Exam 21: Employment Laws

A fast food restaurant allowed nine minors to operate a deep fryer. The restaurant's manually operated fryer requires the employees to cook baskets of food in hot oil, according to the department. All of the minors that utilized the fryer did so at the direction of various store managers as well as senior staff members and on a regular and recurring basis. Does the restaurant violate any rule?

The FLSA sets 16 years of age as the minimum age for employment.

Patty Holmes, a 15-year-old high school sophomore attending Valley High, was participating in a junior varsity field hockey match against a team from Manfield High. While Holmes was controlling the ball and attempting to score a goal, one or more members of the Manfield team came into contact with her, causing her to fall and sustain injuries. Holmes claimed that the school and school district were negligent and sued to recover damages for the injuries she sustained during the field hockey match. Under the common law, is Patty eligible to recover damages?

Standards regarding unsafe and unhealthy workplace conditions are created and enforced under:

An employee at-will can be fired for:

Martin was injured in a collision between his buggy and Herzog's car. Martin was driving at night without lights. Martin's wife sued Herzog. Herzog claimed that Martin's failure to use headlights resulted in the accident. Is there any provision under the common law that would come to Herzog's rescue?

The requirement for Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms is waived off for U.S. employers who employ noncitizens.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:

Which of the following statements holds true for the internship programs under the FLSA?

Mekon Ltd., operates a paper mill which employs more than 1,000 workers. The mill is quite old. It has a number of places in which unguarded moving machine parts operate. There are open-sided platforms unguarded or inadequately guarded against falls. Some of the stairs in the mill are without railings and there are several locations where the floors are not kept dry. The mill has not witnessed a single injury or death in all these years of operation. Does the mill violate any law?

The purpose of the Social Security Act is to provide:

Which of the following holds true for the IRS Whistleblowers Rewards Program?

Under the workers' compensation laws:

Which of the following provides for private pension plans?

If the employee's tips combined with the cash wage do not meet the minimum hourly wage:

Under common law, if an injury were caused by the carelessness of the employee as well as the employer, the employee would be unable to recover damages because of the _____ defense of the employer.

Under federal law, private employers generally are permitted to use lie detector tests while screening job applicants.

Employers were prohibited from firing employees for union activities under the:

Which of the following statements is true of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act?

Employment-at-will relationships are essentially employer/employee agreements that may be terminated at any time without cause.