Question 1

Who administers the federal unemployment compensation laws?

Accepted Answer

A) The Social Security Administration. 
B) The states. 
C) The federal courts. 
D) The NLRB. 
A) The Social Security Administration. 
B) The states. 
C) The federal courts. 
D) The NLRB.

Question 2

Social Security benefits are funded by:

Accepted Answer

A) legally required assessments on employers. 
B) taxes paid by both employers and employees or by self-employed persons. 
C) the federal tax on corporations. 
D) a combination of federal and state taxes. 
A) legally required assessments on employers. 
B) taxes paid by both employers and employees or by self-employed persons. 
C) the federal tax on corporations. 
D) a combination of federal and state taxes.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Minimum wages. 
B) Hours of employment. 
C) Child labor. 
D) Defined benefit plans. 
A) Minimum wages. 
B) Hours of employment. 
C) Child labor. 
D) Defined benefit plans.

Question 4

The Norris-La Guardia Act gave federal courts the power to issue injunctions in nonviolent labor disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 would scrutinize which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A) A woman engineer was denied a job for which she was qualified. 
B) A short man was denied employment as a busboy. 
C) A two-man partnership with two employees refused to hire a qualified black attorney. 
D) Both (a) and (c) above are correct. 
A) A woman engineer was denied a job for which she was qualified. 
B) A short man was denied employment as a busboy. 
C) A two-man partnership with two employees refused to hire a qualified black attorney. 
D) Both (a) and (c) above are correct.

Question 6

The Equal Pay Act has been interpreted by the courts to require equal pay for men and women based upon the concept of "substantially equal" rather than identical work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Employee privacy:

Accepted Answer

A) is protected by the common law "invasion of privacy" torts. 
B) relates to drug and alcohol testing. 
C) relates to polygraph testing. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) is protected by the common law "invasion of privacy" torts. 
B) relates to drug and alcohol testing. 
C) relates to polygraph testing. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 8

The Family and Medical Leave Act:

Accepted Answer

A) applies to private employers with 50 or more employees. 
B) does not apply to governmental employers. 
C) allows, during a twelve-month period, up to sixteen weeks of leave for childbirth, adoption, or serious health conditions of a spouse, child, or parent. 
D) requires that the employer pay at least 50 percent of the employee's wages and benefits during the leave period.. 
E) All of the above. 
A) applies to private employers with 50 or more employees. 
B) does not apply to governmental employers. 
C) allows, during a twelve-month period, up to sixteen weeks of leave for childbirth, adoption, or serious health conditions of a spouse, child, or parent. 
D) requires that the employer pay at least 50 percent of the employee's wages and benefits during the leave period.. 
E) All of the above.

Question 9

Workers' compensation acts have been adopted by all states in an effort to provide speedier and more certain relief to injured workers than was available through litigation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Sexual harassment is covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

At common law,an employee can be dismissed at any time but only with cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Recreation and Parks Agency of the state government has six employees and is interviewing for a person to teach gymnastics and arts and crafts to 3-5 year olds.Ed,age 68,applies but is told he is too old.If he sues under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,the agency's best defense would be that:

Accepted Answer

A) they are not subject to the Act since they only have six employees. 
B) the agency, as part of state government, is not subject to the Act. 
C) Ed is not able to do gymnastics. 
D) this is not a salary dispute. 
A) they are not subject to the Act since they only have six employees. 
B) the agency, as part of state government, is not subject to the Act. 
C) Ed is not able to do gymnastics. 
D) this is not a salary dispute.

Question 13

Under the Equal Pay Act:

Accepted Answer

A) an employer cannot discriminate against a minority worker by paying him less than a non-minority worker. 
B) a man could be paid more than a woman for the same kind of work if he produced more on a piece-rate basis. 
C) an employer cannot discriminate in pay for substantially equal work on the basis of religion, sex, or national origin. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) an employer cannot discriminate against a minority worker by paying him less than a non-minority worker. 
B) a man could be paid more than a woman for the same kind of work if he produced more on a piece-rate basis. 
C) an employer cannot discriminate in pay for substantially equal work on the basis of religion, sex, or national origin. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 14

Ben challenged his state transportation department's affirmative action plan as constituting illegal reverse discrimination.The plan will be:

Accepted Answer

A) subject to strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B) subject to a rational basis test to determine its constitutionality. 
C) examined to see if the classification is justified by a compelling governmental interest and uses the least intrusive means available. 
D) Both (a) and (c). 
A) subject to strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B) subject to a rational basis test to determine its constitutionality. 
C) examined to see if the classification is justified by a compelling governmental interest and uses the least intrusive means available. 
D) Both (a) and (c).

