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An independent contractor is generally a person who contracts with a principal to perform a task according to her or his own methods and who is not under the principal’s control regarding the physical details of the work.

Word-of-mouth recruiting usually results in a diverse workplace.

A willful misclassification of workers by an employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) may result in imprisonment and a very significant fine.

Bob, the Caucasian manager at Dingo Diner, plans to promote Keisha, one of the African American waitresses, to the position of an assistant manager. However, the owner, being racially biased, prevents him from doing so. Later, when Bob wants to promote one of the table bussers to waiter, the owner again vetoes his recommendation on the grounds that his customers would feel uncomfortable having a black man deliver their food. Bob, extremely frustrated, offers Keisha and the table busser their promotions as he finds them deserving. Subsequently, Bob gets fired. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Bob provides auditing services to the Global Trusted Bank as an independent contractor. Thus, the bank is responsible for paying Bob’s federal unemployment compensation (FUTA), Social Security (FICA), and the FICA excise tax.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) prohibits: (Read all the choices carefully!)

Objective criteria rely heavily on intuition and gut feelings and are likely to vary across decision-makers.

In situations in which the harasser is abusive to both men and women, a female employee can prevail on a complaint of hostile environment sexual harassment if the harasser’s hostility towards her has a component specifically directed at women.

To establish a prima facie claim of disparate treatment, the employee must show all of the following except that:

Which of the following statements is true of quid pro quo sexual harassment?