The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a Pharmaceutical Company Suspects

question 98

Multiple Choice

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a pharmaceutical company suspects that one of the senior scientists in the company has been selling confidential information to a competitor. The CEO asks the scientist to take a polygraph test. In the context of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which of the following is true of the given scenario?

• A) The CEO can fire the scientist for refusing to take the polygraph test.
• B) The scientist cannot refuse to take the polygraph test.
• C) The scientist cannot be terminated for refusing to take the polygraph test.
• D) The scientist can sue the firm for illegally attempting to conduct the polygraph test.

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Definitions:

Pi

The mathematical constant representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14159.

Endergonic Reaction

A chemical reaction that requires the absorption of energy to proceed, characteristic of many biosynthetic processes.

Exergonic Reaction

A chemical reaction that releases energy, often in the form of heat, making it energetically favorable.

Enthalpy Reaction

A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system, representing the sum of its internal energy and the product of its pressure and volume, especially useful in the study of heat exchange in chemical reactions.