A Company Has One Office with Nine Employees and a Second

question 21

Multiple Choice

A company has one office with nine employees and a second office with 12 employees.If an employee who works in the first office is harassed and attempts to sue under Title VII,which of the following questions becomes a relevant issue:

• A)whether this is a single, integrated enterprise
• B)whether these are joint employers
• C)whether the multi-employer doctrine applies
• D)whether the joint payroll method applies
• E)whether Title VII applies extraterritorially

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Definitions:

Partial Goodwill Method

An accounting method where goodwill is only calculated and recorded for the parent's share of ownership in a subsidiary, not for minority interests.

Goodwill

An intangible asset that arises when a company acquires another company for a price greater than the fair value of its net identifiable assets.

Share Capital

The funds raised by a company through the issuance of shares to its shareholders, representing the ownership of the company.

Fair Value

A measure of the price at which an asset could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a liquidation sale.