Exam 29: Employment and Labor Law

If employees wish to organize a union,the employer is prohibited from distributing written notices to employees stating it is opposed to union activity within the company.

Megan was employed by a large company.Her supervisor told her to falsify government reports.She refused and was fired.She sued for wrongful discharge.Her employer claimed that,since Megan was an at-will employee,she had no legal right to claim the company was liable for damages.Is the employer right?

Sharon fell while making an inspection of a machine at work and in the fall,she broke her arm.Can she collect workers' compensation for the time she had to be away from work as she recovered?

Sit-down strikes,in which members stop working but remain at their job posts,physically blocking replacement workers from taking their places are legal.

Maxine lost her job as an electrical engineer with a large company which had provided health insurance benefits for Maxine and her family.She now