Question 1

The National Labor Relations Board lacks jurisdiction over ________.

Accepted Answer

A) employees covered by the Railway Labor Act 
B) independent contractors 
C) agricultural workers 
D) independent contractors and agricultural employees,but has jurisdiction over employees covered by the Railway Labor Act 
E) employees covered by the Railway Labor Act,independent contractors,and agricultural workers 
A) employees covered by the Railway Labor Act 
B) independent contractors 
C) agricultural workers 
D) independent contractors and agricultural employees,but has jurisdiction over employees covered by the Railway Labor Act 
E) employees covered by the Railway Labor Act,independent contractors,and agricultural workers E

Question 2

The Taft-Hartley Act was designed to expand some of the powers unions had acquired under the Wagner Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which title of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 deals with discrimination in employment?

Accepted Answer

A) VII 
B) VI 
C) V 
D) IV 
E) III 
A) VII 
B) VI 
C) V 
D) IV 
E) III A

Question 4

Same-sex harassment is not recognized by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

________ sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in those plans.

Accepted Answer

A) The Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
B) The Employment Benefits Protection Act 
C) The Family and Medical Leave Act 
D) The Fair Labor Standards Act 
E) Workers' compensation law 
A) The Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
B) The Employment Benefits Protection Act 
C) The Family and Medical Leave Act 
D) The Fair Labor Standards Act 
E) Workers' compensation law

Question 6

Which of the following is false under federal law regarding employer monitoring of employee telephone calls?

Accepted Answer

A) Employers cannot listen to the private telephone conversations of employees. 
B) Employers cannot disclose the content of private telephone conversations of employees. 
C) Employers may ban personal calls during working time. 
D) To check for compliance,employers may monitor calls so long as they discontinue listening to any conversation once they determine it is personal. 
E) Employers must give employees access to a telephone and the ability to make personal phone calls at some point during the workday,and these personal calls may not be monitored. 
A) Employers cannot listen to the private telephone conversations of employees. 
B) Employers cannot disclose the content of private telephone conversations of employees. 
C) Employers may ban personal calls during working time. 
D) To check for compliance,employers may monitor calls so long as they discontinue listening to any conversation once they determine it is personal. 
E) Employers must give employees access to a telephone and the ability to make personal phone calls at some point during the workday,and these personal calls may not be monitored.

Question 7

The purpose of the ________ Act is to prevent employers from discriminating against employees and applicants with disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) Americans with Disabilities 
B) Disabled Americans Rehabilitation 
C) Handicapped Americans Rehabilitation and Employment 
D) Disabled Americans Support 
E) Access to Employment for Otherwise Qualified Workers 
A) Americans with Disabilities 
B) Disabled Americans Rehabilitation 
C) Handicapped Americans Rehabilitation and Employment 
D) Disabled Americans Support 
E) Access to Employment for Otherwise Qualified Workers

Question 8

It is usually more difficult to prove disparate-treatment discrimination than it is to prove disparate-impact discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Multiplication.Phyllis,who is 30 years old,works for We Add for You Accounting.Phyllis has worked there for a number of years and is considering quitting in order to spend more time with her three active triplets,Sunny,Fussy,and Perky.She asks her boss,Bolivar,about the pension plan at We Add for You.Her boss tells her that she is not entitled to that information until she is at least 60 years old.Phyllis also asks about retaining her medical insurance protection if she quits and is told that she would have no right to do so.Bolivar also throws in that he has been monitoring her conversations and that he particularly enjoys the conversations between her and her single female friends involving failed dating experiences.He asks her to keep those up.Phyllis tells him that her personal phone calls are none of his business.Bolivar says that he can listen if he wants because the phones are his.Phyllis ends up starting her own company called We Multiply for You,and makes much,much more money.(In answering the following questions,assume all federal laws apply and that any pension and medical plan qualifies for regulation under federal law.)Which of the following is true regarding Bolivar's listening to the personal phone calls of Phyllis?

