Exam 21: Employment Laws

Employers are required to compensate nursing mothers for breaks taken for the purpose of expressing milk.

Jamie works as a barista at Coffee-Hutz,a coffeehouse in New Jersey,with 60 other employees.He has been working there full time for 18 months.One day his wife called with some bad news.His mother-in-law and 10-year-old daughter,Delores,were severely injured in a car accident while returning from school.Jamie has asked his employer for leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).In this scenario,which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is true of the National Defense Authorization Act (FY 2010 NDAA)under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

California-based Click Storage Products Inc.,suffered extensive building damage after it was hit by an earthquake.The plant was considered unsafe to work in.Eventually it was closed down,leaving hundreds of employees without jobs.The plant gave a notice of 10 days to warn the workers of the impending shutdown.Is the plant guilty of any violation?

Employers with more than 50 employees are not subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)break time requirement if compliance with the provision would impose an undue hardship.

Which of the following statements holds true for the internship programs under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?

If the state minimum wage rate differs from the federal minimum wage rate,then employers

What is the employment-at-will doctrine,and how is it being limited?

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),the overtime pay for workers is

Liability of an employer exists regardless of lack of negligence or fault,provided the necessary association between the injuries and the business of the employer is present.

A deep fryer used in a fast-food restaurant is operated by nine minors.The fryer is manually operated and the employees are required to immerse the food items in hot oil.This task was performed regularly based on the instructions provided by the store managers and senior staff members.Does the restaurant violate any rule?

______ occurs when a principal voluntarily decides to honor an agreement,which otherwise would not be binding due to an agent's lack of authority.

Which of the following holds true for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)Whistleblowers Rewards Program?

Under common law,even though an employer is negligent in permitting a hazardous condition to persist,if the worker is aware of the dangers that exist,he will be unable to recover damages because of the ______ defense of the employer.

Employers were prohibited from firing employees for union activities under the

Viola hires Chris to purchase goods from Liferunner Shoes,a local sportswear store.She sends a note along with Chris to be delivered to the manager at Liferunner Shoes to charge her store for the goods purchased by Chris.Chris is to purchase goods on behalf of the store for the first time.In this case,the contractual authority thus created is a form of ______.

New York police officers Brad Williams and Michael Durant volunteered to enlist in the National Guard to serve the country during the Iraq War.Upon returning to New York after the war,the government refused to grant them annual leaves or seniority,which they were otherwise entitled to,had they not served in the armed forces.Do the officers have the right to sue the city of New York?

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)requires breaks or meal periods to be given to workers.

Employment-at-will relationships are essentially employer-employee agreements that may be terminated at any time without cause.

Which of the following statements is true of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?