Melvin Quiz Business Law and Ethics. The ______ Act ______ that union membership is required as a condition for employment.
- Landrum-Griffin; prohibits employers and employees from agreeing
- Landrum-Griffin; allows employers and employees to agree
- Labor Management Relations; prohibits employers and employees from agreeing
- Labor Management Relations; allows employers and employees to agree
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act established a system of reporting and checks intended to ______.
- encourage states to enact right-to-work laws
- encourage employers and employees to agree that union membership is required as a condition of employment
- ensure that union officials are qualified (based on their education and experience) to represent workers
- prevent fraud and corruption among union officials
In the union formation process, at least ______ percent of the authorization cards must be signed by employees in a certain bargaining unit.
- 50
- 30
- 67
- 20
Some economists estimate that as many as ______ percent of American workers are licensed.
- 18
- 11
- 36
- 29
Union contracts typically include terms related to which of the following? (Check all that apply.)
- Promotion systems
- OSHA compliance
- Work hours
- Workers’ compensation coverage
- Overtime procedures
Which of the following is false regarding union grievances?
- The union is given the exclusive authority to invoke the arbitration provisions of the agreement.
- The union conducts the proceedings before the arbitrator on behalf of the employee.
- Enforcement is initiated when an affected union member files an employee grievance.
- Generally, if the union chooses not to bring a grievance to arbitration, an individual union member is authorized to pursue a lawsuit against the employer to enforce contract provisions.
Labor Management Relations Act and state right-to-work laws
Which of the following is false regarding the Labor Management Relations Act and state right-to-work laws?
- Under right-to-work statutes, employees who are not union members do not have to contribute a portion of their salary to union membership dues.
- The Labor Management Relations Act prohibits states from enacting right-to-work laws.
- The law makes it clear that employers have the right to voice their reasons for opposition to formation of a union.
- The law gave specific authorization for the president of the United States to suspend a strike for up to 80 days in times of national emergency.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
Which of the following apply to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act? (Check all that apply.)
- requires the NLRB to represent workers in the collective bargaining process. Business Law and Ethics
- encourages employers and employees to agree that union membership is required as a condition for employment
- requires extensive financial disclosures by unions
- regulates the internal operating procedures of a union
- gives the NLRB additional oversight jurisdiction for internal union governance
Professional License Requirements
Professional license requirements: (Check all that apply.) Melvin Quiz Business Law and Ethics
- are established by the federal government
- vary from state to state
- are uniform across all states
- are established by state agencies
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) established a system of reporting and checks intended to
- prevent fraud and corruption among union officials
- eliminate “sweetheart” contracts
- allow the government to regulate the internal affairs of labor unions
- increase the power of the National Labor Relations Board
- prevent fraud and corruption among union officials
The main purpose of the Taft-Hartley Act was to
- curb the power of labor unions
- strengthen the power of labor unions
- ban child labor
- establish a minimum wage
- curb the power of labor unions
The first federal law to give all workers the right to join unions and bargain collectively was the
- Wagner Act
- Sherman Antitrust Act
- Taft-Hartley Act
- Landrum-Griffin Act
- Wagner Act
Under the Taft-Hartley Act, which of the following is illegal?
- a closed shop
- a union shop
- an agency shop
- a collective bargaining agreement
- a closed shop
Quiz 2
Question 1
What ethical problems do conflicts of interest present?
- They create an appearance of impropriety and undermine confidence in the decision-maker.
- They cause the company’s share price to drop.
- They often result in legal liability for the decision-maker.
- The decision-maker could lose a promotion.
Question 2
You are a customer support representative who discovers a glitch in your company’s latest software product. Your supervisor tells you to handle all calls without admitting the existence of the glitch for the next several weeks while it is fixed. You are told to let customers assume it might be user error, a hardware issue, or a conflict with other software. Which type of ethical issue is raised if you do what your supervisor asks?
- Giving or allowing false impressions.
- Committing an act of interpersonal abuse.
- Taking things that don’t belong to you.
- Committing an act of personal decadence.
Question 3
Billy McFarland, Fyre Media’s CEO and others promoted the Fyre Festival as a luxury music festival scheduled to take place in 2017 in the Bahamas. It was advertised on Instagram by “social media influencers” including socialites and models. Fyre Media sold day tickets priced between $500 to $1,500, and “VIP” packages including airfare and luxury accommodations for $12,000. Instead of the luxury villas and gourmet meals that the festival attendees paid thousands of dollars for, they received prepackaged sandwiches and tents as their accommodations. Complaints included dirt floors in tents, wet mattresses, lack of housing, no running water or cell phone service, etc. Which type of ethical issue is raised?
- Saying things that you know aren’t true.
- Committing acts of personal decadence.
- Buying influence or engaging in conflict of interest.
- Perpetrating organizational abuse.
Question 4
In 2019, Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, a popular narcotic pain medication, had reached a tentative agreement to settle roughly 2,000 opioid lawsuits filed by local governments, Native American tribes for between $10 billion and $12 billion, including $3 billion from the personal fortune of the owners. Prosecutors say that the company’s marketing practices allegedly encouraged doctors to push higher doses of OxyContin and failed to explain the risks of addiction, causing the loss of an average of 130 lives a day. Which type of ethical issue is raised by minimizing the risk of addiction?
