2024 WGUC233 Law Practice Exam With Answers (179 Solved Questions)

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pg.1professoraxelWGU C233 Employment Law Exam With100% Correct Answers 2024Intrusion Upon Seclusion-Correct Answer-A type of tort inwhich an employer intrudes upon an employee's privateinformation.Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)-CorrectAnswer-Enacted in 1967, it protects employees who are 40years of age and older.Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)-Correct Answer-Enacted in1938, it protects workers from unfair wages, limits abusiveovertime practices, and prevents child labor.Courseof Employment-Correct Answer-Any action by anemployee that furthers an employer's business.National Labor Relations Board-Correct Answer-A federaladministrative agency that administers the provisions of theNLRA.

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pg.2professoraxelFederal Whistleblower Statute-Correct Answer-Enacted in1982, it protects contractor employees from employmentdiscrimination or retaliation for reporting company violationsof the law.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-Correct Answer-Employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited fromdiscriminating against people with disabilities. In general, theemployment provisions of the ADA require equal opportunityin selecting, testing, and hiring qualified applicants withdisabilities; job accommodation for applicants and workerswith disabilities when such accommodations would notimpose "undue hardship;" and equal opportunity inpromotion and benefits.Collective Bargaining-Correct Answer-The negotiationprocess between unions and employers.Quota-Correct Answer-An official limit on the number oramount of people or things that are allowed.E-Verify-Correct Answer-An online tool administered throughthe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and

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pg.3professoraxelused by employers to verify the validity of documentspresented by new hires.Continual Training Requirement-Correct Answer-A mandatethat all employers provide training to workers on a periodicbasis and whenever an employee is hired or assigned to a newjob.Serious Health Condition-Correct Answer-An incapacitatingillness, injury, or impairment that requires overnight care orcontinuing treatment from a health care provider.Sherman Anti-Trust Act-Correct Answer-Enacted in 1890, itprevents businesses from combining together to restraintrade and seeking monopolybusiness power.Vicarious Liability-Correct Answer-A form of secondaryliability that comes from the doctrine of respondeat superior-"let the master answer for the servant".Worker's Compensation-Correct Answer-A form of insurancethat provides wage replacement and medical benefits foremployees injured while at work in exchange for

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pg.4professoraxelrelinquishment of the right to sue the employer fornegligence.Opportunity Wage-Correct Answer-An exception to theminimum wage law that applies to employees undertwentyyears old.Free Riders-Correct Answer-An employee who does notbelong to a union, but benefits from union representationUnfair Labor Practices Strike-Correct Answer-A stoppage ofwork in order to pressure management to follow the lawPublic-policy Exception-Correct Answer-A rule of exceptionto the employment at-will doctrine that states that anemployer cannot terminate an employee for reasons thatviolate public policy.Reduction in Force (RIF)-Correct Answer-Occurs when abusiness eliminates one or more positions as part of astrategic business plan to realign operations or reduce cost.

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pg.5professoraxelRemedies-Correct Answer-A desired action resulting from asuccessful lawsuit.Customer Discriminatory Preference-Correct Answer-Anunacceptable pretext of discrimination in which an employeruses race as the basis for a business decision in order to pleasecustomers.Arbitration-Correct Answer-A procedure for resolvingcollective bargaining impasses by which an arbitrator (thirdparty) choose asolution to the dispute.Conglomerate-Correct Answer-A highly diversified firm thathas multiple businesses with no relationships.Permissive Bargaining Subject-Correct Answer-A bargainingsubject that either party may bring to the table, but overwhich the other party is not required to bargainFour-fifths Rule-Correct Answer-The simplest and mostcommon way of estimating adverse impact by ruling ascreening device as discriminatory if its selection rates of aprotected class are less than 80% ofthe majority.

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pg.6professoraxelMandatory Bargaining Subject-Correct Answer-A requiredbargaining subject that involves wages, benefits, hours, andlayoff procedures.Reasonable Accommodation-Correct Answer-A reasonablechange to the work environment that allows areligiousindividual to perform job functionsFederal Injunction-Correct Answer-A legal remedy thatallows a court to order individuals to refrain from harmful actsVietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Assistance Act-CorrectAnswer-Passed in 1974, it requires contractors to takeaffirmative action toward veteransVesting-Correct Answer-The conveying of an employee'srights to benefits or contributions after a certain amount oftime.Workweek-Correct Answer-Any consecutive seven-dayperiod.

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pg.7professoraxelImpasse-Correct Answer-A deadlock reached by twobargaining parties whereby an issue cannot be resolved.Wildcat Strike-Correct Answer-A strike by a portion ofworkers that is not authorized by the union.Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959(LMRDA)-Correct Answer-Enacted in 1959, it creates a unionmember "bill of rights" in order to empower union membersand reduce union corruptionUndue Hardship-Correct Answer-An accommodation to thework environment that places a significant burden or expenseon the employerEconomic Strike-Correct Answer-A stoppage of work basedupon a union's frustration that management will not meet itsdemands for improvements in wages, hours, and benefitsClosed Union Shop-Correct Answer-An illegal requirementthat an employee be a union member

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pg.8professoraxelPlant Closing-Correct Answer-A single site of employmentthat is permanently or temporarily shut down for 6 months, orwith a 50% reduction in hours over a 6-month period, andimpacts 50 or more full-time employeesfor a 30-day period.Comparable Worth Theory-Correct Answer-The notion thatmen and women should receive equal pay when they performwork that requires comparable skills and responsibilities.ADA Amendments Act-Correct Answer-Passed in 2008, itamends the ADA by adding new protections for employeeswith disabilitiesCivil Law-Correct Answer-Laws that deal with the rights ofpeople rather than with crimesIllegal Bargaining Subject-Correct Answer-A bargainingsubject that cannot legally beimplemented into a collectivebargaining agreementCommon Law-Correct Answer-Principles developed overcenturies as a result of legal decisions made by judges inindividual cases.

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pg.9professoraxelWhistleblowing-Correct Answer-The action of an employeeto report thewrongdoings of an employerTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964-Correct Answer-Protects all races from discriminationExempted Employee-Correct Answer-Employees who arefully or partially free from FLSA provisionsCase Law-Correct Answer-Thelaw as laid down in thedecisions of the courts (distinct from statutes or other sourcesof law).Conciliation-Correct Answer-Process where a third party actsas an intermediary between the parties to a labor dispute,helping them to reach a settlement.Polygraph Testing-Correct Answer-A method of testing for anemployer to measure an employee's heart, respiratory, andskin reactions while he or she is asked a serious of questionsin order to determine if he or she is lying

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pg.10professoraxelDefamation-Correct Answer-Communicating falsestatements that harm a person's reputationIntegrated Enterprise-Correct Answer-A businessenvironment in which operations of two or more employersare so intertwined that they can be considered as a singleemployer for purposes offederal statutory coverage andliabilityReverse Discrimination-Correct Answer-Discrimination thatoccurs when an employer, acting under an affirmative actionplan, favors one race or gender in an employment decision.Underutilization-Correct Answer-A discrepancy between thenumber of women and minorities in a particular position andthe number of qualified women and minorities in theconstituent market.Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)-Correct Answer-This Actrecognizes pregnancy as a temporarydisability and prohibitsapplicants from being discriminated against in the recruitmentprocess because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medicalconditions (Amendment to Title VII).

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