Question 15

Elmer has been a faithful worker at the Mid-America Manufacturing Company for over thirty years.One day when he comes to work,he gets called into the foreman's office and is told that the company has decided to lay off all of its 250 current employees and move the plant out of the country.
a.Does Elmer have any protections under the common law doctrine of employment at will?
b.Does Elmer have any protections under employment discrimination law?

Accepted Answer

a.Equal pay for equal work means that me

Question 16

A "closed shop" is:

Accepted Answer

A) the same as a "runaway" shop. 
B) one in which a union once existed but has since been voted out. 
C) one in which a union is barred. 
D) outlawed by the Taft-Hartley Act. 
A) the same as a "runaway" shop. 
B) one in which a union once existed but has since been voted out. 
C) one in which a union is barred. 
D) outlawed by the Taft-Hartley Act.

Question 17

Under the Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination in the workplace:

Accepted Answer

A) a sexual harassment suit can be maintained even if the person who is harassed suffers no economic loss and the only injury is a hostile work environment. 
B) sexual harassment is not covered unless the harassed person is not promoted or is fired for not complying with the person seeking the sexual favors. 
C) same-sex harassment is not actionable under Title VII according to a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court. 
D) sexual harassment charges cannot be maintained against an employer who tolerates sexual harassment, but only against the person instigating the harassment. 
A) a sexual harassment suit can be maintained even if the person who is harassed suffers no economic loss and the only injury is a hostile work environment. 
B) sexual harassment is not covered unless the harassed person is not promoted or is fired for not complying with the person seeking the sexual favors. 
C) same-sex harassment is not actionable under Title VII according to a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court. 
D) sexual harassment charges cannot be maintained against an employer who tolerates sexual harassment, but only against the person instigating the harassment.

Question 18

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is empowered to:

Accepted Answer

A) file legal actions in its own name but not to intervene in actions filed by third parties. 
B) attempt to resolve alleged violations through informal means prior to bringing suit. 
C) investigate all charges of discrimination. 
D) (a) and (b) 
E) (b) and (c) 
A) file legal actions in its own name but not to intervene in actions filed by third parties. 
B) attempt to resolve alleged violations through informal means prior to bringing suit. 
C) investigate all charges of discrimination. 
D) (a) and (b) 
E) (b) and (c)

Question 19

Congress enacted the Norris-LaGuardia Act in 1932 in response to growing criticism of the use of injunctions in peaceful labor disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Under the NLRA,an employer can legally refuse to bargain with the union as a means of applying economic pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 41: Employment Law

Who administers the federal unemployment compensation laws?

Social Security benefits are funded by:

Which of the following is NOT covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act?

The Norris-La Guardia Act gave federal courts the power to issue injunctions in nonviolent labor disputes.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 would scrutinize which of the following situations?

The Equal Pay Act has been interpreted by the courts to require equal pay for men and women based upon the concept of "substantially equal" rather than identical work.

Employee privacy:

The Family and Medical Leave Act:

Workers' compensation acts have been adopted by all states in an effort to provide speedier and more certain relief to injured workers than was available through litigation.

Sexual harassment is covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

At common law,an employee can be dismissed at any time but only with cause.

Under the Equal Pay Act:

Ben challenged his state transportation department's affirmative action plan as constituting illegal reverse discrimination.The plan will be:

A "closed shop" is:

Under the Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination in the workplace:

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is empowered to:

Congress enacted the Norris-LaGuardia Act in 1932 in response to growing criticism of the use of injunctions in peaceful labor disputes.

Under the NLRA,an employer can legally refuse to bargain with the union as a means of applying economic pressure.

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