Question 1

The Family and Medical Leave Act does not apply to:

Accepted Answer

A)  key employees 
B)  small employers with less than 50 employees 
C)  new employees 
D)  all of the other specific choices 
E)  none of the other choices 
A)  key employees 
B)  small employers with less than 50 employees 
C)  new employees 
D)  all of the other specific choices 
E)  none of the other choices

Question 2

The ____ requires employers with 100 or more full-time employees to give advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff if 50 or more employees will be affected.

Accepted Answer

A)  Employee Warning and Adjustment Act 
B)  Employee Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
C)  Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
D)  Worker Alert and Retraining Notification Act 
E)  Worker Announcement and Reinstatement Act 
A)  Employee Warning and Adjustment Act 
B)  Employee Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
C)  Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
D)  Worker Alert and Retraining Notification Act 
E)  Worker Announcement and Reinstatement Act

Question 3

Workers' compensation law:

Accepted Answer

A)  requires employers to pay insurance premiums for injury benefits for employees 
B)  is a no-fault insurance system 
C)  is controlled by the states 
D)  requires employers to pay insurance premiums for injury benefits for employees and is a no-fault insurance system 
E)  requires employers to pay insurance premiums for injury benefits for employees and is a no-fault insurance system and is controlled by the states 
A)  requires employers to pay insurance premiums for injury benefits for employees 
B)  is a no-fault insurance system 
C)  is controlled by the states 
D)  requires employers to pay insurance premiums for injury benefits for employees and is a no-fault insurance system 
E)  requires employers to pay insurance premiums for injury benefits for employees and is a no-fault insurance system and is controlled by the states

Question 4

In right-to-work states, only the workers who vote to be represented by a union are covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the employer and the union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following problems suffered by a worker would not be eligible for coverage by workers' compensation:

Accepted Answer

A)  being beaten by a worker at work who went insane and attacked people 
B)  falling down drunk at an office party and suffering an injury 
C)  suffering an injury when falling out of a chair at work when falling asleep on duty 
D)  all of the specific choices would be covered 
E)  none of the specific choices would be covered 
A)  being beaten by a worker at work who went insane and attacked people 
B)  falling down drunk at an office party and suffering an injury 
C)  suffering an injury when falling out of a chair at work when falling asleep on duty 
D)  all of the specific choices would be covered 
E)  none of the specific choices would be covered

Question 6

Lockouts by management are legal if the employer does not show evidence of bad intent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Long v. Superior Senior Care, Long was issued on the job and filed for Workers' Compensation. Superior contended that she was an independent contractor so it was not responsible for such assistant. The Arkansas high court held that Long was an independent contractor as she was not under the control of Superior, so was not owed Workers' Compensation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Unions are opposed to right-to-work laws because they claim that the laws:

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent the unions from using dues for political action 
B)  allow some employees to be free riders because can benefit from the union without having to pay dues 
C)  allow some employees to have more influence than others in union decisions 
D)  give employers more power over unions 
E)  none of the other choices are correct 
A)  prevent the unions from using dues for political action 
B)  allow some employees to be free riders because can benefit from the union without having to pay dues 
C)  allow some employees to have more influence than others in union decisions 
D)  give employers more power over unions 
E)  none of the other choices are correct

Question 9

It is illegal under the Taft-Hartley Act for a union to engage in featherbedding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The National Labor Relations Act was enacted in parts. Which law(s) is(are) part of it?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  the Magnuson-Moss Act 
C)  the Wagner Act 
D)  the Landrum-Griffin Act and the Wagner Act 
E)  the Landrum-Griffin Act and the Wagner Act and the Magnuson-Moss Act 
A)  the Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  the Magnuson-Moss Act 
C)  the Wagner Act 
D)  the Landrum-Griffin Act and the Wagner Act 
E)  the Landrum-Griffin Act and the Wagner Act and the Magnuson-Moss Act

Question 11

Which of the following things should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy:

Accepted Answer

A)  what will be done with the results of a drug test 
B)  the drug employees most commonly test positive for 
C)  what percentage of employees test positive on average 
D)  all of the other specific choices should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy 
E)  none of the other specific choices should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy 
A)  what will be done with the results of a drug test 
B)  the drug employees most commonly test positive for 
C)  what percentage of employees test positive on average 
D)  all of the other specific choices should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy 
E)  none of the other specific choices should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy

Question 12

China has recently:

