Exam 11: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

Drug-testing of private-sector employees is governed by federal law.

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

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

Workhorse Air Crane Corporation employs aircraft mechanics, computer programmers, outside salespersons, and professionals, including pilots. Employees exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime provisions include all of the following except

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

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

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

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

Salsa Caliente, Inc., employs three hundred workers at four locations in two states. Under federal law, Salsa must provide each employee, during any twelve-month period, family or medical leave of​

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

Lenny works for Mechanical Engineers, P.A. While working on a Mechanical Engineers project, Lenny is injured. Under state workers' compensation laws, Lenny will be compensated only if his injury was​

An employee who discloses information relating to fraud perpetrated by his or her employer against the government is protected from retaliatory discharge under federal and state statutes.

Under the employment-at-will doctrine, an employment relationship may be terminated at any time and for any reason by the employer but not by an employee.

Minnie, an employee for Nursing Home, Inc., goes out on strike with other employees. Nursing Home hires replacements for the striking workers. The replacement workers can be considered permanent if the strike is​

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

Interstate Storage & Trucking, Inc., keeps a file of I-9 verifications forms, which are required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act. To monitor compliance with the act, random audits and enforcement actions are conducted by​

An eligible employee may take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for the employee's spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition.

Ethan, a former employee of Fiber Optics, Inc., is currently unemployed. To collect unemployment compensation, Ethan must​

Flo is seventeen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, she cannot work​

Employees can voluntarily pay overtime wages to otherwise ineligible employees.