Exam 11: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

Frank is an employee of Guitar Makers, LLC. Guitar's employee manual states that workers, such as Frank, will be dismissed only for good cause. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is​

Leon, Mia, Nestor, and Orina are employees of different-sized employers in different industries. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, all employees in covered industries must be paid per hour​

Northwest Energy Company is subject to mandatory workers' compensation laws in the states in which it does business. Odele and Phelps work for Northwest Energy as part of a crew that travels to remote locations to repair broken pumps and other damaged equipment. At a distant site, Odele is injured in an accident that is entirely Phelps's fault. Odele files a claim for workers' compensation. Should the claim be granted? What would be Northwest Energy's best defense against it?

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.

Shipping Dispatch, LLC, provides its employees with an e-mail system. The company notifies them that it will monitor their communications over the system. Some employees file a suit against their employer, claiming a violation of privacy. The court is most likely to hold that, with respect to communications over the e-mail system,​

Anna is an employee at Bento Food Mart. Anna is called for jury duty and as a result cannot work her scheduled shift. Bento fires Anna. She successfully sues Bento for reinstatement. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is​

To recover workers' compensation, an employee must prove that an injury did not occur on the job or in the course of employment.

Jorge, Kim, and Lucy apply to work for Meat Packing, Inc. Meat Packing must verify the identity and eligibility to work of​

Danielle takes temporary family leave from her job at Equipment Rentals & Sales Company to care for a newborn baby. With respect to Danielle's health-care coverage, during the leave, under the Family and Medical Leave Act, Equipment Rentals & Sales must​

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​

U.S. employers face penalties if they hire undocumented immigrants, but the penalties are not serious.

The Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to provide eligible employees with family or medical leave for any of the following reasons except​

A proposed union must represent an appropriate bargaining unit of an employer's employees.

Mythic Games Company employs two hundred workers full-time. If Mythic Games plans to have a mass layoff, it must provide its employees with notice of at least​

Curtis is an employee of Deepwater Drilling, Inc., covered by federal overtime provisions, which apply only after an employee has worked more than​

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

Motor Vehicle Assembly Corporation operates a plant near the border between the United States and Mexico. Due to the location, it would be easier for the company to employ noncitizens. In this circumstance, it is legal for a U.S. employer to​

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

Investment Sales Corporation wants to monitor its employees' electronic communications. Investment Sales's best course of action to avoid liability under laws related to employee monitoring is to notify​

Children aged fourteen and fifteen are allowed to work in hazardous occupations.