Exam 25: Employment Laws-Part Five Business Organizations

The payroll records of Mortimer Inc.revealed that all the employees worked an average of 48 hours in the month of June.Each worker received $7.20 an hour for the first 40 hours per week and $10.80 for the eight hours overtime.In May,some employees had been paid as much as $8.00 per hour for the first 40 hours,but the company reduced the scale when female employees complained that men were being paid more for the same work.The records also revealed that the plant manager and personnel manager worked as many as 60 hours per week but did not receive overtime pay.Discuss any legal problems that may exist in this scenario.

Salima became a Certified Public Accountant in 2002.After working as a staff auditor and accountant for other companies,she was hired as an auditor by Moore Corp.in 2003.When she was hired,there were four male auditors in her area who had been with the company for several years and were classified as senior auditors.In 2004,Salima complained that she was receiving the same salary as a new male senior auditor,Rashid,even though she was doing the same work.When Rashid was brought in,Moore Corp.was in the process of divestiture and its policy was to fill positions with lateral transfers from other areas because of a promotion and hiring freeze.In 2005,Salima filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)claiming that she was not being paid equally for equal work.Did Moore Corp.violate the Equal Pay Act by paying Salima less than the male accountants?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:

A contract between an employer and the union,which requires the employer to refrain from dealing in the products of another employer who is considered to be unfair to the union,is called a _____.

Punitive damages and emotional damages such as pain and suffering cannot be recovered by employment laws.

The aim of affirmative action is to encourage an employer to apply greater effort in finding and promoting qualified minority and female candidates.

Under workers' compensation,_____.

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act requires:

Mandatory employment arbitration agreements:

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed as an amendment to the: