Exam 34: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

Leon, Mia, Nestor, and Orina are employees of different-sized employers in different industries. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, all employees in covered industries must be paid per hour​

After a union election campaign among the employees of Frozen Foods Packaging Company, the Food Packagers International Union does not obtain a majority vote in the election. This violates​

Employees of private employers have some privacy protection under tort law and state constitutions.

Employees who are exempt from the federal overtime provisions include manual laborers and other blue-collar workers.

National Auto Parts Company runs an after-market auto parts-replacement company. Most of National Auto Parts's business is done during the spring and summer. The company hires a large temporary workforce during its busiest times. Occasionally, a position opens for an individual with highly specialized skills, particularly to operate and maintain the company's inventory control systems. Can National Auto Parts hire noncitizens for its temporary, seasonal work? Can the company hire a noncitizen with special skills for certain jobs? If so, what procedures must the employer follow in both situations to do this hiring? If not, how can National Auto Parts be assured that it is hiring only citizens?

Lenny works for Mechanical Engineers, P.A. While working on a Mechanical Engineers project, Lenny is injured. Under state workers' compensation laws, Lenny will be compensated only if his injury was​

Children under fourteen years of age are not allowed to work.

Metalworkers Union represents the workers of National Fabrication Corporation. The employer refuses to bargain with the union over workplace safety. This most likely violates​

In a typical strike, an employer has a right to hire replacement workers to substitute for striking workers.

The Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to provide eligible employees with family or medical leave for any of the following reasons except​

Cloud Computing & Processing Corporation wants to hire Dhani, a noncitizen with special qualifications. To hire Dhani, Cloud Computing must petition​

Analytic Projections, Inc., a data analysis firm, wants to hire Benazir, a noncitizen. A work visa is most likely to be set aside for a noncitizen if​

In states that require a minimum wage that is higher than the federal minimum wage, employers must pay the higher wage.

Some courts have held that an implied employment contract exists between the employer and the employee.

Berry Fields, Inc., employs hundreds of seasonal and permanent workers, both skilled and unskilled, in three states. Under federal immigration law, Berry Fields can hire illegal immigrants​

To be protected by federal labor law, an individual must be an employee or a job applicant.

Motor Vehicle Assembly Corporation operates a plant near the border between the United States and Mexico. Due to the location, it would be easier for the company to employ noncitizens. In this circumstance, it is legal for a U.S. employer to​

Under the employment-at-will doctrine, an employment relationship may be terminated at any time and for any reason by the employer but not by an employee.

Employers can require or cause employees, but not job applicants, to take lie-detector tests.

Only employers contribute under federal law to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for their employees' loss of income on retirement.