Exam 35: Labor, Worker Protection, and Immigration Laws

The highly compensated employee exemption applies to employees who are paid total annual compensation of $100,000 or more,perform office or nonmanual work,and regularly perform at least one of the duties of an exempt executive,administrative,or professional employee.

Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United States?

According to the FLSA,children aged 14 and 15 can only work as newspaper deliverers.

How do elected unions use union security agreements to attain maximum power?

Jerry is employed by U.S.-based Iconic Systems.His work hours per week for the month of January were 40 hours the first week,30 hours the second week,50 hours the third week,and 45 hours the fourth week.According to the FSLA,how many hours of overtime pay is Jerry entitled to at the end of January?

Which of the following statements is true of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959?

Why must a 60-day notice be given to an employer before a strike? How can an employer prevent an impending strike?

In addition to covering physical injuries,workers' compensation insurance covers stress and mental illness that are employment related.

Sometimes employers give employees the title of "manager" to avoid the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the FLSA.

An H-1B visa is a visa that allows U.S.employers to employ in the United States foreign nationals who possess extraordinary ability for certain types of employment.

Certain topics are considered ________ subjects of collective bargaining and therefore cannot be subjects of negotiation or agreement.

Subjects that are not compulsory or illegal are known as ________ subjects of collective bargaining,which maybe be bargained for if the company and union agree to do so.

Workers' compensation is a(n)________ remedy.

The ________ exemption applies to employees who are compensated on a salary or fee basis,whose primary duty is the performance of office or nonmanual work and whose work includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance.

When is an election necessary to form a union? Can a union be created without an employer contesting the election results?

Which of the following is true of workers' compensation?

Section 8(a)of the NLRA prohibits unions from engaging in unfair labor practices that interfere with a union election.

Which of the following gives employees the right to join together to form a union?

Which of the following is a compulsory subject during collective bargaining?

A group of employees that a union is seeking to represent is known as a(n)________.