- Committing acts of personal decadence.
- Taking things that don’t belong to you.
- Creating a false impression.
- Perpetrating organizational abuse.
Question 6
How do we choose among the alternatives when making an ethical decision according to our course material?
- Generate list of alternatives.
- Recommend and take action.
- Evaluate resolutions for cost, legality and impact (apply models).
- List missing info and assumptions.
Question 14
It takes courage to do the right thing sometimes. Neuroscience offers some insight how we might make it more likely. What is the idea of priming the brain according to the video?
- We are all helpless victims of our own natural fear response.
- Nobody will support you if you are the first to blow the whistle unless you include them early in the process.
- If we practice the ethical situations that scare us, then when the actual moment arises we can act consistently from our own values in the face of fear.
- Our human brains are not capable of being re-trained but we can start to recognize our own ethical patterns.
Question 15
The story of Nick Leeson and the collapse of Barings Bank is often used an example of behavioral ethics. Leeson was manager on the trading floor of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange and had great results. In July 1992, a new Barings employee suffered a small loss on Leeson’s watch. Leeson did not wish to lose his reputation for infallibility so he hid the loss. Leeson attempted to make back the loss through speculative trading, but this led to even bigger losses, which again were hidden. He kept doubling up his bets in an attempt to get out from under the losses. His unethical behavior is attributable to the psychological tendency known as which of the following?
- Loss aversion.
- Overconfidence bias.
- Obedience to authority.
- Incrementalism.
Question 16
X-Celera Electric Motors programs its self-driving vehicles to sacrifice the lives in the car if it is going to collide with a school bus full of children. Under which theory is this vehicle’s programming protocol ethical?
- Categorical imperative.
- Virtue ethics.
- Utilitarianism.
- Natural law.
Question 19
“Doing the most possible good for the most people” expresses which of the following?
- Utilitarianism.
- Universal ethics.
- Virtue ethics.
- The Golden Rule.
Question 20
Which ethical tradition is followed when a person chooses to be loyal because that is a virtue?
- The Golden Rule.
- Virtue ethics.
- Categorical imperative.
- Universal ethics.
Question 21
Rhonda recently earned her driver’s license. She learned all the rules of the road within her state, Indiana, and aced her Indiana driver’s test. While traveling through Missouri, she follows all of the traffic rules that she learned in Indiana. If a Missouri traffic rule conflicts with an Indiana law, which one would apply to an Indiana licensed driver who is driving in Missouri?
- Indiana laws will apply since Rhonda is licensed and domiciled in Indiana.
- The state which has the strictest laws will apply no matter in which state Rhonda drives.
- Missouri laws will apply to Rhonda when she is driving in Missouri.
- Since Rhonda is an Indiana resident and crossed state lines into Missouri, federal law will apply.
Question 22
Erica’s Seashells Company realizes that it is losing money daily and must file for bankruptcy. Which level of government’s law would apply?
- State
- Village
- International
- Federal
Contracts: Activity Based
Uniform Commercial Code
- Uniform Commercial Code; private
- Common law; public
- Uniform Commercial Code; public
- Common law; private
Article 2 Scope
- services
- real estate
- the sale of goods
- intangible assets
Red Bison Contract Enforceability
- didn’t have an enforceable contract for the sale of goods with Red Bison because the contract wasn’t in writing.
- still had an enforceable contract for the sale of goods with Red Bison.
- didn’t have an enforceable contract for the sale of goods with Red Bison because it was a service contract.
Open Price Term
- when the contract was signed.
- when the goods are delivered.
- when the buyer first makes an inquiry about the price.
- when the seller is ready to ship the goods.
Manner of Delivery
- The goods will be delivered in several lots.
- The goods will be delivered in a single lot.
Time and Place of Delivery
- Shipment and/or delivery within a reasonable time.
- The place of delivery will be our store.
- The place of delivery will be Red Bison’s warehouse.
- Shipment and/or delivery within 30 days.
Risk of Loss
- Paige does not have to pay for the shipment because Red Bison bore the risk of loss.
- Paige has to pay for the whole shipment because she bore the risk of loss.
- Paige only has to pay for half the shipment because the risk of loss was shared.
F.O.B. Santa Fe
- Red Bison was responsible for delivering the goods all the way to Paige’s destination in Arizona.
- Red Bison was only responsible for delivering the goods to the carrier, not all the way to Paige’s destination in Arizona.
Output Contract Identification
- a requirements contract.
- an output contract.
- a destination contract.
- a shipment contract.
Increased Output Obligation
- Yes – Paige agreed to buy the “total output,” so she must pay for it.
- No – it’s unreasonable for Dotty to demand payment for a disproportionately large output.
Warranty Breach
- No – Dotty didn’t breach the agreement because she delivered the leashes as promised.
- Yes – Dotty breached the implied warranty of merchantability because her leashes weren’t fit for their ordinary purposes.
