Contract & Employment Law

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The Equal Pay Act focuses on discrimination of wages based on which of the following? A. Gender B. Age C. Race D. Disability

A

Which of the following are laws that protect workers? A. employment laws B. Health insurance laws C. Financial laws D. Wage laws

A

Which of the following governs the sales of goods? A. Uniform comercial Code B. Unified commercial code C. Trade of good commission D. Sales commission

A

Which of the following is likely reason for a decrease in unionization since 1980? A. Downturn of manufacturing industry B. Growing healthcare industry C. Increasing taxes D. All of the above

A

Which of the following is not an employment law you mentioned in the presentation? A. Franchise agreement B. Pensions C. Collective bargaining D. Unemployment compensation

A

What is a union?

A group formed by employees negotiate with the employer

Competent

Able to execute the contract.

Which of the following is a group formed by employees to negotiate with employers? A. Collective bargaining B. Union C. Task force D. Agents

B

Contracts are usually regulated enforced by which of the following? A. The city in which they are written B. The country in which are written C. The state in which they are written D. The county in which they are written

C

The acronym EEOC stands for which of the following? A. Equal employment opportunity Council B. Employment equality opportunity Council C. Equal employment opportunity commission Equal employment opportunity commission D. Employment equal opportunity commission

C

Which of the following does not require a contract in writing? A real estate B goods over $500 C goods under $200 D actions taking longer than one year

C

Which of the following is a legal term for the bargain occurring when one party gives something up and another priority receive something in return? A. Offer B. Counteroffer C. Consideration D. Negotiation

C

Which of the following occurs when one party attentionally or unintentionally does not fulfill their contractual obligations? A. Counter offer B. Acceptance C. Breach of contract D. Consideration

C

Which of the following occurs when the original offer is not accepted and a new offer is returned in place? A. Replacement offer B. Acceptance C. counter offer D. Consideration

C

Negligence tort

Category a tort which results in harm or injury due to the failure of an individual using ordinary care

Intentional tort

Category of tort which causes intentional harm to someone else

Strict liability tort

Category of tort which results in the defendant being held liable for a plaintiff's damages without proof or negligence

Tort

Civil or private wrong against an individual or business

John and Jane signed a contract for the sale of John's Car. Jane breach the contract, so John see what her, the court is requiring treated to fill the original contract. This is known as which of the following? A. Revoking the contract B. Common law C. Consideration D. Specific performance

D

Which of the following is not an area of employment law? A. Collective bargaining B. Pensions C. Discrimination D. Contract

D

Which of the following is not part of a contract? A. Offer B. Acceptance c consideration D. Introduction

D

Which of the following is true of strict liability torts? A. Involves dangerous activities B. Negligence does not have to be proved C. Could include possession of specific animals D. All of the above

D

True or false common law governs the sale of goods

F

True or false oral contracts are made in writing

F

True or false preaching contract and not harm a business's reputation

F

True or false the National Labor Relations Act was passed in 1955

F

What is the EEOC?

Federal agency overseeing most employment discrimination law

What is o s h a?

Federal agency regulating and investigating workplace incidents

National Labor Relations Act

Federal law allowing to join unions and collectively bargain; passed in 1935; created the national labor relations broad to oversee and enforce the NLRA.

Union

Group formed by employees to negotiate with the employer.

Common Law

Judge-made law passed down over the years; governs everything except for the sale of goods.

Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990

Law making it unlawful to discriminate employees based on a disability.

Unemployment Compensation Law

Law providing funds for workers which are unemployed due to layoffs; allows time for workers to find another job; established by the federal Social Security Act in 1935; funded by taxpayers.

Equal Pay Act

Law stating you cannot discriminate wages based on gender.

Employment Discrimination Law

Laws aiming to prevent employment discrimination based on race, sex, age, religion or physical disability.

Contract

Legally enforceable document between two or more parties creating an obligation; usually regulated and enforced by the state in which it was made.

Collective Bargaining

Occurs when employers and employees negotiate their salary and work requirements.

Counteroffer

Occurs when the original offer of a contract is not accepted and a new offer is returned in the original offer's place.

What are pensions?

Payments made to employees after they have retired

Pensions

Payments made to employees after they have retired, similar to a retirement plan; regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Parties

People, organizations or corporations.

Uniform Commercial Code

Section of law governing the sale of goods.

True or false collective bargaining is common in the sports industry

T

True or false contract law affects all fields of business

T

True or false contract law on employment lawyer interrelated

T

True or false employee law typically consist of thousands of laws

T

True or false there are three basic torts

T

True or false the product sales considered a contract

True

Employment Law

large area of law which covers all of the aspects of the employer and employee relationship; consists of thousands of laws; includes many laws enacted at protect workers.

Breach Of Contract

occurs when one party intentionally or unintentionally does not fulfill their contractual obligations; awards the non-breaching party some kind of remedy under law such as monetary damages or cancellation of the entire contract.


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