Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance Flashcards
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A company's marketing team wants to collect email addresses via a website form to send promotional newsletters. Under CAN-SPAM, what must the emails include?
Answer: A physical mailing address and a clear opt-out mechanism
CAN-SPAM requires commercial emails to include a valid physical postal address and a clear, conspicuous way for recipients to opt out of future messages.
Under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom), what type of communication document must employers provide to workers about chemical hazards in the workplace?
Answer: Safety Data Sheets (SDS) accessible to all employees
OSHA's HazCom Standard requires employers to maintain Safety Data Sheets for all hazardous chemicals and ensure employees can access them at all times.
Which principle under GDPR requires that personal data collected for one specific purpose cannot be used for a different, incompatible purpose without new consent?
Answer: Purpose limitation
GDPR's purpose limitation principle restricts organizations from using personal data beyond the specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes for which it was originally collected.
A news organization publishes a false statement of fact about a private citizen that damages their reputation. The citizen sues for defamation. What must the plaintiff primarily prove?
Answer: The statement was false, published to a third party, and caused harm
For private citizens in defamation cases, the plaintiff must generally prove the statement was false, was communicated to others, was not privileged, and caused injury.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) prohibits which type of workplace communication that creates a hostile work environment based on a protected characteristic?
Answer: Harassment through offensive jokes, slurs, or derogatory comments
The EEOC prohibits harassment that creates a hostile work environment, including offensive jokes, slurs, name-calling, or other verbal conduct based on protected characteristics.
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which type of employee communication about wages and working conditions is legally protected?
Answer: Employees discussing pay rates with coworkers to organize for better wages
The NLRA protects employees' rights to engage in concerted activity, including discussing wages with coworkers as part of collective efforts to improve working conditions.
When a pharmaceutical company communicates off-label drug uses to healthcare providers, which agency's regulations are primarily implicated?
Answer: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The FDA regulates pharmaceutical promotional communications and has strict rules about how manufacturers can communicate information about off-label drug uses to healthcare providers.