Question 1

A deceased employee's family cannot recover damages for death which occurred during the course of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Summarize how and when payments are made to beneficiaries under Medicare and Disability programs and the qualifications for each.

Accepted Answer

Disability Benefits 
The government makes monthly cash benefits, called disability insurance benefits, to disabled people under the age of sixty-five and their families. A disabled person is someone unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to end in death or that has lasted or will last continually for twelve months. 
Medicare Benefits Medicare is insurance designed to help pay a large portion of personal health-care costs. Virtually everyone age sixty-five and over may be covered by this contributory hospital and medical insurance plan. The program covers only specified services. ​

Question 3

​ Jim had a twelve month employment contract with his firm. However, he was fired during the tenth month of the contract period, and his employer failed to provide a valid reason for the termination. Which of the following is likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) The employer's right to dismiss his employees without a valid reason will be upheld. 
B) Jim can recover againsthis supervisor for his dismissal. 
C) Jim can recover againsthis firm for wrongful dismissal. 
D) A few months later, his employer can sue Jim for failure to perform adequately. 
A) The employer's right to dismiss his employees without a valid reason will be upheld. 
B) Jim can recover againsthis supervisor for his dismissal. 
C) Jim can recover againsthis firm for wrongful dismissal. 
D) A few months later, his employer can sue Jim for failure to perform adequately. C

Question 4

​ Which of the following is a duty of an employer towards an employee?

Accepted Answer

A) The employer must provide sufficient entertainment during breaks. 
B) The employer must pay for all injuries to employees. 
C) The employer must match the wages provided by a competingemployer. 
D) The employer must provide a reasonably safe place to work. 
A) The employer must provide sufficient entertainment during breaks. 
B) The employer must pay for all injuries to employees. 
C) The employer must match the wages provided by a competingemployer. 
D) The employer must provide a reasonably safe place to work.

Question 5

​ When a contract can be terminated at any time by both an employer and an employee, the situation is known as .

Accepted Answer

A) employment without dependence 
B) employment at will 
C) employment at cost 
D) employment without liability 
A) employment without dependence 
B) employment at will 
C) employment at cost 
D) employment without liability

Question 6

A fellow servant is an employee who has the same status as another worker and works with that employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Common law rules governing the relationship of employer and employee have been greatly modified by statute. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Under Social Security, the family of a worker who dies while fully insured at the time of death has a right to survivors' benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A union contract binds the employer to recognize certain hours of work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the theory of respondeat superior ?

Accepted Answer

A) It imposes liability on an employer for torts caused by employees. 
B) It imposes liability on an employee for property damage while on the job. 
C) It imposes liability on employers for all negligence bytheir employees. 
D) It imposes liability on an employer only for property damage. 
A) It imposes liability on an employer for torts caused by employees. 
B) It imposes liability on an employee for property damage while on the job. 
C) It imposes liability on employers for all negligence bytheir employees. 
D) It imposes liability on an employer only for property damage.

Question 11

In all jurisdictions, the terms of compensation determine the contract period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An employer might be liable for intentional torts when the conduct constitutes a risk attributable to the employer's business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Under the common law, an employer does not have the duty to provide competent employees for the task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The common law provides that an employer can escape liability for breach of duty if it can be established that the employee's own negligence contributed to the accident.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As a result of workers' compensation statutes what happens when an employee is injured on the job?

Accepted Answer

A) The employer is liable for all injuries. 
B) Any legal proceeding involving the injury is adjudicated in the lowest trial court. 
C) An employer is not liable for a willfully self-inflicted injury. 
D) An employer can still be liable if the employee's own negligence was the fault in the accident. 
A) The employer is liable for all injuries. 
B) Any legal proceeding involving the injury is adjudicated in the lowest trial court. 
C) An employer is not liable for a willfully self-inflicted injury. 
D) An employer can still be liable if the employee's own negligence was the fault in the accident.

Question 16

The theory of respondeat superior states that an employer is liable for personal injury committed outside the course of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​ An employer's right to use an employee's invention without payment of a royalty is known as the .

