WGU Employment Law - C233
A controlling rule, example, or guide What is a precedent?
The power of the Supreme Court to consider whether a
law comports with the Constitution
What is a judicial review?
Independent Contractor Of the following classifications of worker, which causes the smallest obligation to
the employer?
1) the IRS 20-factor analysis;
2) the economic realities test; and,
3) the common law agency test.
There are three different tests commonly used to determine if a worker is an
employee or independent contractor:
Determine whether the worker has little freedom to exit
the relationship because he/she is economically
dependent on the business
What is the main purpose of the economic realities test?
Relationship: How many hours per year do the employee
and employer spend time together outside of work?
The IRS has adopted the 20-factor analysis as a guide to employers in
determining if workers are indeed independent contractors. Which of the
following is not a factor?
Integrated enterprise Operations of two or more employers are considered so intertwined that they can
be considered the single employer for purposes of both federal statutory
coverage and liability. This is known as a(n):
An entity is not engaged in an industry-affecting
commerce
Which of the following is not a qualification to fall under federal employment law
statutes?