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LAW 531 Week 4 Knowledge Check
The material presented below is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all you need to know in the content area. Rather it is a starting point for building your knowledge and skills. Additional study materials are recommended in each area below to help you master the material.
Personalized Study Guide Results:
Score: 9 / 9
Concepts Mastery Questions
The agency relationship and types of agencies 100% • 1
- 2• 3
Types of discrimination in the workplace 100% • 4
- 5• 6
Legal remedies against employment discrimination 100% • 7
- 8• 9
Concept: The agency relationship and types of agencies
Mastery : 100% Questions : • 1
- 2• 3
Materials on the concept:
- Principal–Agent Relationship
- Agency
- Implied Agency
- Formation of an Agency
- Express Agency
1.
Identify the true statement about principal-agent and employer-employee agency relationships.
- A.
The employee in an employer-employee relationship is authorized to act on behalf of the employer in all business situations.
- B.
The principal in a principal-agent relationship has no authority over contracts made by the agent.
- C.
The employee in an employer-employee relationship can sign contracts on behalf of the employer.
- D.
The agent in a principal-agent relationship is authorized to act on behalf of the principal.
2.
In certain types of agencies, the parties involved do not sign a formal contract. However, it can be inferred from their conduct, that they are part of the agency. What is this kind of agency known as?
- A.
Implied agency
- B.
Express agency
- C.
Agency by ratification
- D.
Agency by contract
3.
Beta Corp. and Woodrow LLC. have formed an agency. Both parties have agreed to the terms on which the agency will operate, and they have signed a contract. According to the terms of the contract, Woodrow, the agent, is authorized to act on behalf of Beta. Identify the type of agency illustrated in the scenario.
- A.
Agency by ratification
- B.
Express agency
- C.
Implied agency
- D.
Apparent agency
Concept: Types of discrimination in the workplace
Mastery : 100% Questions : • 4
- 5• 6
Materials on the concept:
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Disparate-Treatment Discrimination
- Color Discrimination
- Gender Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
4.
What is true about disparate-treatment discrimination?
- A.
It involves discrimination against an entire protected class.
- B.
It involves discrimination against an individual belonging to a protected class.
- C.
It refers to discrimination against an individual who does not belong to a protected class or minority.
- D.
It occurs when a company does not follow racially neutral employment practices.
5.
What is true about color discrimination?
- A.
It can be justified by a bona fide occupational qualification.
- B.
It is essentially the same as discrimination based on race.
- C.
It is covered under Title VII.
- D.
It is prohibited but victims cannot recover damages even if discrimination is proved.
6.
Identify the true statement about law in the United States, in the context of gender discrimination.
- A.
The laws that prohibit gender discrimination apply only to women.
- B.
The law does not specifically prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
- C.
The law prohibits employment discrimination based on pregnancy.
- D.
The laws against gender discrimination do not prohibit quid pro quo sexual discrimination.
Concept: Legal remedies against employment discrimination
Mastery : 100% Questions : • 7
- 8• 9
Materials on the concept:
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Remedies for Violations of Title VII
- Equal Pay Act
- Equal Opportunity in Employment
- Age Discrimination
7.
Which of the following remedies can be granted by courts for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
- A.
Reasonable attorney’s fees to the plaintiff
- B.
Reduction of salaries for all other employees in the plaintiff’s company
- C.
Unlimited power to the plaintiff to hire and terminate other employees in the company
- D.
Punitive damages in the amount requested by the plaintiff
8.
What remedy is a court likely to grant an employee if his or her employer is found to have violated the Equal Pay Act?
- A.
The employer will be required to lower the wages of other employees to bring in uniformity.
- B.
The employee will be eligible for a pay hike but will not be able to recover back pay.
- C.
The employee will be able to recover damages but will not be able to have his or her wages increased.
- D.
The employee will be able to recover back pay as well as liquidated damages.
9.
What is true about the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?
- A.
It enables plaintiffs to recover damages, even where bona fide occupational qualifications have been shown by their employers.
- B.
It allows employers to use employment advertisements that discriminate against applicants on the basis of age.
- C.
It ensures the reinstatement of plaintiffs, if they have been terminated on the basis of age.
- D.
It ensures that the wages of other employees are lowered.