Chapter 12

1An employer is only free to terminate the employment relationship for just cause as long as sufficient notice is given.

True

False

2 Employees cannot

gatherinformation, copy customerlists, or solicit customers

before termination.

True

False

3 An employer is responsible for

only those torts committed by an employee that take place while the employee is

doing what he is employed to do.

True

False

4 Mr.Lopez, the owner of

thefirm, had a large family. His six children were all in their late

teens or early twenties and were in school or had jobs.However, in the

summer of2016, two of the six got laid off and the other four were

having trouble finding work. Lopez spent ten days reorganizing his firm to find

jobs for his family. He decided that the foreman at theplant, Mr.

Wedman(who had been with the firm for twelveyears, seven

asforeman) could go back to being a carpenter to make room for his

oldestson, who had management experience. There was no written

employment contract with Wedman. On Fridayafternoon, Lopez called Wedman

into the office and told him that on Monday he would return as a carpenter and

that he would be under the direction of his son. Wedman said hedidn't

want to be a carpenter or under the direction of his son andwouldn't do

it. Lopez dismissed him immediately with no severance pay. Which of the

following istrue?

A.

Lopez

had just cause for dismissingWedman, namely, for disobedience.

B.

Lopez

can fire Wedman for any reason and owes him nothing because Wedman is not

protected by a union.

C.

Lopezcan't

fire Wedman at all if the real purpose of firing him is to make room for his

son.

D.

Wedman

could sue for wrongful dismissal because he was fired from his job when he

refused to return as a carpenter instead of as foreman.

E.

Lopez

can fire Wedman for any reason and owes him nothing because Wedman is not

protected by a written contract.