1. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938:
I. sets maximum hours
II. requires minimum wages
III. requires compliance with child labor standards
IV. covers farmer workers
a. I. and II only
b. III and IV only
c. I, II and III only
d. I, II, III and IV
2. With the adoption of the ____________, the U.S. began to address the need to prevent, or
minimize, workplace accidents and health hazards.
a. Securities Act
b. Occupational Safety and Health Act
c. Environmental Protection Agency
d. National Insurance Act
3. OSHA has a wide range of tools available to address the risks that workers face.
a. True
b. False
4. Typically individual stockholders are not held responsible for the actions of a corporation.
Exceptions usually relate to comingling of funds, underinsuring, or similar actions by the
corporate leadership. This is called:
a. risking liability
b. piercing the corporate veil
c. the privilege of the stockholders
d. free market trading of stocks
5. Almost all of the hazards that workers face are known and visible.
a. True
b. False
6. The ADA direct threat provision permits an employer to impose a:
a. “requirement that an individual shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other
individuals in the workplace.”
b. “requirement that an individual shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of
themselves in the workplace.”
c. Both a. and b.
d. Neither a. nor b.
7. According to Henry Shue, firms are not in the business of protecting the interests of their
workers, except when this is a means to accomplish the organizational objectives.
a. True
b. False
8. When an employee files a worker’s compensation claim:
a. The employee must prove the company was negligent.
b. The employer has the right to raise traditional defenses to negligence to defeat the claim.
c. Both a. and b.
d. Neither a. not b.
9. The Workers Rights Consortium:
I. Combats sweatshops by monitoring and investigating working conditions in
factories around the world.
II. Is a U.S. government organization.
III. Covers contractors, subcontractors and manufacturers.
a. I. only
b. I and II only
c. I and III only
d. I, II, and III
10. According to Guy Mundlak and Issi Rosen-Zvi, hypotheses for the existence of CSR reports
include:
I. They have instrumental value to governments.
II. They are a focal point for persuading the corporate world that a new ethical
discourse is emerging.
III. They are created to persuade competitors to adopt similar measures and standards of
responsibility.
IV. They are created in an attempt to persuade managers and employees that they should
be proud of their workplace.
a. III and IV only
b. I, II and III only
c. II, III and IV only
d. I, II, III and IV
11. According to Dr. Michael Silverstein, what are the types of risks workers find on the job
today?
12. According to Henry Shue, what are the six factors required to make a cost a true harm?
13. Discuss how corporate criminal liability has been handled by OSHA since 1970.
14. Explain how worker’s compensation in the U.S. works.
15. Explain what the Workers Rights Consortium is and what it has done to combat sweatshops.
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