Legal & Ethical Issues-The ADA

Question 1

What is correct regarding workers’ compensation?

Answer 1

Employees give up their right to sure employers at common law and agree to accept a certain sum of money per week for their inability to work as a result of work-related injuries.

Question 2

What is correct regarding the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard?

Answer 2

1. .) MSDS on chemical hazards must be made available to employees.
2. ) All containers must be properly labeled.
3. ) Employees must be informed of an trained about the hazards of the chemicals to which they are or may be exposed.

Question 3

What is NOT correct about compensability for on-the-job injuries and illnesses?

Answer 3

Mental stress attributable to the general work environment is covered as is stress casually related to a specific significant employment incident.

Question 4

What is true regarding OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses)?

Answer 4

A work-related disorder that results in restricted work activity beyond the day injury should be recorded.

Question 5

Damages for pain and suffering are NOT allowed, T or F?

Answer 5

False, damages for medical expenses, lost earning capacity, and pain and suffering are allowed in toxic tort lawsuits.

Question 6

Employment-related examinations are allowed before an offer is made, T or F?

Answer 6

False, all employment-related examinations are allowed only after an offer is made.

Question 7

Federal government employers are covered under the American Disabilities Act (ADA), T or F?

Answer 7

False, federal government employers are covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Question 8

The ADA prohibits discrimination in what employment activities?

Answer 8

1. .) Hiring and firing
2. ) Job advertisements
3. ) Compensation
4. ) Training and apprenticeship programs

Question 9

The ADA prohibits testing for legal drugs before making an offer of employment, T or F?

Answer 9

False, the ADA does NOT prohibit testing for legal drugs before making an offer of employment.

Question 10

Under the ADA, an individual with a disability is a person who…?

Answer 10

1. .) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
2. ) Has a record of an impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
3. ) Is regarded as having an impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities

Question 11

Physicians conducting work-related physical examinations should advise employers of the specific pharmaceutical agents used by the employee that may interfere with his or her ability to do the job, T or F?

Answer 11

False, medical examiners should NOT put themselves in the position of making employment decisions or determining whether a reasonable accommodation can be made.

Question 12

What mental/psychologic disorder is NOT specifically excluded as a disability under the ADA?

Answer 12

History of heroin addiction

Question 13

What is the ADA? Who enforces it?

Answer 13

The American Disability Act (ADA) makes sure no one is held back from a job if they have the skill. The EEOC issues regulations and enforces it.