Accepted Answer

A) Bolivar can listen to the phone calls as long as he wants so long as he is Phyllis' supervisor. 
B) Bolivar can listen to the phone calls as long as he wants,but only if he is a sole proprietor and actually owns the phones himself. 
C) Bolivar can listen to the phone calls as long as he wants,but only if he has a policy prohibiting the making of personal calls. 
D) Bolivar can listen to the phone calls as long as he wants,but only if he notifies employees first that he is going to do so. 
E) Bolivar is prohibited from listening to the phone calls as long as he wants,and only limited exceptions exist for the monitoring of calls. 
A) Bolivar can listen to the phone calls as long as he wants so long as he is Phyllis' supervisor. 
B) Bolivar can listen to the phone calls as long as he wants,but only if he is a sole proprietor and actually owns the phones himself. 
C) Bolivar can listen to the phone calls as long as he wants,but only if he has a policy prohibiting the making of personal calls. 
D) Bolivar can listen to the phone calls as long as he wants,but only if he notifies employees first that he is going to do so. 
E) Bolivar is prohibited from listening to the phone calls as long as he wants,and only limited exceptions exist for the monitoring of calls.

Question 10

The bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)defense does not apply to which of the following types of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A) Race and color 
B) Sex and religion 
C) Sex and national origin 
D) Race and religion 
E) Race and sex 
A) Race and color 
B) Sex and religion 
C) Sex and national origin 
D) Race and religion 
E) Race and sex

Question 11

Only federal legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the United States,the concept of at-will employment applied in all states until ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 1920 
B) 1932 
C) 1944 
D) 1959 
E) 1964 
A) 1920 
B) 1932 
C) 1944 
D) 1959 
E) 1964

Question 13

The primary purpose of the Equal Pay Act is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) eliminate situations in which women,working alongside men or replacing men,are paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job. 
B) eliminate situations in which less qualified men are hired instead of more qualified women. 
C) eliminate situations in which women and men are paid less than they deserve for certain types of work. 
D) eliminate situations in which women,working alongside men or replacing men,are paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job; to eliminate situations in which less qualified men are hired instead of more qualified women; and to eliminate situations in which women and men are paid less than they deserve for certain types of work. 
E) eliminate situations in which women,working alongside men or replacing men,are paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job and to eliminate situations in which less qualified men are hired instead of more qualified women; but not to eliminate situations in which women and men are paid less than they deserve for certain types of work. 
A) eliminate situations in which women,working alongside men or replacing men,are paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job. 
B) eliminate situations in which less qualified men are hired instead of more qualified women. 
C) eliminate situations in which women and men are paid less than they deserve for certain types of work. 
D) eliminate situations in which women,working alongside men or replacing men,are paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job; to eliminate situations in which less qualified men are hired instead of more qualified women; and to eliminate situations in which women and men are paid less than they deserve for certain types of work. 
E) eliminate situations in which women,working alongside men or replacing men,are paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job and to eliminate situations in which less qualified men are hired instead of more qualified women; but not to eliminate situations in which women and men are paid less than they deserve for certain types of work.

Question 14

A plaintiff may seek legal,but not equitable,remedies for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Men and women may be paid different wages under the Equal Pay Act when payment is made pursuant to a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) seniority system 
B) merit system 
C) system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production 
D) seniority system,a merit system,or a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production 
E) seniority system or a merit system,but not a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production 
A) seniority system 
B) merit system 
C) system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production 
D) seniority system,a merit system,or a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production 
E) seniority system or a merit system,but not a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production

Question 16

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to employers who have ________ or more employees for ________ consecutive weeks within one year and who are engaged in a business that affects commerce.

Accepted Answer

A) 15; 20 
B) 50; 20 
C) 15; 30 
D) 20; 50 
E) 20; 52 
A) 15; 20 
B) 50; 20 
C) 15; 30 
D) 20; 50 
E) 20; 52

Question 17

The Family and Medical Leave Act covers private employers with ________ or more employees.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75 
E) 100 
A) 20 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75 
E) 100

Question 18

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,a successful plaintiff may be awarded which of the following type(s)of remedies?

Accepted Answer

A) Punitive damages 
B) Remedial seniority 
C) Compensatory damages 
D) Remedial seniority and/or compensatory damages,but not punitive damages 
E) Punitive damages,remedial seniority,and/or compensatory damages 
A) Punitive damages 
B) Remedial seniority 
C) Compensatory damages 
D) Remedial seniority and/or compensatory damages,but not punitive damages 
E) Punitive damages,remedial seniority,and/or compensatory damages

Question 19

Multiplication.Phyllis,who is 30 years old,works for We Add for You Accounting.Phyllis has worked there for a number of years and is considering quitting in order to spend more time with her three active triplets,Sunny,Fussy,and Perky.She asks her boss,Bolivar,about the pension plan at We Add for You.Her boss tells her that she is not entitled to that information until she is at least 60 years old.Phyllis also asks about retaining her medical insurance protection if she quits and is told that she would have no right to do so.Bolivar also throws in that he has been monitoring her conversations and that he particularly enjoys the conversations between her and her single female friends involving failed dating experiences.He asks her to keep those up.Phyllis tells him that her personal phone calls are none of his business.Bolivar says that he can listen if he wants because the phones are his.Phyllis ends up starting her own company called We Multiply for You,and makes much,much more money.(In answering the following questions,assume all federal laws apply and that any pension and medical plan qualifies for regulation under federal law.)Which of the following is true regarding Bolivar's statement that Phyllis is not entitled to that information until she is at least 60 years old?

Accepted Answer

A) He is incorrect,and Phyllis is entitled to a rights review description. 
B) He is incorrect,and Phyllis is entitled to an entitlement description. 
C) He is incorrect,and Phyllis is entitled to a summary plan description. 
D) He is incorrect,and Phyllis is entitled to a plan analysis description. 
E) He is correct. 
A) He is incorrect,and Phyllis is entitled to a rights review description. 
B) He is incorrect,and Phyllis is entitled to an entitlement description. 
C) He is incorrect,and Phyllis is entitled to a summary plan description. 
D) He is incorrect,and Phyllis is entitled to a plan analysis description. 
E) He is correct.

Question 20

The Fair Labor Standards Act mandates that employees who are not excluded from its coverage and who work more than ________ hours in a week be paid no less than one and one-half times their regular wage for all the hours beyond ________ that they work during a given week.

Accepted Answer

A) 30; 35 
B) 35; 40 
C) 40; 40 
D) 45; 45 
E) 50; 50 
A) 30; 35 
B) 35; 40 
C) 40; 40 
D) 45; 45 
E) 50; 50

Exam 24: Employment and Discrimination Law

The National Labor Relations Board lacks jurisdiction over ________.

The Taft-Hartley Act was designed to expand some of the powers unions had acquired under the Wagner Act.

Which title of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 deals with discrimination in employment?

Same-sex harassment is not recognized by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

________ sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in those plans.

Which of the following is false under federal law regarding employer monitoring of employee telephone calls?

The purpose of the ________ Act is to prevent employers from discriminating against employees and applicants with disabilities.

It is usually more difficult to prove disparate-treatment discrimination than it is to prove disparate-impact discrimination.

The bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)defense does not apply to which of the following types of discrimination?

Only federal legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

In the United States,the concept of at-will employment applied in all states until ________.

The primary purpose of the Equal Pay Act is to ________.

A plaintiff may seek legal,but not equitable,remedies for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Men and women may be paid different wages under the Equal Pay Act when payment is made pursuant to a ________.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to employers who have ________ or more employees for ________ consecutive weeks within one year and who are engaged in a business that affects commerce.

The Family and Medical Leave Act covers private employers with ________ or more employees.

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,a successful plaintiff may be awarded which of the following type(s)of remedies?

The Fair Labor Standards Act mandates that employees who are not excluded from its coverage and who work more than ________ hours in a week be paid no less than one and one-half times their regular wage for all the hours beyond ________ that they work during a given week.

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The Uslegal System and Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Introduction to Contracts and Agreement

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Forms of Business Organization

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to employers who have or more employees for consecutive weeks within one year and who are engaged in a business that affects commerce.

The Fair Labor Standards Act mandates that employees who are not excluded from its coverage and who work more than hours in a week be paid no less than one and one-half times their regular wage for all the hours beyond that they work during a given week.