Question 1

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,an employer must hire unqualified applicants who have disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Samson is a government employee.Samson is limited in being subjected to drug testing under

Accepted Answer

A) the First Amendment. 
B) the Second Amendment. 
C) the Fourth Amendment. 
D) the Eighth Amendment.

Question 3

Food Packagers Union represents the workers of Garden Variety,Inc.The company does not require its workers to join the union as a prerequisite to obtaining employment.The union would like the employer to require the workers to join after a specified amount of time on the job.This would violate

Accepted Answer

A) the Labor-Management Relations Act. 
B) the Immigration Act. 
C) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. 
D) no federal law.

Question 4

Mythic Games Company employs two hundred workers full-time.If Mythic Games plans to have a mass layoff,it must provide its employees with at least

Accepted Answer

A) thirty days of notice. 
B) sixty days of notice. 
C) ninety days of notice. 
D) one year of notice.

Question 5

Sarah believes that she was rejected for a position at Trekking Travel Agency due to her race.Sarah files a suit against Trekking Travel Agency under Title VII on the basis of disparate-treatment discrimination.Sarah must show all of the following except that

Accepted Answer

A) she is a member of a protected class. 
B) she applied and was qualified for the job in question. 
C) she was rejected by Trekking Travel Agency. 
D) other people of her race hold similar positions with other employers.

Question 6

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits only intentional discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During a union election campaign,Sapphire Blue Finance Company prohibits on-site solicitations by Credit Workers Union,which is seeking the workers' unionization,while permitting charities to solicit the same workers.This violates

Accepted Answer

A) federal labor law. 
B) federal elections law. 
C) federal employment discrimination law. 
D) no federal law.

Question 8

Following a union election campaign by Service Employees International Union among the employees of Quality Hotels & Resorts,Inc.,the union does not obtain a majority vote in the election.This most likely violates

Accepted Answer

A) federal labor law. 
B) federal elections law. 
C) federal employment discrimination law. 
D) no federal law.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a common form of electronic surveillance of employees in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A) Reviewing employees' emails 
B) Requiring employees to wear electronic location monitoring bracelets 
C) Video-recording job performance 
D) Listening to employees' telephone conversations

Question 10

Svetlana,a fifty-five-year-old member of a racial minority with a disability,believes that she is a victim of employment discrimination.Potentially the most widespread form of discrimination is based on

Accepted Answer

A) age. 
B) disability. 
C) gender. 
D) race.

Question 11

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,a plaintiff must prove that he or she was replaced by a person "outside the protected class."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Employers are not allowed to interfere with employees' efforts to form or join a union under

Accepted Answer

A) the employment-at-will doctrine. 
B) the National Labor Relations Act. 
C) the Civil Rights Act. 
D) the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Question 13

Marvin is an employee of Wild Thing Farms.Marvin finds out that the head of Wild Thing Farms is illegally importing endangered animals to sell as pets.If Marvin reports his employer's illegal activities he will probably be protected fro retaliatory discharge by

Accepted Answer

A) unemployment statutes. 
B) worker compensation statutes. 
C) whistleblower statutes. 
D) no statutes.

Question 14

Eton files a suit in a federal district court against Florida,alleging employment discrimina-tion under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.The state asks the court to dismiss the suit.The court is most likely to rule that

Accepted Answer

A) the state is immune from the suit. 
B) the suit can proceed. 
C) Eton is immune from any defense the state might offer. 
D) the court is immune from such request.

Question 15

The Norris-LaGuardia Act effectively declared a national policy permitting employees to organize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Employees who receive tips on the job cannot be paid less in direct wages than the federal minimum wage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

State workers' compensation laws establish a procedure for employees injured on the job to sue their employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An employee's resignation must be the foreseeable result of an employer's discriminatory action to support a showing of constructive discharge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ruth is a supervisor for Subs & Suds,a restaurant.Tim is a Subs employee.The owner announces that some em-ployees will be discharged.Ruth tells Tim that if he has sex with her,he can keep his job.This is

Accepted Answer

A) harassment on the basis of sexual orientation. 
B) not harassment. 
C) quid pro quo harassment. 
D) same-gender harassment.

Question 20

Whistleblower statutes protect employers who report their employees' wrongdoing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Employment Law

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,an employer must hire unqualified applicants who have disabilities.

Samson is a government employee.Samson is limited in being subjected to drug testing under

Food Packagers Union represents the workers of Garden Variety,Inc.The company does not require its workers to join the union as a prerequisite to obtaining employment.The union would like the employer to require the workers to join after a specified amount of time on the job.This would violate

Mythic Games Company employs two hundred workers full-time.If Mythic Games plans to have a mass layoff,it must provide its employees with at least

Sarah believes that she was rejected for a position at Trekking Travel Agency due to her race.Sarah files a suit against Trekking Travel Agency under Title VII on the basis of disparate-treatment discrimination.Sarah must show all of the following except that

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits only intentional discrimination.

During a union election campaign,Sapphire Blue Finance Company prohibits on-site solicitations by Credit Workers Union,which is seeking the workers' unionization,while permitting charities to solicit the same workers.This violates

Following a union election campaign by Service Employees International Union among the employees of Quality Hotels & Resorts,Inc.,the union does not obtain a majority vote in the election.This most likely violates

Which of the following is not a common form of electronic surveillance of employees in the workplace?

Svetlana,a fifty-five-year-old member of a racial minority with a disability,believes that she is a victim of employment discrimination.Potentially the most widespread form of discrimination is based on

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,a plaintiff must prove that he or she was replaced by a person "outside the protected class."

Employers are not allowed to interfere with employees' efforts to form or join a union under

Marvin is an employee of Wild Thing Farms.Marvin finds out that the head of Wild Thing Farms is illegally importing endangered animals to sell as pets.If Marvin reports his employer's illegal activities he will probably be protected fro retaliatory discharge by

Eton files a suit in a federal district court against Florida,alleging employment discrimina-tion under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.The state asks the court to dismiss the suit.The court is most likely to rule that

The Norris-LaGuardia Act effectively declared a national policy permitting employees to organize.

Employees who receive tips on the job cannot be paid less in direct wages than the federal minimum wage.

State workers' compensation laws establish a procedure for employees injured on the job to sue their employers.

An employee's resignation must be the foreseeable result of an employer's discriminatory action to support a showing of constructive discharge.

Ruth is a supervisor for Subs & Suds,a restaurant.Tim is a Subs employee.The owner announces that some em-ployees will be discharged.Ruth tells Tim that if he has sex with her,he can keep his job.This is

Whistleblower statutes protect employers who report their employees' wrongdoing.