Question 5

______________________________________________ or indirect liability, makes the employer liable for torts committed by an employee in the course or scope of employment without regard to the personal fault of the employer. Question 6

The most common exception to the _____________________________________________________________ [3 words] doctrine is made on the basis that the worker was fired for reasons that violate a fundamental public policy of the jurisdiction.

Question 7

At the federal level, the primary legislation protecting employees health and safety is the __________________________ ________________________________________________________________ [4 words] Act. The act imposes on employers a general duty to keep work-places safe.

Question 8

An employee cannot be terminated in _________________________________ for asserting a right protected by the Fair Employment and Housing Act or the Civil Rights Act.

Question 9

Although there are some exceptions, almost all employees in California must be paid the _____________________________________________ wage as required by state law.

Question 10

Under federal law as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Windsor decision (which invalidated portions of the Defense of Marriage Act) benefits such as COBRA and the FMLA must be extended to same-sex spouses, but the law may not require these rights to be extended to registered ________________________________ ___________________________________ [2 words].