Exam 38: Regulation of Employment

The NLRA prohibits discrimination against employees for engaging in union activities even if they are warned of the possible consequences of their union activities.

The National Labor Relations Act applies to: ______.

Algonquin Industries was a small business that hired mostly recent immigrants to the United States and paid them a minimum wage. The business prospered and people began to come around to organize the workers into a union. Officials of Algonquin spoke against the advisability of joining the union. Finally, a date for a certification vote was set. In the days leading up to the vote, Algonquin officials began to intimate that those workers who voted against the union would receive overtime opportunities "as they became available." A charge has been brought that this is an unfair labor practice. Decide.

To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must have been employed by a covered employer for at least __________ months and have worked at least __________ hours during the 12-month period preceding the leave.

In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, when an employee is discharged, regardless of the reason, the employer must: ______.

Which of the following categories of individuals are exempt from the minimum wage provisions of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?

The Federal Wiretapping Act makes it unlawful to intercept oral and written communications, except: ______.

The sole issue addressed in the Fair Labor Standards Act is child labor.

Under which circumstance will an employee not be entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits for an on-the-job injury?

A dispute arose in a small factory and the workers decided to strike concerning the firing of an employee for union-organizing activity. As the strike wore on without resolution, the employer hired what the employer called permanent replacements for the strikers. Eventually, the strike was settled. Are the fired workers entitled to getting their jobs back?

A person cannot be both an employee and an agent for a party at the same time.

Which of the following is a permissive versus a mandatory subject of union bargaining?

An agreement by an employee to refrain from disclosing trade secrets is generally not binding.

The Family and Medical Leave Act entitles an employee to a total of 24 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period

The Social Security Act established the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to aid all of the following persons except: ______.

Employers are required to maintain records of certain occupational illnesses and injuries by: ______.

An employment contract that allows for termination for "good cause" or "just cause" is the legally the same as an "at-will" employment contract.

An employer is prohibited from requiring any documentation to determine a potential employee's work eligibility other than a driver's license and a social security card.

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) allows whistleblowers who are retaliated against, to file an immediate lawsuit in federal district court.

The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) sets forth criminal and civil penalties against employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens.