Chapter 12 Business 8

Which of the following statements about agency relationships is not true?

The agency relationship must necessarily be evidenced by a written contract.

Choose the best answer. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):

All of these.

Employees who cheerfully hum or whistle while they work are called "whistle blowers," and although such practices are annoying to some, the employees are protected from dismissal by "whistle blower," statutes.

False

Labor of persons under age 18 is not regulated under federal law.

False

Right-to-know laws require that employers disclose, to workers who request the information, the average rate of pay for all workers in the business.

False

The employer is liable to third parties for injuries caused by the negligence of employees while they are acting within the scope of their employment under a common law doctrine called "The Economic Yo Yo."

False

The historic federal statute UNIONS (Union Negotiated Interest Organizing National Statute) requires employers to bargain collectively with recognized unions.

False

A 54-year-old manager of a plant who earned $20.75 an hour was temporarily laid off when the company plant was closed for the winter. When spring came, a 23-year-old worker who earned $14.05 per hour replaced the manager. The older manager, who had worked for the company for 27 years, was not offered a position paying a lower wage rate. Which of the following is true?

The manager's termination in these circumstances appears to violate the ADEA.

An employee has the power to quit at any time, but may be sued for resulting damages if in so doing he or she breaches a valid contract to work for a specified period.

True

Arbitration is often used as a dispute resolution method for employment disputes in Union/Management contracts.

True

Delta River City Building Supply contracts with Stockton Janitorial for their services, but has little control over how the janitorial services are performed. Stockton Janitorial is most likely an independent contractor.

True

Despite equal pay statutes, on average, women earn substantially less than men earn.

True

Law guarantees the right of workers to organize into unions of their own choice and to bargain collectively with their employers. Nevertheless, the majority of American workers do not belong to unions.

True

The Taft-Harley Act provides for limited right to seek injunctions in labor disputes.

True

Michonne is an honors graduate from a prestigious college with a degree in computer sciences. She also is African-American. Michonne applies for an entry-level management position with a medium sized computer software company. She passes a written test prepared by the company. At an oral interview, one of the interviewing parties tells her "the company enjoys a harmonious work force and she probably would not fit in." The company has no black management employees. After the interview, the company does not hire Michonne for the position, but advertises again for new applicants.

Unless the company can show a legitimate reason for not hiring Michonne, they have violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 requires that employers

consider pregnancy as a temporary disability, treating pregnant women as they would any other temporarily disabled employee.

Tommy O'Toole, a student at Delta College, often drove trucks for his brother Carlos, helping with pickup and delivery operations. Carlos would pay him $12 per hour and give him explicit instructions about the pickup and delivery times and even the driving routes. Tommy resented his big brother's dominance, but Carlos was explicit, "I love you bro, but don't ever negotiate with either the buyers or sellers. Leave that to me." What term or terms best describes Tommy?

employee

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, does not apply to which of the following?

employers who have less than 15 employees

A significant improvement in the legal status of some employees was made by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972. The act

gives the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) the power to institute civil lawsuits to eliminate violations of the Civil Rights Act.

Disparate treatment is (are)

intentional discrimination against a protected group of persons, such as blacks or women.