Exam 34: Employment,immigration,and Labor Law

Clerical Workers Union represents the employees of Miracle Medical Research Company.The management of the firm refuses to bargain with the union over the hiring of unnecessary workers.This most likely violates

Courts in a few states have held that all employment contracts an im?plied covenant of good faith.

Children under fourteen years of age are not allowed to work.

Miley takes temporary medical leave from her job at Lumber Mill Inc.to care for a parent with a serious health condition.When she attempts to return to work,Lumber Mill refuses to reinstate her.Under the Family and Medical Leave Act,Miley may obtain

Hu,Ivan,and Juana apply to work for King Meatpacking Company.These individuals' identities and eligibility to work must be verified by

Requiring union membership as a condition of continued employment is illegal in many states.

Employers and unions have a duty to bargain in good faith.

During a union election campaign,Autowerks Repair,Inc.,prohibits on-site,work-hour solicitations by any party,including Mechanics Union,which is seeking the workers' unionization.This violates

Delicious Fruit-of-the-Month Company currently employs five hundred full-time workers and two hundred part-time seasonal workers.Because business has declined,Delicious plans to close a plant that employs more than fifty full-time workers.Advance notice of the layoff must be sent to

Borealis Power Company is subject to mandatory workers' compensation laws in the states in which it does business.Chad and Dex work for Borealis as part of a crew that travels to remote locations to repair downed power lines and other damaged equipment.At a distant site,Chad is in?jured in an accident that is entirely Dex's fault.Chad files a claim for workers' compensation.Should the claim be granted? What would be Borealis's best defense against it?

Healthy Harvest Company runs a candy and fruit processing and pack?aging plant.Most of Healthy Harvest's business is done during holiday seasons,especially between Halloween and New Year's Day,and in the spring.The company hires a large temporary workforce during its busi?est times.Occasionally,a position opens for an individual with highly specialized skills,particularly to operate and maintain the company's inventory and sales control systems.Can Healthy Harvest hire nonciti?zens for its temporary,seasonal work? Can the company hire a nonciti?zen with special skills for certain jobs? If so,what procedures must the employer follow in both situations to do this hiring? If not,how can Healthy Harvest be assured that it is hiring only citizens?

Boz,a clerk for a Cheezy Burger,Inc.,restaurant goes out on strike with the other employees.After the strike,Boz must be given his job back if there is still work at the restaurant and the strike was

A violation of federal family and medical leave requirements may result in liability for an employer but not personal liability for a supervisor.

Southwestern Foods Corporation operates a packaging plant near the border between the United States and Mexico.Due to the location,it would be easier for Southwestern to employ noncitizens.It is legal for a U.S.employer to

Only employees contribute under federal law to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for their loss of income on retirement.

Ewa is a current employee of Financial Accounting,Inc.Gomer,a former Financial employee who is currently unemployed,collects unemploy?ment compensa?tion.This is provided by a tax on

Whistleblowing occurs when an employer signals the end of a work day by sounding a buzzer,ringing a bell,or otherwise "blowing the whistle "

Jenna is fifteen years old.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,Jenna cannot work

Generally,under employment-at-will doctrine,an employer may fire an employee at any time for any reason.

An employer who violates the law by hiring an unauthorized alien is subject only to the penalty of a forced discharge of the employee.