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BUSINESS LAW TEST
CHAPTERS 20-21
NAME______MOD. ______GRADE:_____/100
BASE YOUR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1-9 ON THE INFORMATION BELOW: The Hoover Manufacturing Company hires Jamie Lee Cool to work as a machine operator at their Mentor Plant.
1. On the first day of work, Jamie’s boss mentions he loves full-figured women and Jamie, “If you play your cards right, you will advance far up in the company.”
This is an example of:
a. a compliment
b. flirting, since Jamie is very attractive and expects this type of attention
c. sexual harassment, if its constantly being insisted upon
d. all of the above
2. If Jamie continues to receive unwelcome advances that annoys, alarms, offends, humiliates, abuses her, she could file a complaint with what state agency?
a. OSMA
b. OCRC
c. E.E.O.C.
d. F.I.C.A.
3. If Jamie continues to be a victim of humiliation by her boss directed at her sex, and the company is a national one, Jamie could file with what Federal Agency?
a. E.P.A.
b. E.E.O.C.
c. O.S.H.A.
d. F.I.C.A.
4. Jamie could seek to hold her company responsible if:
a. There was only one incident
b. Management knew or should have known about it
c. The employer took immediate and adequate steps to correct the situation
d. None of the above.
5. A complaint made to the Ohio Civil Rights Commission on a sexual grievance
must be filed within how many days of the violation?
a. 300 days
b. 30 days
c. 90 days
d. 180 days
6. Jamie Lee discovers that there is a defect in the machine she is operating and calls the defect to the attention of her supervisor. A few days later, this defect causes the machine to break down and Jamie Lee is injured. May Jamie Lee recover benefits under workers compensation?
a. Yes, because the injury is the result of Jamie’s carelessness.
b. Yes, because the injury was within the scope of Jamie’s employment.
c. No, because the injury was the result of contributory negligence.
d. No, because the injury resulted from the defect that was discovered by Jamie and who elected to stay on the job exercising her own free will.
7. Jamie Lee became unemployed, after waiting the required one week; she would be entitled to unemployment compensation if she had:
a. Quit work because she disliked working for her employer.
b. Quit work because her employer did not furnish the best available tools and equipment.
c. Lost her job because of a strike.
d. Been laid off when her employer closed the plant because of lack of orders.
8. At her job interview, Jamie Lee was asked questions concerning the following. Which of the following questions was illegal to ask her?
a. What is your address?
b. Any arrests?
c. Any handicaps that would limit your job performance?
d. Any convictions?
9. Additional questions of Jamie Lee were also asked at the job interview. Which of the following questions was illegal to ask her?
a. Whether she was a U.S. Citizen.
b. Inquiry into willingness to work required work schedule.
c. Inquiry into all clubs and organizations where membership is held.
d. Inquiry into language skills, such as reading and writing of a foreign language.
10. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, prohibits discrimination in hiring for all but one of the following. Which is not covered?
a. Religion
b. Sex
c. Race
d. Age
11. The Federal Law that protects an employee from being deprived of his vested pension rights is:
a. E.R.I.S.A.
b. E.E.O.C.
c. O.S.H.A.
d. F.I.C.A.
12. What is the doctrine known as employment-at-will based on?
a. Both parties in an employment relationship must be free to leave the employment relationship at any time.
b. The doctrine is based on the signed contract by both parties thus binding both parties.
c. The doctrine protects the employee only from lawsuits.
d. The doctrine protects the employer only from lawsuits.
13. Jamie Lee’s brother, Jeremiah, 17, got a job at a construction site where dump trucks were used. State Law prevented anyone under 18 from operating a “motor vehicle of any description.” Jeremiah’s employer did not hire him to operate a dump truck; however, the employer did assign Jeremiah to work around and on the trucks. Would such an assignment violate any law?
a. No, he violated no law because he did not operate the dump trucks.
b. Yes, he violated the state law forbidding the employment of minors to operate motor vehicles
c. Yes, he violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
d. No, he violated no law because he was not hired to operate motor vehicles and his new
job assignment did not require him to operate such.
