct answer) Gender Plus Discrimination
A controlling rule, example, or guide is also known as:
Judicial review
Precedence
Respondent superior
Contractual understanding - (correct answer) Precedence
Which of the following is not a test that determines if an employee is an independent
contractor?
The economic realities test
The right to work state law index
The common law agency test
The IRS 20-factor analysis - (correct answer) The right to work state law index
Plaintiffs may allege that the supposed legitimate reason for adverse employment action
is merely a __________ or cover-up for discrimination.
Reasonable reason
Failure
Pretext
Discrimination in disguise - (correct answer) Pretext
A monetary amount necessary to replace what the claimant lost, including money, pain,
and other non-monetary losses is known as:
Punitive damages
Front pay
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2024 UPDATE
(GRADED A+)
What was the seminal case establishing the concept of disparate impact?
St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks
Griggs v. Duke Power
Connecticut v. Teal
Texas Dep't of Community Affairs v. Burdine - (correct answer) Griggs v. Duke
Power
Under respondent superior doctrine, an employer is only responsible for the employee
action performed within the:
Reasonable person standard
Duration of employment
Realm of reasonable actions
Scope of employment - (correct answer) Scope of Employment
Which of the following is not an element of a prima facie discrimination case for gender
discrimination?
The employee is qualified for the position
The employee suffers some adverse employment action
The employee is in the protected class
A person of the same gender received favorable employment action - (correct
answer) A person of the same gender received favorable employment action
When operations of two or more employers are considered so intertwined that they can
be considered the single employer, for purposes of both federal statutory coverage and
liability, this is called a:
Integrated Enterprise
Corporation
Sole proprietorship
Franchise - (correct answer) Integrated Enterprise
Title VII covers employers who have "_________ or more employees for each working
day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year,
and any agent of such a person."
Fifteen
Twenty
Thirty
, Ten - (correct answer) Fifteen
An employee pursues self-interest as he or she runs a personal errand while driving to a
meeting at a company branch office. What is this an example of?
Reasonable person standard
Scope of employment
Frolic and detour
Duration of employment - (correct answer) Frolic and detour
When an employer classifies employees on the basis of gender, plus another
characteristic, usually a family-related circumstance, what type of discrimination is this?
Pregnancy discrimination
Gender plus discrimination
Pretextual discrimination
Perpetual discrimination - (correct answer) Gender Plus Discrimination
A controlling rule, example, or guide is also known as:
Judicial review
Precedence
Respondent superior
Contractual understanding - (correct answer) Precedence
Which of the following is not a test that determines if an employee is an independent
contractor?
The economic realities test
The right to work state law index
The common law agency test
The IRS 20-factor analysis - (correct answer) The right to work state law index
Plaintiffs may allege that the supposed legitimate reason for adverse employment action
is merely a __________ or cover-up for discrimination.
Reasonable reason
Failure
Pretext
Discrimination in disguise - (correct answer) Pretext
A monetary amount necessary to replace what the claimant lost, including money, pain,
and other non-monetary losses is known as:
Punitive damages
Front pay
