Exam 35: Labor, Worker Protection, Employment, and Immigration Law

Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and the Immigration Act of 1990,border states (for example,the state of Arizona)are delegated exclusive authority and jurisdiction to administer United States immigration law.

To be covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),an employee must have worked for the employer for at least 1 year and have performed more than 1,250 hours of service during the previous 12-month period.

"Right-to-work" laws refer to the guarantee that anyone competent and available to work is entitled to a job.

For an injury to be compensable under workers' compensation,the claimant must prove that the injury arose out of and in the course of his or her employment.

The Fair Labor Standards Act applies to private,but not public,employers.

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act regulates internal union affairs,and establishes the rights of union members.

Today,approximately forty percent of private-sector wage and salary workers belong to labor unions.

Workers' compensation is a non-exclusive remedy.

An employee that takes leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act must be given his or her exact same position back when they return from leave.

Collective bargaining subjects are classified under the labor laws as either:

The Federal Workers' Compensation law preempts state law whenever they conflict.

The National Labor Relations Board is required to supervise all contested elections.

The United States enacted the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1968.

When pension rights are forfeitable for a set period of time,and then totally vested after that time has expired,this is called ________ vesting.

The Farm Union represents farm workers,some of whom are employed by Vino Wineries.The union is on strike against Vino,and it is picketing all liquor stores that sell Vino products.The picketers are asking that no one buy anything from any liquor store that carries Vino products.There has been no violence.This picketing is:

Workers can sue their employers in court to recover damages for employment-related injuries if the employer does not carry workers' compensation insurance or does not self-insure if permitted to do so.

The birth of and care for a child is a situation covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

The National Labor Relations Act contains provisions addressing unfair labor practices committed by:

The amount of social security taxes self-employed individuals must pay is equal to the combined employer-employee amount.

Prior to the Industrial Revolution,employees and employers had somewhat equal bargaining power.