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

The Overrock Typewriter Company has been in business for one hundred years,but falling sales have forced several layoffs in the past twenty years.There has never been a union at the company,but some workers have organized a union election.Just before the election,Overrock's owner,Jabo,promises the employees a significant raise and additional days off for vacation and sick leave.The union loses the election.Jabo claims that he did nothing wrong,since he did not threaten employees,and since he did not promise benefits if they would vote against the union.Jabo asserts that he simply gave his employees a raise and a few extra days off.What,if any,legal violations did Overrock's owner commit,and does the union have any recourse?

"Right-to-work" laws are federal statutes enforcing the United States Constitution's "equal protection" clause.

The National Strike Board prevents employers and unions from engaging in illegal and unfair labor practices.

Accidents that occur at a company cafeteria or while on a business lunch for an employer are covered by workers' compensation.

The Family Medical Leave Act makes an employee eligible for leave when they have worked:

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,an employer may reduce the minimum wage by an amount equal to the reasonable cost of food and lodging provided to employees.

Federal,state,and local governments are exempt from the scope of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

An employer is entitled to deny restoration of a previous job under the Family and Medical Leave Act to:

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act,covered employers are required to provide up to ten weeks of leave for the care of a spouse,child,or parent with a serious health problem.

The Social Security program has provided retirement benefits for workers since the late 1800s.

Virtually all private employers are within the scope of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

In an "agency shop," workers are required to pay a fee to the union only if they choose to join the union.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act,employers have a general duty to provide a work environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was the first labor union to be formed in the United States.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes record-keeping and reporting requirements on employers and requires them to post notices in the workplace,informing employees of their rights under the act.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,for purposes of overtime,each week is treated separately,even within the same pay period.

The United States Department of Labor is empowered to enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act.

States usually require employers to self-insure to cover workers' compensation claims.

A violator of Occupational Safety and Health Act rules is subject to civil,but not criminal penalties.

What did the United States Supreme Court decide in National Labor Relations Board v.Exchange Parts Company,involving an employer who conferred new economic benefits on its employees just before a union election that the employer subsequently won?