Accepted Answer

A)  created a legal system for employment matters equivalent to that in most western countries 
B)  failed to recognize any rights for workers 
C)  been favoring employers over employees in all labor disputes 
D)  allowed employers to discriminate against employees with Hepatitis B 
E)  none of the other choices are correct 
A)  created a legal system for employment matters equivalent to that in most western countries 
B)  failed to recognize any rights for workers 
C)  been favoring employers over employees in all labor disputes 
D)  allowed employers to discriminate against employees with Hepatitis B 
E)  none of the other choices are correct

Question 13

The first phase of the National Labor Relations Act is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Clayton Act 
B)  Taft-Hartley Act 
C)  Norris-La Guardia Act 
D)  Wagner Act 
E)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
A)  Clayton Act 
B)  Taft-Hartley Act 
C)  Norris-La Guardia Act 
D)  Wagner Act 
E)  Landrum-Griffin Act

Question 14

Which of the following was the only major labor law passed before the National Labor Relations Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Wagner Act 
B)  the Taft-Hartley Act 
C)  the Landrum-Griffin Act 
D)  the Norris-La Guardia Act 
E)  all of the other specific choices were passed before the National Labor Relations Act 
A)  the Wagner Act 
B)  the Taft-Hartley Act 
C)  the Landrum-Griffin Act 
D)  the Norris-La Guardia Act 
E)  all of the other specific choices were passed before the National Labor Relations Act

Question 15

The ____ was designed to guarantee the expectations of retirement plan participants and to promote the growth of private pension plans.

Accepted Answer

A)  Employee Pension Income Security Act 
B)  Employee Monetary Security Act 
C)  Employee Real Income Security Act 
D)  Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
E)  Employee Stability Security Act 
A)  Employee Pension Income Security Act 
B)  Employee Monetary Security Act 
C)  Employee Real Income Security Act 
D)  Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
E)  Employee Stability Security Act

Question 16

Unless the reason for such activity involves protected concerted activity, employers may fire employees for:

Accepted Answer

A)  insubordination 
B)  disobedience 
C)  disloyalty 
D)  all of the other specific choices are correct 
E)  none of the other specific choices are correct 
A)  insubordination 
B)  disobedience 
C)  disloyalty 
D)  all of the other specific choices are correct 
E)  none of the other specific choices are correct

Question 17

A yellow-dog contract is one in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  an employee agrees to report other employees who join unions 
B)  an employee agrees to report other employees who are planning a strike 
C)  an employee agrees not to join a union 
D)  an employee agrees to be exempt from the Wagner Act 
E)  none of the other choices are correct 
A)  an employee agrees to report other employees who join unions 
B)  an employee agrees to report other employees who are planning a strike 
C)  an employee agrees not to join a union 
D)  an employee agrees to be exempt from the Wagner Act 
E)  none of the other choices are correct

Question 18

A random drug test for would be most likely to be justified by an employer for:

Accepted Answer

A)  a grocery store clerk 
B)  a truck driver 
C)  a student 
D)  a movie ticket seller 
E)  all of the other choices as federal law encourages testing all employees 
A)  a grocery store clerk 
B)  a truck driver 
C)  a student 
D)  a movie ticket seller 
E)  all of the other choices as federal law encourages testing all employees

Question 19

Noncompete agreements are when one firm agrees not to compete with another firm by hiring away its employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most National Labor Relations Board cases concern unfair labor practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Employment and Labor Regulations

The Family and Medical Leave Act does not apply to:

The ____ requires employers with 100 or more full-time employees to give advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff if 50 or more employees will be affected.

Workers' compensation law:

In right-to-work states, only the workers who vote to be represented by a union are covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the employer and the union.

Which of the following problems suffered by a worker would not be eligible for coverage by workers' compensation:

Lockouts by management are legal if the employer does not show evidence of bad intent.

Unions are opposed to right-to-work laws because they claim that the laws:

It is illegal under the Taft-Hartley Act for a union to engage in featherbedding.

The National Labor Relations Act was enacted in parts. Which law(s) is(are) part of it?

Which of the following things should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy:

China has recently:

The first phase of the National Labor Relations Act is known as the:

Which of the following was the only major labor law passed before the National Labor Relations Act:

The ____ was designed to guarantee the expectations of retirement plan participants and to promote the growth of private pension plans.

Unless the reason for such activity involves protected concerted activity, employers may fire employees for:

A yellow-dog contract is one in which:

A random drug test for would be most likely to be justified by an employer for:

Noncompete agreements are when one firm agrees not to compete with another firm by hiring away its employees.

Most National Labor Relations Board cases concern unfair labor practices.

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