1. Which of the following federal laws and programs was not specifically designed to protect employees and their families from the financial impact of retirement, disability, death, hospitalization, and unemployment

a.Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).

b.Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPAA).

c.Medicare.

d.Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).

2. Interstate Distribution, Inc. ("IDI") provides its employees with access to its network and e-mail system.IDI's employee handbook states that these IDI resources are to be used only for company business and it reserves the right to monitor employee communications that reside on IDI's computer servers.Two new employees file law suits against IDI, claiming that their privacy was violated when they are disciplined for sending personal emails.The court will most likely rule that

a.the employer violated the employees' privacy rights under State law.

b.the employees did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

c.the employees should be exonerated because they had not read the handbook and were unaware of IDI's policy.

d.the employer exceeded its authority because the emails could only be reviewed by IDI during their transmission.