Exam 28: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

Most of the states and the federal government have enacted statutes to protect employees who report wrongdoing from employer retaliation.

Mica is an employee of Natural Gas Company and a member of a union of company employees. Under federal law, Mica and other union members have the right to

The purpose of state workers' compensation laws is to establish an administrative process for compensating workers for

Employees who work ten hours a day, for four days a week, are entitled to overtime pay because they work more than eight hours a day.

To receive benefits under a state workers' compensation law, an employee injured on the job must promptly sue the employer.

Tom is seventeen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, he cannot

Flower Workers Union represents the employees of Garden Variety Inc. The company does not require its new hires to join the union as a prerequisite to obtaining employment. This most likely violates

Games Inc. employs four hundred workers at three locations in three states. Workers who lose their jobs with Games have a right to continued health-care coverage under the company's group plan unless they

Rico works for Street Tacos Inc. The basis for Rico's contribution under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for his loss of income on retirement is

During collective bargaining sessions, both parties may engage in hard bargaining, but the process must be geared to reaching a compromise.

Technicians Union represents the workers of United Engineering Inc. The union and the employer bargain in good faith but are unable to reach an agreement because of genuine differences of opinion. The union may call a strike

Employers who provide health insurance to their employees must ensure that the employees' health information is not disclosed to unauthorized parties.

To be eligible for unemployment compensation, a worker must be willing and able to work.

If a state law requires employers to give employees one day off per week, an employee who works that one day may be entitled to overtime pay under federal law.

Health Clinic Inc. has no written employment manual or oral discharge policy, avoids abusive treatment of its staff, and acts to prevent illegal and unsafe activities. The clinic freely hires and fires its employees, who are similarly free to quit at any time. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is

Owen is an employee of Paving Inc., which is performing a contract for the federal government. Owen learns that Paving is overcharging for the work. If he publicly reports the fraud, the law may protect him from being fired from his job. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is

When workers must be laid off, the company cannot consider union participation as a criterion for deciding whom to fire.

Elin is thirteen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, she cannot

An employer may fire a worker for reasons that violate a fundamental public policy if that policy is clearly expressed in statutory law.

Heber, Irma, and Jon apply to work for Kitchen Chicken Inc. in Louisiana. These individuals' eligibility to work must be verified by