14. Tyco Drugs is experiencing a loss of inventory that the manager feels may be due to employee theft. Allison Williams, who works at the cosmetic counter, has been asked to take a polygraph test. Is the test legal?
a. Yes, because the company is a drug company; they are allowed to conduct this test.
b. No, polygraph tests have been deemed illegal and in violation of the first amendment.
c. Yes, but only if she swears to tell the truth before proceeding with the test.
d. No, because the company never had the employees sign a form agreeing to polygraph testing, if necessary, upon initial employment.
15. Robert Cornplanter worked as a short-order cook in a restaurant while attending college. He worked among many women who thought he was very attractive. At first he felt flattered, but it didn’t take long before he dreaded facing several women who said and did things that made him very uncomfortable. He finally quit just to get away from them. What find of sexual harassment did Robert face?
a. A hostile working environment
b. Quid pro quo sexual harassment
c. Consensual sexual harassment
d. Retaliation
16. What work limitation in the State of Ohio are on Minors 16 and 17 years of age?
a. Up until 11:00 p.m. on school nights.
b. For more than 3 hours a day on any school day.
c. For more than 18 hours in any school week.
d. For more than 8 hours in any day when school is not in session.
17. Several employees of “The Printing Press” repeatedly complained of headaches and nausea due to fumes. Jim Vazquez, the owner, told the employees there was nothing he could do about the fumes. What can the employees do if they want to continue their employment at “The Printing Press.”
a. Contact E.R.I.S.A.
b. Contact E.E.O.C.
c. Contact O.S.H.A.
d. Contact F.I.C.A.
18. William Keller, a registered nurse, applied for a job at the Family Practice Center. The human resource director told him that he could not hire him because patients would be uncomfortable with a male nurse. Is this legal?
a. Yes, under Employment-at-will.
b. Yes, Workman’s Compensation.
c. No, disparate treatment under Title VII.
d. No, disparate treatment Quid Pro Quo.
19. Melinda Breakwater, who has a visual disability, applied for apposition as an accountant with the Rawlings Department Store. Ross Benteen, the store’s Human Resource Director, tested her eyesight by having her read a chart written in extremely fine print. Breakwater failed the test and was rejected solely on that basis. Breakwater will win if:
a. The employer can’t show/prove proposed accommodations would cause undue hardship and excessive financial cost to the company.
b. She can show she would not have to read such fine print on the job; therefore they are in violation of ADA.
c. She can show she could have been reasonably accommodated if provided with a magnifier.
d. All of the above.
20. Allison Ramsey has been employed by Dr. James Jones for about three months. During the course of employment, Dr. Jones has tried to make deals with Allison in exchange for getting a raise and promotion. Allison has rebuffed advances by Dr. Jones. This scenario is an example of what type of discrimination?
a. Quid Pro Quo
b. Disparate treatment
c. Racial
d. Age
Your Rights as an Employee
As an employee, you are entitled and asked to be the “first line of defense” against sexual harassment in the workplace. This means if you feel you are experiencing sexual harassment:
"Just say no” and let the person know you find his or her behavior offensive. This includes telling any co-worker (including your supervisor) to stop telling sexually-oriented jokes, showing photos, or touching you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable.
If the behavior does not stop, report it to your manager (if he or she is not the offender), any other manager, and/or to Human Resources immediately.
In more severe cases, where you believe the behavior has not stopped, you also have the right to report sexual harassment to the Ohio or federal office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
You are not required to first speak
with your supervisor.
BUSINESS LAW
CHAPTER 20-21 TEST
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BUSINESS LAW
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NAME:______MOD.______GRADE:______/40
THIS IS A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST. AFTER READING EACH SCENARIO, PLEASE PUT DOWN YOUR LETTER CHOICE. IF THE LETTER CHOICE IS NOT CLEARLY WRITTEN, IT CAN BE COUNTED AS INCORRECT.
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