Under respondeat superior, employers are liable for the harm to others caused by their employees acting within the scope of employment.
Which of the following statements is true of quid pro quo se…
Which of the following statements is true of quid pro quo sexual harassment?
Employers may use “race norming” to adjust scores for certai…
Employers may use “race norming” to adjust scores for certain protected class members based on the overall performance of the protected class on the test.
It is lawful for an employer to require that male employees…
It is lawful for an employer to require that male employees wear “normal business attire” but women are required to wear uniforms.
Mary is an independent contractor for Bob Operating Business…
Mary is an independent contractor for Bob Operating Business (BOB). While driving to a meeting at BOB’s headquarters, Mary causes a car accident in which a cab driver is hurt. Mary was talking to one of the managers at BOB over the phone when she was driving on that unfortunate day. Which of the following is true in the context of liability for the accident?
If a pregnant employee is unable to perform her job because…
If a pregnant employee is unable to perform her job because of her pregnancy, the employer should treat her just as any other employee who is temporarily unable to perform job requirements.
Bob was employed as a chief architect with Scorpion Infrastr…
Bob was employed as a chief architect with Scorpion Infrastructure Inc. in Plano, Texas. He signed an enforceable covenant not to compete when he was hired two years ago. The agreement states that Bob cannot work with Scorpion Infrastructure’s competitors in the state of Texas for one year in case his employment with the company ends. Bob’s employer finds out that Bob has been working part-time for himself and is immediately terminated. Bob now wants to be an architect with Stingray Structures Inc. in Frisco. Which of the following is true of this scenario?
Managers investigating sexual harassment claims by an employ…
Managers investigating sexual harassment claims by an employee should:
Which of the following is true about gender-based grooming p…
Which of the following is true about gender-based grooming policies at the workplace?
Lucy, a teacher at a private non-religious school, becomes p…
Lucy, a teacher at a private non-religious school, becomes pregnant before her marriage. When she informs the management of the school about her pregnancy, she is told that she cannot keep her job because having an unwed, pregnant teacher and, later, an unwed mother, is bad for the school’s reputation. Lucy feels that her employer’s action is discriminatory. Which of the following statements is true in this situation?