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Please help me solve 11 questions about Business Law. Thanks a lot. ABC Company fires Jane, a member of a protected class.Jane files an action

Please help me solve 11 questions about Business Law. Thanks a lot.

  1. ABC Company fires Jane, a member of a protected class.Jane files an action with the EEOC and eventually the courts claiming ABC violated Title VII (anti-discrimination laws).ABC may defend itself from a Title VII action by the following:

a.Showing that the company is too small to be covered by title VII.

b. Showing that although Jane may have been discriminated against in total the company does not discriminate.

c. Showing that it fired Jane for incompetence.

d. a & c

2.Ieleja files an action against ABC corp, her employer, for sexual harassment.She claims her employer offered her a promotion if she agreed to allow him to take sexually explicit photos of her.This is an example of:

a.Reverse sexual harassment.

b. Quid quo pro sexual harassment.

c. Hostile work environment sexual harassment.

d. b & c

3.You want to have a Chinese company manufacture goods for you but you do not know the manufacturer and do not want to pay until the goods arrive and they meet your specifications. The Chinese manufacturer is demanding payment up-front, because the Chinese manufacturer does not know you.How does a letter of credit help this issue?

a.The Letter of Credit provides a letter from your bank that includes your financial data testifying to your ability to make the payment in full when the goods arrive.

b.The Letter of Credit provides a letter to the manufacturer signed by you that guarantees you will pay as soon as the goods arrive on US soil.

c. The Letter of Credit provides a guarantee from the US Department of State that the Chinese company will ship the goods.

d. The Letter of Credit provides you the ability to set terms that need to be met in the Letter of Credit and provides the seller assurances that it will get paid because the money is placed in the bank subject to meeting the terms of the letter.

4.Consumer protection laws primarily serve to:

a.Protect businesses from abusive lawsuits and class actions.

b.To protect both consumers and businesses from government interference in business affairs.

c. To encourage free competition and lower prices.

d.Protect consumers from potentially dangerous, misleading or confusing products.

5.You create an video using your phone.Choose the answer that best describes how intellectual property law applies to your video?

a.Trademark law protects video and you will have trademark protection.

b. Copyright law protects videos and you will automatically get copyright protection.

c. You need to get a patent on your video to gain any intellectual property protection.

d. You cannot get intellectual property rights in something as simple as a video from your phone - it needs to be professional.

6.Jill develops a new espresso machine and names it "Quik Shot." Which of the following can she obtain "trademark" protection for?

a.The name "Quik Shot" only.

b. The machine only.

c. The machine and the name.

7.As a consumer, you are upset after purchasing a food product that says "All Natural" on the package, but the product actually contains a bunch of chemicals.You call and complain and the company spokesperson tells you "everything we use to create the product came from the planet earth so it's natural."What's our government's response to an issue like this?

a.Caveat Emptor - Let the Buyer Beware.The government does not get involved in matters like this and it's the consumer's job to ask questions, read publications such as Consumer Reports and otherwise be careful.

b.It's not the government's job to decide what "all natural," "organic," "fat-free," "low-fat", or any other terms mean - that's the marketplace's job.

c. Consumer protection disclosure laws provide the best protection because the disclosure laws requiring because the disclosure laws requiring specific disclosures about what's in a food product and also regulate the use of terms; such as, "all natural," that otherwise might confuse people.

d.The government relies solely on tort lawsuits to police this sort of problem. Although the dollar amount of the claim is small, a consumer could sue based on the tort of fraud and that threat of a lawsuit keeps companies honest in their advertising.

8.Adam Manufacturing, Inc. starts an English only language policy (requiring all employees speak only English). Farrid, a non-native English speaker sues Adam Manufacturing for discrimination based on this policy. What's the best analysis of this situation?

a.Under a Title VII act, Farrid would need to show that the English only policy resulted in discrimination based on national origin and Adam Manufacturing would most likely make its defense based on "business necessity".

b. Adam Manufacturing is protected under the Federal discrimination law because English is the official language of the United States.

c. Title VII in no case gives a plaintiff the ability to sue for instituting an English only policy.

d. Under Title VII, Adam Manufacturing would have to use the bona fide occupational requirement exception as its sole defense to avoid liability to Farrid.

9.Big State School starts an affirmative action program that allocates admission spots to the university according to race.Big State School's policy provides that each race will be represented at the school in the same percentage as the race is represented in the community and enforces this through a quota policy.What's the likely result?

a.Big State School needs to allocate a higher percentage of spots to races historically discriminated against in this country in order for it to be a valid affirmative action program.

b. Big State School is violating the Supreme Court's ruling on quotas.

c. Big State School must publish its policy in the EEOC's Policy Manual in order for it to be effective.

d. Big State School's admissions will equal the community's race balance and all is well.

10.Kristen receives unsolicited merchandise in the mail. Kristen

a.must return the merchandise within thirty days to avoid payment.

b.must return the merchandise within fifteen days to avoid payment.

c.must return the merchandise within five days to avoid payment.

d. may keep the merchandise without any obligation to the sender.

11.Sugary Treats, Inc., wants to market a new snack food. The inclusion of standard nutrition facts on the product's label is

a.warranted by the nature of the food.

b.required by the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act.

c.strictly voluntary.

d. mandated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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