Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Rights of an Employer

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the rights of an employer who is held liable and pays a third party,not because of the employer's negligence,but under the doctrine of respondeat superior based upon negligence of an employee?

• A)The employer can recover all amounts paid from a negligent employee but only if it can be shown that the employee's negligence was based upon the violation of a statute.
• B)The employer has no right to receive any reimbursement from the negligent employee.
• C)The employer has a right to recover only 50% of any amounts paid from a negligent employee.
• D)The employer has a right to recover all amounts paid from the negligent employee.
• E)The employer can recover 50% of any amounts paid from a negligent employee but only if it can be shown that the employee's negligence was based upon the violation of a statute.

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The occurrence in which people put in less effort towards reaching a goal when part of a group than they do when working individually.

Ringelmann Effect

The Ringelmann Effect describes the phenomenon where individuals in a group become less productive as the size of the group increases.

Social Loafing

The behavior of individuals demonstrating decreased effort in goal achievement while in a group setting versus when working independently.

Ringelmann Effect

Describes the tendency for individual members of a group to become increasingly less productive as the size of the group increases.