Exam 15: Employment and Labor Regulations

Federal minimum wage requirements were initiated in 1938 as part of:

All employees in the U.S., citizens or not, must provide documents to their employer that show their identity.

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:

In Teamsters Local Union No. 523 v. National Labor Relations Board, where a sales representative complained of unfair labor practices after he was demoted by the union when his employer consolidated its distribution so that the union would represent all distribution workers, rather than only some, the U.S. Court of Appeals held that:

State licensing and regulation of occupations may:

A typical disability income, up to a state-imposed weekly maximum, is about:

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 under the "control" of Superior so was an employee due Workers' Compensation and that Superior engaged in fraud for denying her a public right, so she could sue in tort.

Workers' compensation law:

For the NLRB to oversee a representation election, at least what percent of employees must request an election?

Employees may be required to sign, as a condition of employment, an agreement that they will not sue the employer in case they are injured on the job. This is called:

An at-will employee may be fired for leaving work to report for jury duty.

Which of the following is an objective of workers' compensation law:

Which of the following is a requirement of the Drug-Free Workplace Act imposed on all companies that do more than $25,000 worth of business with the federal government?

State laws vary in how they resolve various drug-related employment issues.

Under the hazard communication standard, an employer must place all toxic and explosive chemicals in a facility detached from the main workplace.

The National Labor Relations Board was created to monitor unfair labor practices and assure fair union elections.

A company that has more than $25,000 worth of business with the federal government and does not establish a drug-free awareness program and make an effort to make it work would be in violation of:

A(n) ____ is one in which employees agree not to leave and go into competition against the employer or go to work for a competitor for a certain time.

Penalties for violations of OSHA regulations may run into the millions of dollars.

Wrongful discharge is a: