Strayer LEG500 Week 5 Midterm

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 today’s
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 you’re 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?