Chapter 5

Question 0

Body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community and enforced by a political judicial authority

Answer 0

Legal System

Question 1

Rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement or authority

Answer 1

Law

Question 2

Party who initiates a lawsuit before a court

Answer 2

Plaintiff

Question 3

Any person or institution against whom an action is brought in a criminal or civil court of law person being sued or accused

Answer 3

Defendant

Question 4

State of being legally obligated and responsible

Answer 4

Liability

Question 5

Civil wrong or breach of duty to another person as defined by law

Answer 5

Tort

Question 6

Effective or primary cause of loss or damage or in on broken chain of events between the occurrence and resulting damage

Answer 6

Proximate cause

Question 7

Failure to exercise the same care at a responsible prudent and careful person would under the same or similar circumstances

Answer 7

Negligence

Question 8

Commission of a unlawful act committed by a public official

Answer 8

Malfeasance

Question 9

Improper performance of a legal or lawful act

Answer 9

Misfeasance

Question 10

Failure to act when under an obligation to do so refusal to do that which is a legal duty

Answer 10

Nonfeasance

Question 11

Level of care a responsible person would use under similar circumstances standard of behavior upon which the theory of a negligence is based

Answer 11

Standard of care

Question 12

Doctrine that the federal, state or local government is immune to lawsuits unless it gives it’s consent

Answer 12

Sovereign immunity

Question 13

Situation that occurs when one person is held responsible for the actions or in actions of another individual also applies to the liability and incurred by an organization for the actions or in actions of an employee

Answer 13

Vicarious liability

Question 14

The major health and safety laws in the US are created by

Answer 14

OSHA

Question 15

Environmental laws in the US are created by

Answer 15

EPA

Question 16

OSHA regulations for which company officers are responsible are contained in ?

Answer 16

Title 29 CFR

Question 17

Affirmative action means that ?

Answer 17

Standards for recruitment must be essential for the work

Question 18

Treating an applicant or employee differently than those of another race gender religion etc.

Answer 18

Disparate treatment or also called differential treatment

Question 19

——- is any overt unwanted or unwelcome sexual behavior or advance by someone who has the power to reward or punish the employee

Answer 19

Quid pro quo

Question 20

—– occurs when speech or conduct is severe, or pervasive enough to create a hostile or abusive work environment

Answer 20

Hostile work environment