WGU C233 Employment Law Exam Latest Update 2024-2025 650 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Actual Exam Guaranteed A+ Brand NEW!!!!!!!A 65-year-old woman was passed over for a job. When she inquired about this, the employer told her, "We're looking to create a younger workforce."
Which type of discrimination is reflected in the scenario? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Disparate treatment
A city has an opening for a firefighter. The department lists the essential job functions as being able to walk, run, jump, lift 50 pounds, drive a vehicle, and drag at least 150 pounds. An individual has applied for the position; however, the individual cannot run due to a former injury, and is requesting a reasonable accommodation.
What are the city's duties and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act
as it relates to this individual? - CORRECT ANSWER: The city may reject the
application as the applicant cannot perform one of the essential job functions.
A company reduced a pregnant employee's hours from 40 per week to eight on the basis that she could no longer perform the fundamental requirements of her position.The employee is suing the company.
Which statute will help the employee's case? - CORRECT ANSWER: Pregnancy
Discrimination Act
A company sets a goal to hire 30% women in engineering jobs. A class action lawsuit alleges that this preference will result in denying jobs to otherwise qualified males.Which theory does this scenario illustrate from the male's perspective? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Reverse discrimination
A government agency wants to drug test its employees, but it is concerned about legal ramifications of possible privacy concerns regarding its testing. To address these concerns, the firm conducts pre-employment drug screening and random drug testing of employees each quarter. 1 / 4
Should the firm be concerned about legal challenges to its policy? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Yes. Because the agency is a government entity, the employees are
protected from drug searches unless there is reasonable suspicion that they are engaged in drug use.
A manufacturing firm with 370 employees plans to close one of its plants and lay off 56 employees. To facilitate the plant closure and allow its employees time to seek other employment, the firm gives the employees 40 days' notice of the impending closure.Because of financial troubles, the firm is not providing severance packages.
Which circumstance allows the firm to take these actions without violating the Worker
Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) Act? - CORRECT ANSWER: Layoffs due to
a severe unforeseen loss of capital
A women's shelter hires only women as intake specialists and is being sued for disparate treatment.Which role does human resources have in relation to the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in this scenario? - CORRECT ANSWER: Showing
bona fide occupational qualification
After good faith negotiations, an employer and a labor union cannot resolve an issue and have reached an impasse.What does the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) require in this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service must be notified.
An employee at a firm uses chemicals to clean metals. The employee works with two others on an assembly line, and the facility is located on the ground floor of a multi-story industrial building.
Which requirement will the firm face regarding this employee under Occupational Safety
and Health Act (OSHA) regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER: The employee must be
trained in safe handling of chemicals.
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An employee claimed the need for special treatment based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.What is the first question a human resources professional should ask to determine if this
law applies to the employee? - CORRECT ANSWER: Does the employee meet the
eligibility requirements?
An employee has a parent who was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness. The employee was full-time last year and worked 2000 hours.How much time off is the employee entitled to under the Family and Medical Leave Act
(FMLA)? - CORRECT ANSWER: 12 weeks
An employee has demonstrated a tendency toward violent behavior in the workplace.This tendency has developed over several years, but it was not easily discernable when the employee was initially hired. The employer is aware of the employee's violence but does not terminate the employee.
Which legal risk does the employer face in this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Negligent retention
An employee requests a schedule change to accommodate his religious practices.According to Title VII, which action is considered an undue hardship for the employer? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Mandating that other employees change their schedules against
their objections.
An employee works for the United States Department of Defense, a public employer. To investigate allegations of misconduct, the employee's supervisor conducts a search of the employee's office.
Which two standards must this search meet in order to satisfy constitutional requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER: It must be (1) justified at its start, and (2) limited in scope.
An organization requires that job applicants have at least a bachelor's degree.Applicants in a protected class under Title VII claim that this requirement puts them at a disadvantage. 3 / 4
Which rule determines whether there was substantial impact on the protected class? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Four-fifths rule
During the workday, an employee of a large company sends an e-mail to a friend using the company's e-mail service. The employer reads the e-mail to determine whether or not the employee is wasting time.Which legal principle governs the employer's surveillance of e-mail in this situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Because the employee used the company's e-mail service, the
employer may read the e-mail.
Employees at a motor company are members of a union. The employer and the union have begun negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement.Under which circumstance has the union committed an unfair labor practice? - CORRECT ANSWER: The union fails to attend a scheduled bargaining session with the employer.
No employee with a company has ever been terminated without strict adherence to the progressive discipline procedures outlined in the employee handbook.
How does the employee handbook apply in this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER: It is
an implied contract for employees.
The employee handbook used by a temporary employment agency stated, "Employees may not be terminated except after first receiving an oral warning, then a formal written warning."Which principle is demonstrated in the handbook? - CORRECT ANSWER: Implied contract
To which agency did Title VII give authority to conduct its own enforcement litigation? -
CORRECT ANSWER: EEOC
Two corporations have combined their management and operations into a single place with 30 total employees.Which type of business relationship is formed that now requires both companies to comply with federal employment law? - CORRECT ANSWER: Integrated enterprise
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