LEG 500 Week 5 Midterm
Which of the following statements best illustrates the view of utilitarianism?
The Ethic of Care is
Assuming a business ethical dilemma, which statement best illustrates Gilligan approach suggested in her theory of The Ethics of Care?
Select the best definition of ethics:
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the rights of shareholders?
Which of the following views on outsourcing would be consistent with the free market ethics approach advocated by Milton Friedman?
All of the following are considered exceptions to the general rule that there is no duty to rescue except:
There are several reasons why whistleblowing may not be protected on an international level. These include
To determine whether a public employee receives First Amendment protection from speech (and therefore cannot be fired for it), the Supreme Court has stated that all of the following are important except
Under the legal doctrine of employment at will an employee can be lawfully terminated from her job for:
The Constitution does not always protect free-speech rights for what public employees say on the job. Which of the following is true?
Select the best definition of whistleblower:
Exceptions to the rule of employment-at-will include which of the following?
One reason employers use to justify giving honesty or integrity tests is:
As Facebook and other social media sites grow in users and popularity
The most recent major privacy law passed by Congress was the
In considering the legality of employer interception of employee e-mails at work, pick the correct statement.
According to the article excerpted in the text entitled, The Functions of Privacy, by Alan Westin, privacy has several functions in todays society. These include:
A majority of states have enacted lifestyle rights laws that protect workers off-duty activities including cases of smoking, cohabitation, drinking. and single parenthood. What is the least effective argument by an employer to regulate off-the-clock activities in a state that has not enacted such lifestyle rights legislation?
Equal protection is the constitutional guarantee:
All of the following are true statements regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601, et seq.), EXCEPT which of the following?
To establish a prima facie case of religious discrimination, the employee has to show all of the following except which one:
John Smith was assaulted on the loading dock by a coworker, Jim Jones, at the Acme Widget Company. The attack was unprovoked by Smith. After the physical assault, there was an angry verbal exchange between the parties. The incident ended when Jones yelled that Smith was a sissy and everybody knows youre queer as a three dollar bill. Which of the following statements best describes the outcome of the harassment lawsuit filed by Smith under The Civil Right Act of 1964?
Employment practices without business justification applied to all employees that result in a less favorable effect for one group than for another group may state a claim for:
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Which of the following federal government agencies is charged with enforcing this statute?