FINAL Flashcards
Jason is an accountant at Price Watershed, a national accounting firm. After working with a
senior partner for a few months, he becomes aware that the partner is charging his clients for
work he isn’t doing. Jason should
a. ignore the situation to save his job
b. tell the partner he’s quitting to look for a job elsewhere
c. report the issue to the district attorney
d. document his concerns so he may report the partner to the firm’s ethics oversight committee
d. document his concerns so he may report the partner to the firm’s ethics oversight committee
Peak & Vale Accountants provides other firms with accounting services. Questions of what is ethical involve the extent to which Peak & Vale has
a. a legal duty beyond those duties mandated by ethics
b. an ethical duty beyond those mandated by law
c. any duty beyond those mandated by both ethics and law
d. any duty where it is uncertain whether a legal duty exists
b. an ethical duty beyond those mandated by law
In deciding questions of corporate social responsibility, Valley Disposal & Recycling, Inc., is concerned with:
a.
how the corporation can best fulfill any ethical duty to society.
b.
the effect on corporate profits of ignoring any ethical duty to society.
c.
all of the choices.
d.
whether the corporation owes any ethical duty to society
c.
all of the choices.
Hoppy, who works as an employee for Imperial Power Corporation, suffers an injury in an accident. Hoppy will be compensated under state workers’ compensation laws
a.only if the injury occurred during working hours.
b.only if the injury occurred off the job.
c.only if the injury occurred on the job.
d.whenever and wherever the injury occurred.
c.only if the injury occurred on the job.
Lee is seventy years old and Mira is a high-school dropout. Based on this information, members of protected classes include
a. Lee and Mira.
b. Lee only.
c. Mira only.
d. neither Lee nor Mira.
b. Lee only.
Personnel Staffing Corporation meets all of the requirements to be subject to the federal employment discrimination laws. Among these, the most important statute prohibiting discrimination against members of protected classes is
a. the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
b. the Americans with Disabilities Act.
c. the National Labor Relations Act.
d. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
d. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act applies to which of the following
a. An employer with five employees
b. An employer with ten employees
c. A labor union with twenty-five members
d. A labor union with twelve members
c. A labor union with twenty-five members
Hu believes that he is a victim of a form of employment discrimination that falls under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Compliance with this statute is monitored by
a. employees and job applicants, not an administrative agency.
b. employers and businesses, not an administrative agency.
c. the courts and Congress, not an administrative agency.
d. the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
d. the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Origami Paper Products Corporation meets all of the requirements to be subject to the federal employment discrimination laws. These laws restrict the ability of employers to discriminate against workers on the basis of
a. experience.
b. gender.
c. intelligence.
d. skill.
b. gender
Dakota believes that Credit Services Corporation (CSC) has dis-criminated against her on the basis of gender. She files a suit against CSC under the Civil Rights Act. To es-tablish a prima facie case of employment discrimi-nation, Dakota must show that
a. she is a member of a protected class.
b. CSC has no legal defenses against the claim.
c. discriminatory intent motivated CSC’s act.
d. no other firm in CSC’s industry has committed a discriminatory act.
a. she is a member of a protected class.
Sarah believes that she was rejected for a position at Trekking Travel Agency due to her race. Sarah files a suit against Trekking Travel Agency under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act on the basis of disparate-treatment discrimination. Sarah must show all of the following except that
a. she is a member of a protected class.
b. she applied and was qualified for the job in question.
c. she was rejected by Trekking Travel Agency.
d. other people of her race hold similar positions with other employers.
d. other people of her race hold similar positions with other employers.
Truman applies for a job at Skylight Canopy Corporation for which he is well qualified, but for which he is rejected. Skylight continues to seek applicants and eventually fills the position with a person who is not a member of a minority. Truman is most likely to succeed in a suit against Skylight for discrimination if he is a member of
a. a protected class.
b. a majority group.
c. an employers’ association.
d. a union.
a. a protected class.
Lew, a member of a protected class, applies for a job with Mit-E Construction Company, but fails Mit-E’s employment test and is not hired. Lew believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect. If so, this is
a. reverse discrimination.
b. disparate-impact discrimination.
c. disparate-treatment discrimination.
d. not discrimination.
b. disparate-impact discrimination.
Melanie files an employment discrimination suit against Natural Gas Industries Corp. under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act on a disparate-impact theory. To succeed, Melanie must show that a protected group of people are adversely affected by any of the following except the employer’s
a. practices.
b. procedures.
c. tests.
d. seniority system.
d. seniority system.
Vinnie, the owner of Café Rico, knows about, but does not take any action to prevent, the sexual harassment of employees. Vinnie and the café may be liable for such harassment by
a. an employee’s previous employer.
b. a customer or a co-worker.
c. an employee’s spouse or other close relative.
d. none of the choices.
b. a customer or a co-worker.
