Exam 28: Employment, immigration, and Labor Law

Workers who have been fired for misconduct or who have voluntarily left their jobs are not eligible for unemployment compensation.

Hu,Ivan,and Juana apply to work for King Produce Packing Company in Languor City,Georgia. These individuals' eligibility to work must be verified by

On Form I-9,an employer must declarethat an employee produced documents establishing his or her identity and legal employability.

Employees of private (nongovernment)employers have some privacy protection under tort law and state constitutions.

Some courts have held that an implied employment contract exists between the employer and the employee.

Hunter is seventeen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,Hunter cannot work

To gain authorization for hiring a foreign worker,an employer must show that the hiring will not adversely affect other workers similarly employed.

Ester is a current employee of Fiber Optics,Inc. Gage,a former Fiber Optics employee,is currently unemployed. To collect unemployment compensation,Gage must

Any employee who works more than ten hours per day must be paid overtime.

Children under fourteen years of age are not allowed to work.

Healthy Harvest Company runs a candy and fruit processing and packaging plant. Most of Healthy Harvest's business is done during holiday seasons,especially between Halloween and New Year's Day,and in the spring. The company hires a large temporary workforce during its busiest times. Can Healthy Harvest hire noncitizens for its temporary,seasonal work? If so,what procedures must the employer follow to do this hiring? If not,how can Healthy Harvest be assured that it is hiring only citizens?

Vidal is an employee of Wild Thing Ranch. Vidal learns that Wild Thing is illegally importing endangered animals to sell as pets. He reports his employer's illegal activities but is laid off shortly thereafter and successfully sues Wild Thing for retaliatory discharge. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

Cloud Computing & Processing Corporation wants to hire Dhani,a noncitizen with special qualifications. To hire Dhani,Cloud Computing must petition

During collective bargaining,the employer and the union are obligated to reach an agreement.

Livia takes temporary family leave from her job at Meatpackers Corporation to care for a new baby. On Livia's return from the leave,Meatpackers must

Strawberry Fields,Inc.,employs hundreds of seasonal and permanent workers,both skilled and unskilled,in three states. Under federal immigration law,Strawberry Fields can hire illegal immigrants

Geno's Italiano Ristorantes,Inc.,employs three hundred workers at four loca-tions in two states. Under federal law,Geno's must provide each employee,during any twelve-month period,family or medical leave of

Trangis an employee of U.S. Natural Gas Company. Under federal law,Trangand other employees have the right to

Federal law enables employees to continue health-care coverage after their jobs have been terminated and they are no longer eligible for group health-insurance plans.

Analytic Projections,Inc.,a data analysis firm,wants to hire Benazir,a noncitizen. A work visa is most likely to be set aside for a noncitizen if