Please post a letter and justify your answer.
1. ______ Who among the following has committed the tort of slander?
A. A manager who searchers an employee’s office without consent
B. A manager who gives false, defamatory information about a former employee through a conference call
C. A manager who negligently reveals private information about an employee to another employee
D. A manager who monitors an employee’s private email
2.______ An employer has a legitimate interest in monitoring employee email when the purpose is to:
A. ensure that the email system is not being used in ways that offend others.
B. gather marketing data for third parties.
C. gather information related to political and social views sent through emails.
D. review email in connection with an unreasonable investigation of possible employee misconduct.
3.______ Pursuant to the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, when the government requests confidential information from employers about their employees, the employer can choose not to cooperate:
A. in order to avoid committing the tort of publication in a false light.
B. in order to avoid committing the tort of public disclosure of private facts.
C. and ask instead for permission to seek employee authorization to release the requested information.
D. and advise the employees that it is not mandatory under law to provide confidential information.
4._______ An employer’s social media policy should:
A. include a reminder for employees to respect copyright law.
B. exclude any type of a warning.
C. exclude any rules regarding sharing opinions through social media.
D. include a waiver that relinquishes employees’ right to privacy.
5._______ Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a fiduciary is required to:
A) exercise the care and judgment that a prudent person would exercise pursuing similar objectives under the same circumstances.
B) file a summary plan description (SPD) with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
C) discharge his or her duties solely in the interest of his or her employer rather than in the interest of the participants in the pension and welfare plans.
D) invest an employee’s contributions toward pension and welfare plans in an undiversified portfolio so as to limit the investment risk of the plans.