Reference no: EM133458698

Question

1. Which of the following is generally last in line to be paid if there is a Chapter 11 bankruptcy

a. Unsecured creditors

b. Company employees

c. Secured creditors

d. Shareholders

e. Priority creditors

2. The prohibition on sex discrimination means that employers:

a. can use customer preferences and market realities as the basis for BFOQ.

b. need not extend identical benefits to male employees.

c. cannot make stereotypical assumptions about women.

d. cannot categorize any job as single-sex even if there is a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ).

e. can make decisions based on the notion that female employees would like to work fewer hours.

3. Employees can bind a company to a contract only if the company has provided the employee with written authorization to do so.

True

False

4. In common law, which of the following together form mutual assent?

a. Offer and consideration

b. Legality and enforceability

c. Acceptance and consideration

d. Capacity and legality

e. Offer and acceptance

5. When an individual is being hired they can rely on the company attorney to give advice in their interest regarding their employment contract

True

False

6. Under the _____ doctrine, workers in the United States are free to work for whomever they want to, and employers are free to hire whomever they want to, and fire them at will.

a. individual freedom

b. constructive dismissal

c. work ethic

d. employment-at-will

e. affirmative action

7. After an employee recieves a "Litigation Hold Letter" it is OK for the employee to destroy documents covered by the letter as long the employee believes the documents are not important

True

False

8. Which of the following is NOT a remedy that can be sought if there is a claim that an employee breached an employment contract:

a. Court costs

b. Compensatory damages

c. Specific performance (e.g. an order that the employee return to work.)

d. Attorneys' fees

e. Economic damages

9. A purchaser of real property is responsible for negative aspects of the property - such as toxic waste or dams - even if the purchaser was not aware of their existence at the time of purchase

True

False