Exam 24: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

Under the employment-at-will doctrine, either party may terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason.

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

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​

Date & Data Accountants, a private employer, handles bookkeeping for small employers. In most circumstances, with exceptions, federal law clearly prohibits Date & Data from subjecting its employees to​

Following leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, most employees must be restored to their original or a comparable position.

Generally, under employment-at-will doctrine, an employer may fire an employee even if doing so would violate a statute.

Price-Cut Discount stores may subject its employees to lie-detector tests when investigating

An employer can exclude persons from employer-provided health-insurance coverage for preexisting conditions.

Whenever a work-related injury or disease occurs, employers must make reports directly to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Employees who are exempt from the federal overtime provisions include manual laborers and other blue-collar workers.

Only employers contribute under federal law to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for their employees' loss of income on retirement.

Metalworkers Union represents the workers of National Fabrication Corporation. The employer refuses to bargain with the union over workplace safety. This most likely violates

In states that require a minimum wage that is higher than the federal minimum wage, employers must pay the higher wage.

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

For a union election to be held, at least 30 percent of the workers to be represented must support a union or an election on unionization.

FasTite Tool Company employs workers, including Gina, at six locations in two states. FasTite’s discharge of Gina outside the terms of an implied employment contract may result in

Chaz works for Bridge Builders, Inc. While working on a Bridge Builders project, Chaz is injured. Under state workers' compensation laws, Chaz will be compensated only if his injury was

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

Like Social Security, Medicare is funded by contributions from employers only.

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