Question 1

The term "surveillance" is used to describe all of the following except :

Accepted Answer

A) postal interception. 
B) observation with binoculars. 
C) eavesdropping. 
D) direct observation. 
A) postal interception. 
B) observation with binoculars. 
C) eavesdropping. 
D) direct observation.

Question 2

Genetic testing is not considered a serious intrusion into the privacy of the employees by an employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Privacy rights in the employment area are important Constitutional rights extended to State and municipal employees with the due process clause of the:

Accepted Answer

A) Fourth Amendment. 
B) Eighth Amendment. 
C) Fifth Amendment. 
D) Fourteenth Amendment. 
A) Fourth Amendment. 
B) Eighth Amendment. 
C) Fifth Amendment. 
D) Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 4

Employee privacy rights for unionized employees are covered under:

Accepted Answer

A) the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution. 
B) criminal invasion of privacy. 
C) the tort of invasion of privacy. 
D) collective bargaining agreement. 
A) the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution. 
B) criminal invasion of privacy. 
C) the tort of invasion of privacy. 
D) collective bargaining agreement.

Question 5

Employers who are under the HIPAA umbrella are subject to the regulations of the Act and must certify in writing that they will comply with:

Accepted Answer

A) selected HIPAA regulations. 
B) all HIPAA regulations. 
C) amended HIPAA regulations. 
D) HIPAA non disclosure policies. 
A) selected HIPAA regulations. 
B) all HIPAA regulations. 
C) amended HIPAA regulations. 
D) HIPAA non disclosure policies.

Question 6

Employees who test positive for substance abuse are referred to the Employee Opportunities Corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Requests for medical information and conducting internal investigations are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) placing the plaintiff in a false light in the public eye. 
B) violating the Fifth Amendment. 
C) intellectual property theft. 
D) intrusion upon employees' privacy. 
A) placing the plaintiff in a false light in the public eye. 
B) violating the Fifth Amendment. 
C) intellectual property theft. 
D) intrusion upon employees' privacy.

Question 8

Which aspect of internal investigation has instigated the highest amount of litigation? Discuss.

Accepted Answer

Drug testing is perhaps one of the aspec

Question 9

Human Resource Departments do not maintain employee files since these are considered confidential.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Protected Health Information (PHI)policy aims at preventing the unauthorized use or disclosure of health and medical information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Neither private nor public sector employers have rights to monitor the use of employer-owned computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

FCRA stands for Financial Credit Reporting Agency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is false light invasion of privacy?

Accepted Answer

To assert a claim for false li

Question 14

Discuss the origin of Employee Privacy Rights.

Accepted Answer

The idea of employee privacy rights orig

Question 15

Elaborate on the policy regarding employee personal files.

Accepted Answer

The human resource department of a compa

Question 16

The Supreme Court for the first time expressly acknowledged a right of privacy implicit in the Constitution in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Co., Inc. 
B) Williams v. City of Tulsa. 
C) Griswold v. Connecticut. 
D) Massey v. Roth. 
A) Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Co., Inc. 
B) Williams v. City of Tulsa. 
C) Griswold v. Connecticut. 
D) Massey v. Roth.

Question 17

Privacy is violated under common law by :

Accepted Answer

A) appropriating the plaintiff's identity for the defendant's benefit. 
B) placing the plaintiff in a false light in the public eye. 
C) publicly disclosing private facts about the plaintiff. 
D) All of these answers. 
A) appropriating the plaintiff's identity for the defendant's benefit. 
B) placing the plaintiff in a false light in the public eye. 
C) publicly disclosing private facts about the plaintiff. 
D) All of these answers.

Question 18

Private employers, and even public employers with an appropriate notice that trumps employees' privacy expectations, are free to monitor and review employee use of:

Accepted Answer

A) employees' cell phones. 
B) employer-owned computers. 
C) employee-owned computers. 
D) All of these answers. 
A) employees' cell phones. 
B) employer-owned computers. 
C) employee-owned computers. 
D) All of these answers.

Question 19

The most common way employers invade their employees' privacy is to:

Accepted Answer

A) intrude on their seclusion, solitude or private affairs. 
B) probe into their personal lives and medical history. 
C) monitor their relationships with individuals at the workplace. 
D) request for irrelevant information and past records. 
A) intrude on their seclusion, solitude or private affairs. 
B) probe into their personal lives and medical history. 
C) monitor their relationships with individuals at the workplace. 
D) request for irrelevant information and past records.

Question 20

In Jones v. Carrolls, LLC, the court concluded that the employee failed to prove that any of his claims fell outside of the scope of:

Accepted Answer

A) the arbitration agreement. 
B) Title VII. 
C) the employment contract. 
D) was false light invasion of privacy. 
A) the arbitration agreement. 
B) Title VII. 
C) the employment contract. 
D) was false light invasion of privacy.

Exam 4: Employee Privacy Rights in the 21st Century

The term "surveillance" is used to describe all of the following except :

Genetic testing is not considered a serious intrusion into the privacy of the employees by an employer.

Privacy rights in the employment area are important Constitutional rights extended to State and municipal employees with the due process clause of the:

Employee privacy rights for unionized employees are covered under:

Employers who are under the HIPAA umbrella are subject to the regulations of the Act and must certify in writing that they will comply with:

Employees who test positive for substance abuse are referred to the Employee Opportunities Corporation.

Requests for medical information and conducting internal investigations are examples of:

Which aspect of internal investigation has instigated the highest amount of litigation? Discuss.

Human Resource Departments do not maintain employee files since these are considered confidential.

Protected Health Information (PHI)policy aims at preventing the unauthorized use or disclosure of health and medical information.

Neither private nor public sector employers have rights to monitor the use of employer-owned computers.

FCRA stands for Financial Credit Reporting Agency.

What is false light invasion of privacy?

Discuss the origin of Employee Privacy Rights.

Elaborate on the policy regarding employee personal files.

The Supreme Court for the first time expressly acknowledged a right of privacy implicit in the Constitution in the case of:

Privacy is violated under common law by :

Private employers, and even public employers with an appropriate notice that trumps employees' privacy expectations, are free to monitor and review employee use of:

The most common way employers invade their employees' privacy is to:

In Jones v. Carrolls, LLC, the court concluded that the employee failed to prove that any of his claims fell outside of the scope of:

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