Workers compensations statutes a. provide benefits to employees injured in the course and scope of their work,
Question:
Workers compensations statutes
a. provide benefits to employees injured in the course and scope of their work, unless the employee was at fault
b. provide benefits to employees injured in the course and scope of their work, regardless of whether the employee was at fault, and remove the rights of employees to sue their employers for negligence for such injuries
c. provide benefits to employees and independent contractors injured in the course and scope of their work, regardless of who was at fault, and remove the rights of employees and independent contractors to sue for negligence for such injuries
d. require all employers in all states to carry workers compensation insurance
e. preserve common law tort defenses to liability for injuries, regardless of who was at fault
38.Suckup's employer asks him to pick up his dry cleaning on his lunch break. It's not part of the job, but Suckup feels obligated to do so, and he does so often. If injured during the trip, Suckup
a. will be entitled to workers compensation benefits, since workers compensation statutes in all states provide that an employee's reasonable belief that he is acting in the course and scope of employment is sufficient
b. may be entitled to workers compensation benefits, since the courts in at least one state have held that an employee's reasonable belief that he is acting in the course and scope of employment is sufficient
c. will not be entitled to workers compensation benefits, since acts outside of an employee's stated job description are per se outside the course and scope of employment
d. will be looking at a case of first impression, since no courts have addressed this type of situation
e. may be entitled to workers compensation benefits if the injury occurred due to an intervening criminal act
39.The duty to provide a reasonable accommodation for an employee's religious practices extends to labor unions
a. true
b. false
c. not enough information to determine whether true or false
40.Reasonable accommodation for an employee's religious practices includes, among other things, the requirement that an employer violate a collective bargaining contract if necessary.
a. true
b. false
c. not enough information to determine whether true or false
41.English-only rules in the workplace necessarily violate Title VII and the IRCA (e.g., per the ruling in Garcia v. Spun Steak).
a. true
b. false
c. not enough information to determine whether true or false
42.In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1998 rulings in Faragher and Ellerth, an employer will be strictly liable if its supervisory level employee's sexual harassment results in a tangible employment detriment to a subordinate employee.
a. true
b. false
c. not enough information to determine whether true or false
43.Oldphart is terminated when his employer tells him that they need younger, more energetic workers. Oldphart has a viable case of "stupid" (i.e., direct evidence) disparate treatment age discrimination.
a. true
b. false
c. not enough information to determine whether true or false
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