Question 1

What is HIPAA?

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Question 2

Pre-employment drug testing is typically considered:

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Pre-employment drug testing is typically considered a company policy, as it is often implemented at the discretion of the employer and may vary between different organizations.

Question 3

In legal parlance, EAP stands for:

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a work-based intervention program designed to assist employees in resolving personal problems that may be adversely affecting the employee's performance.

Question 4

Ruth, an employee of a private sector company, was found violating company policy which strictly prohibited employees from using drugs or alcohol within company premises. Ruth was referred to the Employee Assistance Program, which she deliberately refused. This act most likely resulted in:

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Violation of company policies, especially those related to drug and alcohol use, can lead to severe consequences including termination, especially if the employee refuses assistance or corrective measures like the Employee Assistance Program.

Question 5

Identify the entities covered under HIPPA.

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Question 6

Health records usually are maintained in separate HR files, as is appropriate under:

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The Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires the protection and confidential handling of protected health information, which includes maintaining health records in separate files to ensure privacy and security.

Question 7

In West v. C.J. Prestman Company , the plaintiffs alleged:

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Question 8

Can employers mandate the policy of genetic testing?

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Question 9

The Human Resource (HR)department of a company maintains employee personal files. Bradley, an employee of a leather manufacturing company was terminated by his supervisor on the basis of facts that were found in the file. Considering this scenario, who else, apart from the HR department and supervisors, are allowed access to employee personal files?

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The legal department of a company may need access to employee personal files for various reasons, including compliance with laws, handling disputes, or providing legal advice to the company. This access is typically granted under specific circumstances and with confidentiality in mind.

Question 10

Why does genetic testing of employees present an ethical dilemma?

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Question 11

Describe malice in the context of defamation and invasion of privacy.

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Question 12

What does surveillance and eavesdropping mean?

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Question 13

What serious intrusion of employees' privacy has severe ethical implications?

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Question 14

Which of the following is not part of a typical pre-employment drug testing policy?

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Option C is not typically part of a pre-employment drug testing policy because it involves discriminating against candidates based on their medical or personal history, which could be considered illegal or unethical in many jurisdictions. Pre-employment drug tests usually focus on current substance use rather than past history.

Question 15

Increases in incidents of workplace violence and concomitant increases in ______ lawsuits, by customers and co-workers of violent employees, have added urgency to the effort of checking employees' background.

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The correct answer is "negligent hiring" because it directly relates to the context of employers being held legally responsible for failing to conduct adequate background checks on employees who later commit violence in the workplace.

Question 16

What is the most common way in which employers intrude upon their employee's privacy?

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Question 17

In Jones v. Carrolls, LLC, the court concluded that the employee failed to prove that any of his claims fell outside of the scope of:

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The court concluded that the employee failed to prove that any of his claims fell outside of the scope of the arbitration agreement, indicating that the arbitration agreement covered the disputes in question.

Question 18

Justifiably suspecting a person, based on facts or circumstances, of inappropriate or criminal activities is termed:

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Reasonable suspicion refers to the belief, based on specific facts or circumstances, that someone is involved in criminal activity, allowing law enforcement to conduct further investigation or questioning.

Question 19

What is false light invasion of privacy?

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Question 20

What is a background screening policy?

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Quiz 4: Employee Privacy Rights in the 21st Century