Reference no: EM131422594

Employment law of Business Ch14 - 7th Edition- The Employee's Right to Privacy and Management of Personal Information

1. A right that is guaranteed by the Constitution, whether stated or not, is known as a:

A) fundamental right.

B) cognitive right.

C) personal right.

D) prima facie right.

2. Laws made and applied by judges, based on precedent, are known as:

A) totalitarian laws.

B) common laws.

C) civil laws.

D) theocratic laws.

3. The _____ regulates the release of personal information about federal employees by federal agencies.

A) Brooks Act

B) Condemnation Act

C) Privacy Act

D) Administrative Procedure Act

4. Which of the following doctrines allow an employer to fire an employee or an employee to leave the employer at any time and for any reason?

A) Liberty of contract

B) Yellow-dog

C) Good faith

D) Employment-at-will

5. Melman's boss reprimands him using strong language in front of other employees. This has led Melman to become very depressed. If he so decides, Melman can sue his boss for:

A) committing a tort.

B) a breach of contract.

C) unintentional negligence.

D) violating his estate rights.

6. Bill told John that Jack was a cheat, leading to John refusing to do business with Jack. Jack would have had a case for _____ against Bill.

A) assault

B) slander

C) libel

D) battery.

7. David has had his employment terminated by his previous employer, arising out of a wrongful charge of theft of office property. He has been unemployed and unable to land another job for five months, because each job interview has required him to explain why he could not offer a good referral from his previous employer. David is a victim of:

A) invasion of privacy.

B) estoppel.

C) compelled self-disclosure.

D) constructive discharge.

8. Laika's boss has been asked to create a shared environment where individual customers will be able to write about their experiences, post videos, and upload audio messages about their experiences after using the products manufactured by the company Laika's company. Laika has been asked to make use of the:

A) radio.

B) telephone.

C) television.

D) social media.

9. The general rule is that bloggers and other social media users enjoy _____ Amendment protections for comments made on blogs and elsewhere; but that protection does not extend to unprotected speech, such as defamation.

A) First

B) Third

C) Fifth

D) Seventh

10. The company that Gloria plans to join does not want to be held liable for claims that she may have as a result of privacy issues. What kind of an agreement should the company ask Gloria to sign?

A) Escrow

B) Waiver

C) Forfeiture

D) Disclaimer