Exam 21: Employment Laws

The only defense an employer has to the strict liability of respondeat superior is that the employee was outside the scope of employment.This defense is made using the language of frolic and detour by an employer when an agent

The right to receive a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)notice excludes part-time workers.

Which of the following statements is true of polygraph tests?

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)sets 16 years of age as the minimum age for employment.

A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)notice is mandatory for a case that relates to the sale of a business.

As a limitation of the employment-at-will doctrine,the Consumer Credit Protection Act prohibits discharge of employees due to garnishment of wages for any one indebtedness.

When can public employees be tested for drugs?

Serena,who had worked for Winstrol Corp.for nearly 30 years,began undergoing therapy after she started having suicidal thoughts.After being supervised,Serena notified her supervisor that she would be unable to work for at least one month.Winstrol mailed Serena a Family and Medical Leave Act packet,which she completed and forwarded to her health care provider for certification.Winstrol denied the plaintiff's FMLA request because the supplied medical information was insufficient to support a serious health condition.Serena asked the hospital to provide additional medical information to the defendant,which Winstrol received the following day.A few days later,Winstrol notified Serena in a letter that she was terminated for her failure to supply medical information as required by the company.Serena sued her employer for interfering with her FMLA leave rights.Is she right?

What are some of the things an employer can do to protect himself or herself from a lawsuit concerning employment?

In the context of employment-at-will,employers were able to discharge employees without cause at any time.

Tom has a back injury that required surgery in the past.He is able to work but has to undergo periodic medical checkups and physiotherapy.If he leaves his current job and moves to another company,he will receive medical coverage that includes coverage for his treatment due to the provisions of the:

The exclusive remedy rule does not protect employers who intentionally injure workers as workers' compensation laws apply only to accidentally injured workers.

The right to a covered leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act applies to employees the moment they begin employment.

Which of the following statements is true of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)?

Whistleblowers are entitled to awards of lesser amounts when the fraud has already been publicly disclosed and the whistleblower is not an original source.

The penalties imposed on employers who violate child labor laws can be trebled for repeated violations.