WGU C233 EMPLOYMENT LAW STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◍ Which of the following is NOT a purpose or function of law?
*Settle private and public disputes
*Determine procedures for changing the law
*Prevent desirable, or promote undesirable behavior
*Facilitate for private arrangements between individuals
Answer:Prevent desirable, or promote undesirable behavior
◍ What is a precedent? Answer:A controlling rule, example, or guide
◍ The doctrine of a court following the precedent of an earlier court is
knows as: Answer:Stare decisis
◍ What is a judicial view? Answer:The power of the Supreme Court to
consider whether a law comports with the Constitution.
◍ Which of the following laws has the least amount of power under the
Supremacy Claus? Answer:State Laws
,◍ Agency is a ________ relationship (a legally binding agreement)
between a principal and an agent whereby the principal, expressly or
implicitly, authorizes the agent to work on his behalf and with the power
to bind the principal. Answer:Contract
◍ An employer can be exposed to liability in tort (a civil wrong which
causes someone harm) for the acts or omissions of the employee. This
employment law is best known as: Answer:Vicarious Liability
◍ Employee conduct which is reasonably relative to a job description
and foreseeable by the employer as part of the job description is referred
to as: Answer:Scope of Employment
◍ In the scope of employment context, which of the following is an
example of frolic and detour? Answer:An employee runs a personal
errand while driving to a meeting at a company branch office.
◍ "Let the master answer for the servant" applies to which vicarious
liability doctrine? Answer:Respondeat superior
◍ Of the following classifications of worker, which causes smallest
obligation to the employer? Answer:Independent Contractor
,◍ Which of the following is NOT one of the three different tests
commonly used to determine if a worker is an employee or an
independent contractor?
*The economic realities test
*The IRS 20-factor analysis
*The common law agency test
*The working description test Answer:The working description test
◍ What is the main purpose of the economic realities test?
Answer:Determine whether the worker has little freedom to exit the
relationship because they are economically dependent on the business
◍ The IRS has adopted the 20-factor analysis as a guide to employers in
determining if workers are indeed independent contractors. Which of the
following is NOT a factor?
*Integration: How closely the employer's business processes linked to a
worker's performance?
*Relationship: How many hours per year do the employee and employer
spend time together outside of work?
*Training: How much training does the employer give?
*Instructions: Who controls what, when and how work is to be done?
Answer:Relationship: How many hours per year do the employee and
employer spend time together outside of work?
, ◍ TRUE or FALSE: Generally, partners, directors and major
shareholders are not employees. Answer:TRUE
◍ What is the definition of an employer? Answer:An entity that
employs another to work on his or her behalf for pay.
◍ Operations of two or more employers are considered so intertwined
that they can considered a single employer for purposes of both federal
statutory coverage and liability. This is knows as: Answer:Integrated
Enterprise
◍ When two or more entities, which are not engaged in an integrated
exercise, exert control over an employee such that each entity may be
considered an employer, this is known as the _______ doctrine.
Answer:Joint Employer
◍ A business is a _____ employment agency if it regularly procures
employees for at least one covered employer. Answer:Covered
◍ Which of the following is NOT a qualification to fall under federal
employment law statutes?
*An entity is not engaged in an industry-affecting commerce
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◍ Which of the following is NOT a purpose or function of law?
*Settle private and public disputes
*Determine procedures for changing the law
*Prevent desirable, or promote undesirable behavior
*Facilitate for private arrangements between individuals
Answer:Prevent desirable, or promote undesirable behavior
◍ What is a precedent? Answer:A controlling rule, example, or guide
◍ The doctrine of a court following the precedent of an earlier court is
knows as: Answer:Stare decisis
◍ What is a judicial view? Answer:The power of the Supreme Court to
consider whether a law comports with the Constitution.
◍ Which of the following laws has the least amount of power under the
Supremacy Claus? Answer:State Laws
,◍ Agency is a ________ relationship (a legally binding agreement)
between a principal and an agent whereby the principal, expressly or
implicitly, authorizes the agent to work on his behalf and with the power
to bind the principal. Answer:Contract
◍ An employer can be exposed to liability in tort (a civil wrong which
causes someone harm) for the acts or omissions of the employee. This
employment law is best known as: Answer:Vicarious Liability
◍ Employee conduct which is reasonably relative to a job description
and foreseeable by the employer as part of the job description is referred
to as: Answer:Scope of Employment
◍ In the scope of employment context, which of the following is an
example of frolic and detour? Answer:An employee runs a personal
errand while driving to a meeting at a company branch office.
◍ "Let the master answer for the servant" applies to which vicarious
liability doctrine? Answer:Respondeat superior
◍ Of the following classifications of worker, which causes smallest
obligation to the employer? Answer:Independent Contractor
,◍ Which of the following is NOT one of the three different tests
commonly used to determine if a worker is an employee or an
independent contractor?
*The economic realities test
*The IRS 20-factor analysis
*The common law agency test
*The working description test Answer:The working description test
◍ What is the main purpose of the economic realities test?
Answer:Determine whether the worker has little freedom to exit the
relationship because they are economically dependent on the business
◍ The IRS has adopted the 20-factor analysis as a guide to employers in
determining if workers are indeed independent contractors. Which of the
following is NOT a factor?
*Integration: How closely the employer's business processes linked to a
worker's performance?
*Relationship: How many hours per year do the employee and employer
spend time together outside of work?
*Training: How much training does the employer give?
*Instructions: Who controls what, when and how work is to be done?
Answer:Relationship: How many hours per year do the employee and
employer spend time together outside of work?
, ◍ TRUE or FALSE: Generally, partners, directors and major
shareholders are not employees. Answer:TRUE
◍ What is the definition of an employer? Answer:An entity that
employs another to work on his or her behalf for pay.
◍ Operations of two or more employers are considered so intertwined
that they can considered a single employer for purposes of both federal
statutory coverage and liability. This is knows as: Answer:Integrated
Enterprise
◍ When two or more entities, which are not engaged in an integrated
exercise, exert control over an employee such that each entity may be
considered an employer, this is known as the _______ doctrine.
Answer:Joint Employer
◍ A business is a _____ employment agency if it regularly procures
employees for at least one covered employer. Answer:Covered
◍ Which of the following is NOT a qualification to fall under federal
employment law statutes?
*An entity is not engaged in an industry-affecting commerce
