Private Corporations Have Not Had to Recognize Employee Rights Because

question 33

Multiple Choice

Private corporations have not had to recognize employee rights because

• A) they are exempted from doing so by federal law.
• B) society has honored the corporation's private property rights.
• C) employees have never demanded them.
• D) management has been separated from ownership.

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Definitions:

Tax Shifting

The process by which the economic burden of a tax is passed from one party to another.

Starting Wage

The initial salary offered to an employee by an employer when they begin a new job.

Excise Taxes

Taxes imposed on specific goods, such as tobacco and alcohol, either as a fixed amount per unit or as a percentage of the price.

Regressive

Relating to a tax system that disproportionately impacts those with lower incomes, or to policies that may reverse political or social progress.