CHP Law and Ethics 3

Question 1

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which employees are entitled to overtime pay at 1.5 times their regular rate for hours worked over 40 per week?

Accepted Answer

Non-exempt hourly employees

Answer

Non-exempt employees under FLSA must receive overtime pay of at least 1.5 times their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek.

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of a hotel's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) from a legal risk perspective?

Accepted Answer

To establish documented protocols that demonstrate reasonable care and reduce negligence liability

Answer

SOPs serve as evidence of reasonable care standards, which can protect hotels from negligence claims when procedures are properly followed.

Question 3

A guest slips on a wet floor near the pool that had no warning sign posted. The hotel is most likely liable under which legal theory?

Accepted Answer

Premises liability due to failure to warn of a known hazard

Answer

Hotels owe guests a duty of care to maintain safe premises, and failure to warn of known hazards like wet floors constitutes premises liability.

Question 4

Which privacy law primarily governs how U.S. hotels must handle the personal data of guests from European Union countries?

Accepted Answer

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Answer

GDPR applies to any organization processing personal data of EU residents regardless of where the organization is located.

Question 5

A hotel manager asks a female front desk employee to wear a more revealing uniform than her male colleagues. This is an example of which type of illegal discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Sex discrimination based on disparate treatment

Answer

Requiring different dress standards based on sex constitutes disparate treatment sex discrimination under Title VII.

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CHP Law and Ethics 3