Legal final PT 2

Question 1

Certain employment practices appear neutral on their face but nevertheless negatively impact a protected class. this is the nature of:

Answer 1

disparate impact discrimination

Question 2

title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act Applies to:

Answer 2

Employers with 15 or more employees

Question 3

unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors or other verbal conduct of sexual nature is illegal based on:

Answer 3

sexual harassment

Question 4

the labor-management reporting & disclosure act of 1959 (Landrum Griffin)

Answer 4

s still national labor law

Question 5

the concept of “fraud under 10b-5 encompasses not only unique statements but also

Answer 5

Omissions of material

Question 6

a “runaway shop” involves.

Answer 6

requires the employer to move his plant faculty to another jurisdiction

Question 7

Ron Rik wanted to make it big in the stock market and believed in taking substantial risks. He took a big risk by purchasing several shares of a worthless corp.

Answer 7

the CPA firm is not liable if it can prove that it acted with due diligence in conducting the audit

Question 8

picketing is lawful when it

Answer 8

Does not obstruct customers from entering the employers place of business

Question 9

which of the following may a union not discipline members for doing?

Answer 9

testifying in court against the union

Question 10

33

Answer 10

C

Question 11

34

Answer 11

C) 20 days after it is filed

Question 12

35. violaters of the 1933 Securities Act are subject to

Answer 12

D) All of the above

Question 13

corporate “insiders” who buy the stock of the corporation will be liable to the corporation for any profits made persistent to a safe of their stock within

Answer 13

6 months

Question 14

Which of the following are included within the definition of insiders for the purpose of the 10b-5

Answer 14

all of the above are considered insiders under 10b-5

Question 15

the “union shop” is:

Answer 15

D) None of the answers are correct

Question 16

The teamsters Union calls a nationwide strike of tuckers. which of the following acts would require the parties to “cool off” for 80 days before actually striking if it is determined that such a strike would cause a national emergency?

Answer 16

Taft- Hartley Act

Question 17

which of the following created the “bill of rights” for union members?

Answer 17

Landrum-Griffin Act

Question 18

The securities Registration process requires all of the following information to be provided to prospective investors except:

Answer 18

D) All of the above are required

Question 19

a red herring

Answer 19

is a preliminary version of a prospectus

Question 20

when the SEC reviews a prospectus for a new stock offering it may not:

Answer 20

Rule on the merits of the offering

Question 21

The securities and Exchange commission has the power to:

Answer 21

issue a stop to prohibit the sale of securities

Question 22

the SEC allows qualified companies to register certain securities and, instead of selling them all at once, to sell them the offering overtime as needed. This is:

Answer 22

Shelf Registration

Question 23

as a rule, when testing of job applicants employers should do which of the following to be within the bounds of the law:

Answer 23

test for ability to perform a certain job

Question 24

Charles owns a club whose patrons are mostly African American. he hires only African- Americans to serve drinks and food. li applies to work as a bartender. he is qualified but is turned down. If Charles were to argue that the reason he denied li the job is bc there is a bona fide occupational qualification for this job, which is being african american

Answer 24

is wrong, he has illegally discriminated

Question 25

Title VII allows what major defenses to employment discrimination charges?

Answer 25

Professionally developed ability test, Seniority or merit systems and BFOQ

Question 26

which of the following situations is most likely to have violated Tilte VII

Answer 26

a woman is not hired at an auto parts store because the manager presumes she knows nothing about the parts