Employment Law Chapter 2 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

It's easy to determine whether a worker is an employee. T or F {Ans: False}The primary lesson to be learned from the lawsuit brought by Microsoft's temporary workers in 1990s is that: {Ans: employers cannot arbitrarily exclude some employees from benefit plans by labeling them as temporary workers.}Which of the following items should NOT be included in a well drafted independent contractor agreement? {Ans: a requirement that the firm provide health insurance for the worker}"Contingent" work: {Ans: usually contingent upon immediate need for particular services}Employers may be liable for the actions of their employees within the scope of employment. With regard to the actions of employees outside the scope of employment, which of the following statements is true? {Ans: An employer might be liable for the actions of its employee outside the scope of employment if the employer was negligent or reckless in allowing it to occur, or for other reasons.}Your sister works at a large, well- known firm which has had trouble sustaining the kind of profit margins their shareholders want to see. In order to keep their numbers up over the years, they have tried every cost-cutting measure they could think of, including