MBA 650, Business Law (Ch. 12, The Employment Agre
MBA 650, Business Law (Ch. 12, The Employment Agre
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MBA 650, Business Law (Ch. 12, The Employment Agre
A common law doctrine under which either party may terminate an employment relationship at any time for any reason, unless a contract specifies otherwise, is:
a. employment by public policy.
b. employment at will.
c. employment at sufferance. correct answers b. employment at will.
An employ...
MBA 650, Business Law (Ch. 12, The Employment
Agreement) || with 100% Accurate Solutions.
A common law doctrine under which either party may terminate an employment relationship at
any time for any reason, unless a contract specifies otherwise, is:
a. employment by public policy.
b. employment at will.
c. employment at sufferance. correct answers b. employment at will.
An employee's disclosure to governmental authorities, upper level managers, or the press that the
employer is engaged in unsafe or illegal activities is:
a. turning in wrongdoers.
b. illegal.
c. required by the employee's employment contract.
d. whistleblowing. correct answers d. whistleblowing.
A covenant not to compete:
a. All of these answers are correct.
b. must be ancillary to another agreement.
c. must be reasonable in geographic scope.
d. must be reasonable in time duration. correct answers a. All of these answers are correct.
At one time, many employers required employees or job applicants to take polygraph
examinations in connection with their employment. To protect the privacy interests of employees
and job applicants, in 1988 Congress passed the:
a. Employer Polygraph Protection Act.
b. Employee Polygraph Protection Act.
c. National Polygraph Protection Act. correct answers b. Employee Polygraph Protection Act.
At the federal level, the primary legislation protecting employees' health and safety is the:
a. Occupational Health Act of 1970.
b. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
c. Environmental Safety and Health Act of 1970.
d. Occupational Safety Act of 1970. correct answers b. Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970.
In general, which of the following is true of OSHA inspectors?
a. OSHA inspectors can enter and inspect a workplace at any reasonable time, if prior notice is
given.
, b. OSHA inspectors can enter and inspect a workplace at any time, without prior notice.
c. OSHA inspectors can enter and inspect a workplace only with a search warrant.
d. OSHA inspectors can enter and inspect a workplace at any reasonable time, without prior
notice. correct answers d. OSHA inspectors can enter and inspect a workplace at any reasonable
time, without prior notice.
Which of the following is NOT covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
a. Overtime pay
b. Workers' compensation
c. Minimum wage
d. Child labor correct answers b. Workers' compensation
Certain employees—usually executive, administrative, and professional employees; outside
salespersons; and computer programmers—are:
a. not exempt from any provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
b. exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
c. not exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. correct answers b.
exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
A type of pension plan where the employer guarantees that the participant will receive an annual
benefit for life following retirement is known as:
a. a defined benefit plan.
b. an insured plan.
c. an ERISA plan.
d. a defined contribution pension plan. correct answers a. a defined benefit plan.
Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), a person may continue
coverage on an employer's group health care plan after termination of employment:
a. for a period of twelve months.
b. for a period of eighteen months.
c. for a period of two months.
d. for a period of six months. correct answers a. for a period of twelve months.
If all other requirements are met, The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
(WARN Act) requires an employer to give:
a. thirty days' advance notice of a plant closing.
b. sixty days' advance notice of a plant closing.
c. ten days' advance notice of a plant closing.
d. ninety days' advance notice of a plant closing. correct answers b. sixty days' advance notice of
a plant closing.
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