Blayne is an employee of Chemical Refinery, Inc. Blayne is threatened with a discharge
when he refuses a transfer to a Chemical Refinery department in which several
employees suffered serious injuries from exposure to hazardous chemicals. Blayne may
be entitled to protection from discharge under
a. no law.
b. the Family and Medical Leave Act.
c. the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
d. the state workers’ compensation act.
Answer:
Siri downloads and sells, in international markets via the Internet, e-textbooks without
the authors’ or publishers’ permission. The international treaty that applies to pirated
copyrighted works being distributed via the Internet is
a. the Federal Trademark Dilution Act.
b. the Madrid Protocol.
c. the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights agreement.
d. the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Answer:
Lisa brings a successful lawsuit against her employer Metal Mold & Die Corporation
for unlawful discrimination. Lisa may be awarded
a. back pay, but not retroactive promotions.
b. retroactive promotions, but not back pay.
c. damages, but not back pay.
d. back pay, retroactive promotions, and damages.
Answer:
Quaff n’ Quench Café buys twenty-five bags of Columbia coffee beans from Roasted
Bean Brokers, Inc. The parties agree to ship the oranges ‘F.O.B. Quaff n’ Quench ‘ via
Swiftline Trucking Company. The oranges rot in transit. The loss is sufÂfered by
a. Quaff n’ Quench.
b. Swiftline.
c. Columbia.
d. Roasted Bean.
Answer:
Personnel Employment, Inc., has been ordered to appear at a hearing beÂfore an
administrative law judge of the Social Security Administration. A significant difference
between a trial and an administrative hearing is that
a. attorneys are not allowed to attend administrative hearings.
b. clients are not allowed to communicate with their attorneys durÂing adminisÂtrative
hearings.
c. hearsay can be introduced as evidence in an administrative hearing.
d. the burden of proof is on the charged party to prove innocence.
Answer:
Stella is fifteen. In most states, for contractual purposes, Stella would be considered a
minor until she is
a. sixteen.
b. eighteen.
c. seventeen.
d. twenty-one.
Answer:
Erin and Dooley, a married couple, borrow $120,000 from Capital & Credit Bank to
buy a home. When Erin and Dooley divorce, they are unable to make payments on the
mortgage. The market value of the home has declined to less than the balance of the
loan. Capital & Credit agrees to a sale of the property for this amount. This is
a. a prepayment penalty.
b. forbearance.
c. foreclosure.
d. a short sale.
Answer:
Uri and Victor enter into a contract by which Uri promises to deliver business cards,
advertising banners, and other marketing materials to Victor. Uri later transfers his duty
under the contract to Wren. Uri is
a. a delegator.
b. a delegate.
c. an assignor.
d. none of the choices.
Answer:
FreezE Yogurt Corporation provides its prospective franchisees with projected earnings
figures based on actual data. FreezE Yogurt must also disclose
a. the number and percentage of franchisees that achieved the figures.
b. hypothetical examples of potential earnings.
c. an answer to the entrepreneur’s question, ‘How much will I make?’
d. none of the choices.
Answer:
A Maryland state court can exercise jurisdiction over National Insurance Corporation,
an out-of-state company, if the firm has
a. minimum contacts with the state.
b. maximum contacts with the state.
c. medium contacts with the state.
d. no contacts with the state.
Answer:
Silvano owns Textbooks Plus, a sole proprietorship that sells textbooks and other school
supplies. When Silvano dies, Textbooks Plus will automatically
a. dissolve.
b. pass to Silvano’s heirs.
c. pass to the state.
d. be offered for sale to its creditors and competitors.
Answer:
Seth offers to buy a house from Tia for less than Tia paid for it, stating that he would
‘hate to see anything bad happen to Tia or her house.’ Tia agrees to sell. Regarding this
agreement, a court would likely
a. enforce it.
b. not enforce it.
c. reform it to reflect the true market value of the property.
d. order the parties to renegotiate the price.
Answer:
Green Hybrid Auto Corporation pays its executives an excessive amount relative to
what lower-level employees at the company receive and to what executives at
competitive companies are paid. Green Hybrid’s pay scale is most likely to be
challenged as
a. illegal.
b. unprofitable.
c. unconscionable.
d. unethical.
Answer:
Dorothy files a petition for bankruptcy in bankruptcy for relief through an individual’s
repayment plan. If she is granted a discharge, debts that will most likely be discharged
include
a. claims not provided for by the plan.
b. payments on retirement accounts.
c. claims for domestic support obligations.
d. credit-card debt incurred more than one year before filing.
Answer:
Congresswoman Smith and other politicians want to prohibit the import of certain
genetically modified agricultural products that they believe may pose a danger to
domestic crops. With respect to these products’ import, Congress can
a. do nothing.
b. impose quotas, but not tariffs.
c. impose tariffs, but not quotas.
d. prohibit the imports.
Answer:
To resolve a dispute in nonbinding arbitration, Alyson in Baltimore and Chuck in
Denver utilize E-Resolve, an online dispute resolution (ODR) service. This limits these
parties’ recourse to the courts
a. not at all.
b. until the ODR service has issued a decision.
c. with respect to any dispute arising between them.
d. with respect to this dispute only.
Answer:
A party seeking to recover compensatory damages cannot also recover inÂcidental
damages.
Answer:
Insurance companies must spend at least 85 percent of all premium dollars from large
employers on benefits and quality improvements.
Answer:
An employer can voluntarily pay overtime to ineligible employees.
Answer:
A promise to do what one already has a legal duty to does not constitute legally
sufficient consideration.
Answer:
The intent to associate is a key element of a partnership.
Answer:
Some provisions of U.S. bribery laws are directed toward accountants.
Answer:
Most states apply to a limited liability company (LLC) formed in another state the law
of the state where the LLC was formed.
Answer: