Exam 51: Employment Law

Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)administers the Occupational Safety and Health Act,OSHA is not empowered to inspect businesses to enforce those regulations.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)regulates wages and hours by entitling covered employees to a time-and-a half rate for work exceeding ________ hours per week.

A plaintiff will succeed against her employer in a disparate treatment case under Title VII if she can prove that:

Drug and alcohol testing of public employees is unconstitutional.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects people aged 40 and over from age discrimination.

The case in the text,Peterson v.AT&T Mobility Services,LLC,demonstrates that the public policy exception to the employment-at-will rule is:

For an employee to recover under a workers' compensation system,what percentage of negligence must the employer be found guilty of?

Mr.Smithers is the owner of Meany Co.In the past few months,office stationery supply orders have risen significantly from the same period in previous years due to a sudden shortage in items,such as paper.Mr.Smithers is convinced that employees are to blame for the paper shortage because they are taking paper without permission for their personal use.Mr.Smithers orders that all of the supply rooms,copy rooms,lounges,and the employee locker rooms be monitored with hidden surveillance cameras.Discuss the potential legal consequences if such an action is taken by Meany Co.

________ established an 80-day cooling-off period for strikes that the president finds likely to endanger national safety or health.

Jack is Martha's boss.They are lifeguards working for the City of Miami.Jack is very interested in developing a romantic relationship with Martha.However,Martha is not attracted to Jack.His attention is unwelcome to her.Jack tells Martha that if she will engage in sexual relations with him,he will give her the highest employee evaluation possible,and she will get a raise.This is an example of: