Deck 27: Employer and Employee Relations

Question 1

The common law provides that an employer can escape liability for breach of duty if it can be established that the employee's own negligence contributed to the accident.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

​ Which of the following is true of duties that an employee has toward the employer?

A)An employee has no duty of confidentiality regarding business matters.
B)An employee must work to advance the employer's interests.
C)All an employee's inventions belong to the employer.
D)A skilled employee must perform with exceptional skill.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Under the common law, an employer does not have the duty to provide competent employees for the task.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

​ When a contract can be terminated at any time by both an employer and an employee, the situation is known as .

A)employment without dependence
B)employment at will
C)employment at cost
D)employment without liability

Question 5

When an employer and a union have a signed contract:

A)The union speaks and contacts for the employees collectively.
B)The contract does not bind the employer to a specified wage scale.
C)No employees can make a contract individually with the employer.
D)The employer is the agent of the employees.

Question 6

​ An employer's right to use an employee's invention without payment of a royalty is known as the .

A)factory right
B)shop right
C)inventory right
D)employer's right

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the theory of respondeat superior ?

A)It imposes liability on an employer for torts caused by employees.
B)It imposes liability on an employee for property damage while on the job.
C)It imposes liability on employers for all negligence bytheir employees.
D)It imposes liability on an employer only for property damage.

Question 8

Summarize how and when payments are made to beneficiaries under Medicare and Disability programs and the qualifications for each.

Question 9

As a result of workers' compensation statutes what happens when an employee is injured on the job?

A)The employer is liable for all injuries.
B)Any legal proceeding involving the injury is adjudicated in the lowest trial court.
C)An employer is not liable for a willfully self-inflicted injury.
D)An employer can still be liable if the employee's own negligence was the fault in the accident.

Question 10

Common law rules governing the relationship of employer and employee have been greatly modified by statute. ​

Question 11

A fellow servant is an employee who has the same status as another worker and works with that employee.

Question 12

A deceased employee's family cannot recover damages for death which occurred during the course of employment.

Question 13

When an employee is hired to secure certain results from experiments to be conducted by that employee any inventionsare owned by the employer.

Question 14

Under Social Security, the family of a worker who dies while fully insured at the time of death has a right to survivors' benefits.

Question 15

The theory of respondeat superior states that an employer is liable for personal injury committed outside the course of employment.

Question 16

​ Jim had a twelve month employment contract with his firm. However, he was fired during the tenth month of the contract period, and his employer failed to provide a valid reason for the termination. Which of the following is likely to occur?

A)The employer's right to dismiss his employees without a valid reason will be upheld.
B)Jim can recover againsthis supervisor for his dismissal.
C)Jim can recover againsthis firm for wrongful dismissal.
D)A few months later, his employer can sue Jim for failure to perform adequately.

Question 17

In all jurisdictions, the terms of compensation determine the contract period.

Question 18

​ Which of the following is a duty of an employer towards an employee?

A)The employer must provide sufficient entertainment during breaks.
B)The employer must pay for all injuries to employees.
C)The employer must match the wages provided by a competingemployer.
D)The employer must provide a reasonably safe place to work.

Question 19

An employer might be liable for intentional torts when the conduct constitutes a risk attributable to the employer's business.

Question 20

A union contract binds the employer to recognize certain hours of work.