Please place the letter of your answer in the space provided. You also need to justify your answers. You want to restate the law, the concept, the definition.
1.______ Which of the following statements is true of the reliefs granted by the Privacy Act for employees?
A. Employees can seek both civil and criminal remedies for violations of the act by private sector employers only.
B. Employees cannot seek damages and injunctive relief.
C. Employees can seek both criminal penalties and civil remedies.
D. Employees are barred from legal remedies unless they can demonstrate interference with the orderly functioning of the government.
2.______ Gerard is a high-level employee at the U.S. Department of State. He found out that the department leaked confidential information about him without his consent. In this case, Gerard can sue the Department of State as his rights have been violated according to the _____.
A. Privacy Act
B. Electronic Communications Privacy Act
C. Federal Wiretap Act
D. Freedom of Information Act
3 ______Cassandra and Luke are co-workers. Cassandra happens to overhear Luke’s telephone conversation and learns that he has leukemia. Cassandra conveys this information to her other co-workers. Which of the following torts has Cassandra committed in this case?
A. Breach of contract
B. Publication in a false light
C. Intrusion into seclusion
D. Public disclosure of private facts
4.______ Connor was employed by Tabor City Bank. He left the company voluntarily after he ended a personal relationship with Laura, the branch manager, who was his boss. When a prospective employer contacted the bank for a reference, Laura told him that Connor had been fired for misconduct. Connor did not get the job. In this case, Connor has a cause of action for _____.
A. publication in a false light
B. defamation
C. public disclosure of private facts
D. intrusion into seclusion
6.______ To state a prima facie case for the tort of intrusion into seclusion, a plaintiff employee must show that, among other things, _____.
A. an employee was entitled to privacy in the area into which an employer is alleged to have intentionally intruded
B. a defendant employer failed to waive his privacy interest
C. there were false and defamatory words concerning the employee
D. there was an intentional or negligent public disclosure of sensitive or confidential information about the employee by an employer.