business law questions

Question 9 Refer to the LawNow article, "Disabilities and Addiction in the Workplace" written by Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle. According to the article, which of the following statements is Not yet TRUE? answered Marked out of Select one: 1.00 O a. Alcohol or drugs can directly and significantly contribute to workplace dangers. Employers have a duty under Occupational Health and Safety legislation to provide Flag a safe workplace. A no tolerance policy will ensure that employers are protected from potential liability. question O b. Duty to accommodate refers to the employer' s legal obligation to take every possible step to eliminate discrimination resulting from a rule, practice or barrier that has-or can have-an adverse impact on individuals with disabilities. Efforts to accommodate are required up to the point of financial hardship. c. The term "disability" includes an actual disability, not a perceived (presumed or believed) disability. Only actual disability is protected under the law. O d. Addiction is recognized as a mental disability, which means that employers cannot automatically terminate employees because of their addiction. On the contrary, employers are required to accommodate those employees to the point of undue hardship. Question 10 Find the decision of the Alberta Employment Standards Umpire in Lifechoice Lid. v Adams, 2019 CanLII 28274 (AB ESU). It will be helpful to read the case in its entirety before Not yet answering the following question. With respect to the contract between the Appellant Lifechoice Lid. and the Respondent Susan Adams, which one of the following answered statements is TRUE? Marked out of 1.00 Select one: Flag O a. The Appellant was responsible for taxes, CPP and EI, as well as the expenses related to operation of the vehicle. The Respondent, on the other hand, bore the cost of question business meals and dinner training sessions with customers. O b. The Respondent Adams was responsible for calculating her commissions based on her sales of products, and provided her own cell phone, samples and marketing brochures. O c. The Respondent asserted that she was an independent contractor. As such, the Respondent claimed that the Employment Standards Code did not apply to her contract. O d. The Appellant and the Respondent entered into a contract which described the Respondent as an "Independent Contract Sales Representative" . The Respondent was required to work 40 hours per week as the Appellant' s South Account Manager, was assigned a specific geographical area and was to dedicate her work solely to the Appellant' s product line.Question 6 Barney is a game designer but being old fashioned, he restricts his passion to creating board games. His latest game, Rubble Trouble, requires players to overcome various Not yet obstacles as they make their way around the board. Barney is concerned that others may copy his game. Based on what you have learned from your Business Law Textbook, answered Barney can omit the following step because it will not offer Barney any protection: Marked out of 1.00 Select one: Flag O a. Registering an integrated circuit topography. question O b. Registering his copyright. O c. Applying for a patent. O d. Registering a trademark. Question 7 Refer to the LawNow article, "5 Basics Every Startup & Growing Business Should Know About Employment Law" written by the law firm Mcinnes Cooper. Which one of the Not yet following is NOT one of the five employment law basics outlined in that article? answered Marked out of Select one: 1.00 O a. Employers need to accommodate employees' human rights. Every province has human rights laws (variously called human rights acts or codes), and there is a Flag federal human rights law that applies to federally-regulated employers. question b. Every employer - even "white collar" ones - needs to take workplace health and safety seriously. Occupational health and safety laws universally impose a general duty on employers to provide a safe workplace for all their employees. c. Know and comply with employment standards laws, and remember that the laws only set the minimum requirements: an employee could be entitled to more under the terms of an employment contract or at common law (the law that results from judges' decisions). O d. Verbal employment contracts offer employers greater flexibility. An employer can unilaterally impose new employment conditions during the employment relationship without giving the employee either sufficient prior notice or consideration. Question 8 Refer to the LawNow article, "Disabilities and Addiction in the Workplace" written by Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle. According to the article, which of the following statements is Not yet TRUE? answered Marked out of Select one: 1.00 O a. The employer implemented the Alcohol, Illegal Drugs & Medications Policy, aimed at ensuring safety in the mine. Employees were expected to disclose any Flag dependence or addiction issues before any drug-related incident occurred. If they did, they would be offered treatment. question b. Mr. Stewart, through his union representative, argued that he was terminated for his religious beliefs and that this constituted discrimination under section 7(1) of the Alberta Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act (now Alberta Human Rights Act). O c. According to the Supreme Court' s decision in Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, the mere existence of addiction, which constitutes a disability, establishes a prima facie discrimination if the employee was terminated. O d. The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal found that Mr. Stewart established a case of prima facie discrimination