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Question 1 1 / 1 pts If you are a worker who is considered an independent contractor, what are your employer's legal obligations?    To pay you for the services that you provide based on any agreement for payment (for the task completed or hourly), employment taxes, and workers compensation insurance

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Question 1

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If you are a worker who is considered an independent contractor, what are your employer's legal obligations?

  

To pay you for the services that you provide based on any agreement for payment (for the task completed or hourly), employment taxes, and workers compensation insurance.

  

To pay you for the services that you provide based on any agreement for payment (for the task completed or hourly).

  

To pay you for the services that you provide based on any agreement for payment (for the task completed or hourly), employment taxes, workers compensation insurance, and liability for torts committed in the course of the work.

  

To pay you for the services that you provide based on any agreement for payment (for the task completed or hourly) and to pay your employment taxes.

 

 

Question 2

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If you are an independent contractor who is hurt on the job, what are your legal options to get compensated by the person who hired you to do the work?

  

Workers compensation is the only remedy.

  

You can sue for any intentional or negligent act that caused the injury, proving each element of the claims that you bring.

  

None of the answers is correct, there is not legal option for compensation for independent contractors.

  

Workers compensation and you can sue for any intentional or negligent act that caused the injury, proving each element of the claims that you bring.

 

 

Question 3

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For Workers’ Compensation insurance to cover a worker’s injuries on the job, which of the following is true:

  

The worker is an independent contractor who suffered an injury or illness during the course of employment caused by an employment activity.

  

The worker is an employee who suffered an injury or illness during the course of employment caused by an employment activity.

  

The employer waived his right to be sued under tort law.

  

The employer created an unsafe work condition, which caused the injury or illness.

 

 

Question 4

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How can you tell if you should be classified as an employee (not an independent contractor)?

  

If the employer hires you to do anything that benefits the business purpose of the employer.

  

If the employer controls your hours, place, tools, methods, pay based on work that is central to the employer's business purpose.

  

If the employer pays for any injury to you or anyone that you hurt on the job.

  

If the employer pays employment taxes and workers compensation.

 

 

Question 5

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Gus is an employee of Goose Egg Farm. Gus is out with the company truck to deliver goose eggs to grocery stores. During his trip, he goes out of his way to buy flowers for his girlfriend. While leaving the florist with a huge bouquet, he opens the door right in front of a bike rider coming down the sidewalk. She falls off her bike and breaks her pinky finger. Because she is a concert pianist, she is unable to work until the pinky heals and her physical therapy is complete. She sues for medical expenses and lost wages, totaling $60,000.

Who can the pianist sue and why?

  

The pianist can sue Gus for $60,000 because employees are responsible for their own torts in the course of their employment.

  

The pianist can sue Goose Egg Farm for $60,000 because Gus was on a company delivery when the accident happened.

  

The pianist can sue either Gus or Goose Egg Farm, depending on who has more money.

  

The pianist can sue Gus for $60,000 because he was not acting in the scope of his employment when he caused the injury.

 

 

Question 6

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Omar is studying poultry science and gets a summer internship at Cheep-Skate Farms, which provides housing and meals but no other payment. Omar is excited to learn from a real poultry operation, but he ends up hauling feed and dealing with chicken manure for 15 hours a day all summer and does not get any real interaction with the managers.

After returning to school in the fall, Omar tells you about his unsatisfying "internship" and how he didn't make any money either. What advice would you give Omar?

  

Omar should contact the news media about his experience and warn other students not to take internships at Cheep-Skate Farm.

  

Omar was an independent contractor and agreed to the terms of his employment, so he is not protected by law. Next time he should do better research.

  

Omar should document his hours, activities, and the value of his room and board. He should report it to the state employment agency because Cheep-Skate Farms is not following labor laws and Omar may be able to recover wages so that he makes at least minimum wage.

  

Omar was an intern getting an educational experience, so the employer owed him nothing more than the experience and labor laws do not apply.

 

 

Question 7

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In Angleton v. Starkan, was Angleton's family entitled to his workers' compensation death benefits?

  

No, because he pulled over to smoke marijuana with his murderers, so he was on a detour and frolic at the time of his murder.

  

No, because his death was a result of smoking marijuana, not being murdered.

  

Yes, because his death occurred while he was in his truck, which was owned by his employer and was technically the workplace.

  

Yes, because he was targeted because of the valuable load that he was carrying for his employer, so he was murdered in the course of his employment.

 

 

Question 8

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Elmer is a custom crop harvester who travels from Texas to Montana every year with his equipment, hired by farmers to help harvest large acreage field crops on a per-acre basis. While working for Farmer Kirk, he is moving his equipment to another field and causes an accident, totaling 2 cars and injuring the drivers. Who can the drivers sue for damages?

  

Elmer, because he is an employee of Farmer Kirk.

  

Farmer Kirk, because he is vicariously liable for Elmer's tort because Elmer was working for him at the time.

  

Elmer, because he is an independent contractor he is responsible for his own torts.

  

The drivers can sue both Elmer and Farmer Kirk, depending on who has more money.