Which of the following are ways businesses justify electronic surveillance of
employees?
I. It measures and encourages efficiency.
II. It uncovers employee disloyalty.
III. It enhances the fairness of personnel evaluations.
IV. It prevents employees from sending personal emails on company time.
a. I and II only
b. I, II and III only
c. I, II and IV only
d. I, II, III and IV
Once the copyright on a work has expired,
a. The owner can renew it for a new term
b. The work is in the public domain
c. The work becomes the property of the government
d. The work is considered no longer creative
The difference between the Project Gutenberg (PG) and the Google book scanning
project is:
a. The PG limits itself to the ‘classics’
b. The PG limits itself to only works in the public domain
c. Google only digitizes full documents but the PG digitizes key segments
d. The PG limits itself to ‘orphan’ works ‘“ those with hard-to-find authors or owners.
Exceptions to the rule of employment-at-will include which of the following?
I. organization of unions
II. passage of Sarbanes Oxley Act
III. raising of public policy issues
IV. promise of implied-contract or covenant-of-good-faith
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II
d. I, II, III, IV
Citizens have always been afforded freedom of speech after the ratification of the U.S.
Constitution.
a. True
b. False
According to deontological thinker Kant:
I. It is only acceptable to lie when done to protect an innocent person.
II. The level of respect owed to another is based on one’s relationship to that person.
III. It is wrong to use another person unless mutual benefit is attached.
IV. Once chosen, actions will be repeated whenever the same situation arises.
a. I and III
b. II and IV
c. III and IV
d. I, III, and IV
Which of the following federal government agencies is charged with enforcing Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a. U.S. Department of Labor
b. Merit Systems Protection Board
c. Office of Personnel Management
d. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Under the legal doctrine of ’employment at will’ an employee can be lawfully
terminated from her job for:
I. wearing a shirt that clashes with her suit
II. any non-discriminatory reason
III. complaining about illegal activity in the workplace
IV. only for good cause
a. a. I only
b. b. II only
c. c. I and II
d. d. III and IV
Select the best definition of ethics:
a. a set of rules for behavior.
b. a menu of options regarding what we must do.
c. a menu of options regarding what we should do.
d. standards that must be met to avoid penalty.
The National Labor Relations Board has stated that the right to discuss working
conditions freely and without fear of retaliation should exist at the work site. However,
the Board believes the same right does not exist online.
a. True
b. False
Federal courts have consistently held that the Civil Rights Act’s ban on ‘˜discrimination
on the basis of sex’ does not include discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation or
affiliation.
a. True
b. False
The most notable exception to caveat emptor was for
a. Food
b. Automobiles
c. Clothing
d. Shoes
A ‘green tax’ uses government taxing power to benefit the environment.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following statements best illustrates the view of ‘utilitarianism’?
I. From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
II. The risk reasonably to be perceived defines the duty to be obeyed and risks imports
relation; it is risk to another or to others within the range of apprehension.
III. An action is right when maximizing welfare and total well-being.
IV. Individuals should pursue his or her own self-interest, even at the expense of others.
a. I only
b. III only
c. I and II
d. I, II, and III
The Ethic of Care is:
a. A set of rules that explain how to prioritize those people affected by a decision so that
a utilitarian analysis can be done successfully.
b. A set of universal principles, which applied evenly to all decisions will result in
fairness and equity in ethical decisions.
c. The idea that we should all make decisions under the assumption that we don’t know
our station in life, that we could be the person most negatively impacted by the
decision.
d. A set of principles that encourage decision makers to look at human relationships as a
primary motivator for a decision.
Give examples of improper ways to learning a trade secret under the Uniform Trade
Secrets Act. Give an example of a way that is not considered improper or wrong.
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty to reduce greenhouse admissions, signed
by over 200 countries including the United States.
I. True
II. False
What must a plaintiff prove to establish copyright infringement?
What is the EEOC guideline on English-only workplace rules? What are two reasons
given for the rules?
As discussed in the text, False Claims Act or qui tam suits have been successful in the
health care industry. The text mentions several things that all these successful claims
have in common. Discuss those things.
Discuss the Fair Use Doctrine. What are the four statutory factors used to determine if a
use is fair?
Explain what happened in the 1968 Supreme Court’s re-interpretation of the First
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution regarding public employees’ limited speech
protections.
How was Ken Kendrick of The Peanut Corporation of America a typical whistleblower?
An atypical whistleblower?
Compare the regulation of biotechnology in the United States to that of the European
Union.