Deck 2: The New Economy: Revisioning Work

Question 1

Which of the following category of workers are protected by the National Labor Relations Act's protections for the rights of employees to organize and bargain collectively?

A)Independent contractors
B)Supervisors
C)Entry-level employees
D)Domestic service workers

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Glen works as an intern for Fantastic Studios. Which of the following would suggest that Glen should be paid for his work for the company?

A)Glen receives college credit for his internship.
B)Fantastic Studios has organized a series of lectures on "Succeeding in the Movie Industry" for its interns.
C)Glen was informed before the internship started that it would be unpaid.
D)Glen performs a variety of menial tasks, such as retrieving coffee and making copies, when he is working as an intern.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is respondeat superior?

A)A legal doctrine that hold employers liable for the actions of their employees done within the scope of their employment.
B)A legal doctrine that holds employers liable for having insufficient policies and procedures in place.
C)A legal doctrine that holds employers liable for any actions taken by people who the employers have hired to perform work.
D)The right to collectively bargain and unionize.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Describe at least three ways in which workers who are not covered by the National Labor Relations Act have organized in order to enhance their bargaining power with those who pay them for their work.​​

Question 5

Which of the following factors would serve as evidence that a worker should be considered an employee instead of an independent contractor?

A)The worker has specialized expertise
B)The worker's hours are directly controlled by the company for which she is working.
C)The worker's contract with the company states that she is an independent contractor.
D)The worker performs her services for multiple companies.

Question 6

Gabby Trenton is a pet sitter who receives all of her pet sitting work from superpetsitters.com. In order to work with this site,the company requires pet sitters to be available seven days a week,24 hours a day,and to wear a uniform when they are pet sitting. The also has a "Pet Sitter Code of Behavior" that dictates how the pet sitters are to act when in their clients' homes. Gabby is permitting to accept or decline potential pet sitting jobs,but only if they have already completed 10 jobs per month.Which aspects of Gabby's relationship with superpetsitters.com suggest that she might be an employee? Which aspects suggest she is an independent contractor?​​

Question 7

Which of the following arguments do not support Uber and Lyft's claims that their drivers are not their employees?

A)The drivers are free to choose when to work and which passengers to pick up.
B)The contracts between the drivers and the company's never refers to them as employees.
C)The drivers are paid on a per-job basis.
D)The companies provide specific requirements regarding how the drivers must perform their duties.

Question 8

Which of the following is not an aspect of "uberization"?

A)Manufacturer jobs will be shipped overseas.
B)The tradition relationship between corporations and employees may be replaced.
C)Workers will be paid based on tasks completed, not hours worked.
D)Platforms will moderate relationships between workers and companies.

Question 9

A start-up company may prefer to rely on independent contractors instead of employees because it is more expensive to hire and train employees.

Question 10

If you were advising a new start-up company regarding whether it should hire employees or independent contractors for its workforce,what would you tell them are the advantages of each?​​

Question 11

Which of the following scenarios would respondeat superior most likely apply to?

A)An employee of a computer software company assaulted someone in a fast food restaurant during his lunch break.
B)An employee of a coffee shop caused an accident while pulling out of his driveway on the way to work.
C)An employee of a deliver company caused an accident while driving to a customer's house in a van owned by the company.
D)An independent contractor hired by a restaurant to install new plumbing in the restaurant caused a significant leak when he improperly fitted the pipes.

Question 12

Which of the following statements reflects one of the challenges of evaluating whether workers in the "on-demand economy" should be viewed as employees or independent contractors?

A)Their earnings vary greatly.
B)Technology makes their work more efficient.
C)Workers sometimes compete with each other for opportunities.
D)They often have flexibility in their work, but are also highly dependent on a single company for their earnings.

Question 13

Workers who are not protected by the National Labor Relations Act,such as agricultural laborers and domestic service workers,are unable to take collective action in order to improve their working conditions.

Question 14

Which of the following is a protection that is clearly provided by the Fair Labor Standards Act?

A)Overtime payments for white collar workers
B)Wages for interns who are working for college credit, receive education benefit from their internships.
C)Minimum wage for hourly employees.
D)Fair wages for independent contractors.

Question 15

Describe "Nikefication" and "Uberization" and explain one way in which each negatively affects workers.​

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the "gig economy"?

A)The outsourcing of manufacturing stages of production
B)The part of the economy that has grown in recent years in which work is task-focused and performed by independent contractors.
C)The increasing frequency of employees working remotely.
D)The internet's effect on the economy.