Accepted Answer

A) factory right 
B) shop right 
C) inventory right 
D) employer's right 
A) factory right 
B) shop right 
C) inventory right 
D) employer's right

Question 18

When an employee is hired to secure certain results from experiments to be conducted by that employee any inventionsare owned by the employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​ Which of the following is true of duties that an employee has toward the employer?

Accepted Answer

A) An employee has no duty of confidentiality regarding business matters. 
B) An employee must work to advance the employer's interests. 
C) All an employee's inventions belong to the employer. 
D) A skilled employee must perform with exceptional skill. 
A) An employee has no duty of confidentiality regarding business matters. 
B) An employee must work to advance the employer's interests. 
C) All an employee's inventions belong to the employer. 
D) A skilled employee must perform with exceptional skill.

Question 20

When an employer and a union have a signed contract:

Accepted Answer

A) The union speaks and contacts for the employees collectively. 
B) The contract does not bind the employer to a specified wage scale. 
C) No employees can make a contract individually with the employer. 
D) The employer is the agent of the employees. 
A) The union speaks and contacts for the employees collectively. 
B) The contract does not bind the employer to a specified wage scale. 
C) No employees can make a contract individually with the employer. 
D) The employer is the agent of the employees.

Exam 27: Employer and Employee Relations

A deceased employee's family cannot recover damages for death which occurred during the course of employment.

Summarize how and when payments are made to beneficiaries under Medicare and Disability programs and the qualifications for each.

​ Jim had a twelve month employment contract with his firm. However, he was fired during the tenth month of the contract period, and his employer failed to provide a valid reason for the termination. Which of the following is likely to occur?

​ Which of the following is a duty of an employer towards an employee?

​ When a contract can be terminated at any time by both an employer and an employee, the situation is known as .

A fellow servant is an employee who has the same status as another worker and works with that employee.

Common law rules governing the relationship of employer and employee have been greatly modified by statute. ​

Under Social Security, the family of a worker who dies while fully insured at the time of death has a right to survivors' benefits.

A union contract binds the employer to recognize certain hours of work.

Which of the following is true of the theory of respondeat superior ?

In all jurisdictions, the terms of compensation determine the contract period.

An employer might be liable for intentional torts when the conduct constitutes a risk attributable to the employer's business.

Under the common law, an employer does not have the duty to provide competent employees for the task.

The common law provides that an employer can escape liability for breach of duty if it can be established that the employee's own negligence contributed to the accident.

As a result of workers' compensation statutes what happens when an employee is injured on the job?

The theory of respondeat superior states that an employer is liable for personal injury committed outside the course of employment.

​ An employer's right to use an employee's invention without payment of a royalty is known as the .

When an employee is hired to secure certain results from experiments to be conducted by that employee any inventionsare owned by the employer.

​ Which of the following is true of duties that an employee has toward the employer?

When an employer and a union have a signed contract:

Introduction to Law

Courts and Court Procedures

Business Torts and Crimes

Government Regulation of Business

Nature and Classes of Contracts

Offer and Acceptance

Capacity to Contract

Consideration

Defective Agreements

Illegal Agreements

Written Contracts

Third Parties and Contracts

Termination of Contracts

Nature of Personal Property

Special Bailments

Sales of Personal Property

Formalities of a Sale

Transfer of Title and Risk in Sales Contracts

Warranties Product Liability and Consumer Protection

Nature of Negotiable Instruments

Essentials of Negotiability

Promissory Notes and Drafts

Negotiation and Discharge

Liabilities of Parties, Holders in Due Course and Defenses

Nature and Creation of an Agency

Operation and Termination of an Agency

Employees Rights

Introduction to Business Organizations

Creation and Operation of a Partnership

Dissolution of a Partnership

Nature of a Corporation

Ownership of a Corporation

Management and Dissolution of a Corporation

Principles of Insurance

Types of Insurance

Security Devices

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Jim had a twelve month employment contract with his firm. However, he was fired during the tenth month of the contract period, and his employer failed to provide a valid reason for the termination. Which of the following is likely to occur?

Which of the following is a duty of an employer towards an employee?

When a contract can be terminated at any time by both an employer and an employee, the situation is known as .

Common law rules governing the relationship of employer and employee have been greatly modified by statute.

An employer's right to use an employee's invention without payment of a royalty is known as the .

Which of the following is true of duties that an employee has toward the employer?