Exam 15: Employment and Labor Regulations

A(n) ____ is one in which employees are required to sign, as a condition of employment, an agreement that they will not recruit fellow employees for another company when they leave their current place of employment.

Which of the following is not an objective of the workers' compensation law?

Which of the following statements may an employer make without engaging in an unfair labor practice?

Which of the following is not subject to mandatory bargaining?

Stark Excavating was replacing a fire hydrant. OSHA inspector Armstrong came to the worksite and saw that the sides of the hole where the hydrant was being installed were too steep, so the dirt might collapse. Stark knew the sides were steep but wanted to do the work quickly so as to avoid disruption to local businesses. Armstrong issued a "willful violation" citation. Start appealed that the citation should not be of such a serious nature. The appeals court held that the citation would be:

Workers who are injured at work due to their employer's negligence may collect workers' compensation benefits and sue in tort.

The Landrum-Griffin Act provides for federal regulation of internal union affairs.

Key employees of an organization, such as the highest paid employees, do not get Family and Medical Leave Act benefits.

The National Labor Relations Act requires employers and unions to deal in good faith in collective bargaining.

If at least 30 percent of workers vote to get rid of a union, the union is decertified.

Which of the following are public-policy exceptions recognized by most states as limits to the employment-at-will doctrine allowing termination of employees?

Posting a notice of unfair practices in the workplace, issuing a cease and desist order, providing back pay for lost wages, reinstating dismissed workers, and issuing an order to bargain with the union are all examples of:

Workers' compensation law:

For a union representation election to be called, 50 percent of the workers at a workplace must sign authorization cards requesting the election.

Which of the following workers would not be covered by the FMLA:

In general, the NLRB and the courts will not permit outside union organizers access to:

Appeals of decisions made by the National Labor Relations Board may not go beyond the U.S. Court of Appeals.

The courts have ruled that union organizers must have access to both the property and the employees of a company engaged in a unionization process.

About ____ of public sector employees belong to unions.