Rights, Laws and Legislation

Question 1

What is a right?

Answer 1

Something to which a person is justly entitled

Question 2

What is a moral right?

Answer 2

A right which is based on a sense of fairness and/or ethics

Question 3

What is a legal right?

Answer 3

A right which is based on rules and principles outlined by the law; enforced by society

Question 4

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Answer 4

The right to equality without discrimination based on race, ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age, or mental/physical disability.

Question 5

What is an act?

Answer 5

An act is another term for a specific law

Question 6

What is a living will?

Answer 6

A legal document allowing one to convey their wishes to accept or refuse medical care to sustain their life.

Question 7

What is a will?

Answer 7

A legal document that states ones wishes about where or to whom their property should go.

Question 8

What is an executor?

Answer 8

A person that carries out the wishes of the will for someone who has died

Question 9

What is an estate trustee?

Answer 9

A person who acts on behalf of someone with regard to their property for someone who is still living.

Question 10

What is an advanced care directive?

Answer 10

A legal document that allows one to convey their wishes about their own end of life care.

Question 11

What are the 4 rights all clients are entitled to?

Answer 11

to be treated with dignity and respect, to privacy and confidentiality, to give or withhold informed consent, to autonomy.

Question 12

What is a decision maker?

Answer 12

A person who gives consent for mentally incompetent, unconscious, sedated or confused client. (Parent or legal guardian give consent for clients under 18)

Question 13

What is a power of attorney?

Answer 13

A legal document allowing one to make decisions for who cannot give consent, due to inability to understand, also known as a substitute decision maker

Question 14

What is criminal law?

Answer 14

Laws concerned with offences against the public/society in general

Question 15

What is civil law?

Answer 15

Law concern with relationships between people

Question 16

What are torts?

Answer 16

A wrongful act committed by a person against another person or persons property

Question 17

What are intentional torts?

Answer 17

False imprisonment, assault, battery, invasion of privacy and defamation of character

Question 18

What is an unintentional tort?

Answer 18

Negligence

Question 19

What is assault?

Answer 19

Threatening or attempting to touch a persons body without their consent, person fears bodily harm.

Question 20

What is battery?

Answer 20

Touching a persons body without the persons consent

Question 21

What is false imprisonment?

Answer 21

The restraint or threat of restriction of a persons freedom or movement,

Question 22

What is invasion of privacy?

Answer 22

Publication of personal information without consent, punishable by law under freedom of information act.

Question 23

What is defamation of character?

Answer 23

Injuring the name and reputation of a person by making false statements to someone else.

Question 24

What are the two types of defamation of character?

Answer 24

Slander & Lible

Question 25

What is slander?

Answer 25

Making false statements orally

Question 26

What is libel?

Answer 26

Making false statements in print, writing, or through pictures/drawings

Question 27

What is negligence?

Answer 27

Person did not mean or intend to cause harm, failed to act in reasonable or careful manor, caused harm to person or property

Question 28

What is the Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (OHS)?

Answer 28

Outlines rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and supervisors in creating/maintaining a safe environment. Workers have right to receive proper training and supervision, and may refused duties if they pose a danger to themselves or others.

Question 29

What is the Labour Relations Legislation?

Answer 29

Outlines how employers and employees can resolve issues, ensures employees right to form a union, sets rules for negotiation, identifies unfair labor and employee conduct

Question 30

What is the Workers Compensation Legislation?

Answer 30

Outlines how workers are financially compensated for accidental injuries on job, and worker/employers rights when an injury occurs.

Question 31

What is the Community Services Legislation?

Answer 31

Outlines rules and procedures for accessing/providing community services (including support work)

Question 32

What is the Employment Standards Legislation?

Answer 32

Outlines min. acceptable employment standards such as minimum wage, how wages are paid, maximum hours of work per day and week, fair overtime wage, holidays and vacation days, what qualifies worker for leave of absence