Exam 33: Employment and Labor Law

During a union election campaign at Skyscraper Construction Corporation, the employer can, without monitoring or regulating by the National Labor Relations Board, threaten employees with

There are no exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine.

Rich works as a forklift operator for Storage Warehouse Company. Assuming that Rich meets other requirements, the maximum number of hours that he can work per week without over?time pay is

Pip, a clerk for a Quik Burger, Inc., restaurant goes out on strike with the other employees. After the strike, Pip must be given his job back if the strike is not deemed unlawful, there is still work at the restaurant, and the strike was

Contracts limiting employees' rights to join unions are unlawful.

Pam is an administrative employee of Quality Assurance Company. Social Security contributions to help pay for Pam's loss of income on re?tirement are made by

An employer may not hire substitute workers to replace strikers.

Under federal law, the term wages includes only a set amount of pay expressed in dollars.

Uri is an employee of Verity Security Services. For Uri to obtain the benefits of federal wage-hour requirements, Verity must be engaged in

Holly takes temporary leave from her job at Interstate Trucking Company to care for her new baby. When she attempts to return to work, Interstate refuses to reinstate her. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, Holly may be entitled to

Ethan is seventeen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Ethan cannot work

Children over fourteen years of age can work in hazardous occupations.

Detroit Automotive Company (DAC) agrees with its employees' union not to buy any nonunion-produced component parts from other firms for use in DAC products. This is

Ilsa works as a clerk for Java Café at minimum wage. The minimum-wage rate is revised

Network Industries, Inc., wants to monitor its employees' electronic com?munications. To avoid liability under laws related to employee monitor?ing, Network should discuss the monitoring with

Most employees can continue the group health benefits provided by their employers for a limited period of time after the loss of employment.

Service Employees International Union would like Tasty Cafés, Inc., to require un?ion membership of its job applicants as a condition to obtaining employment. This is

All employees are entitled to overtime pay.

A closed shop is a firm that rejects union membership as a condition of employment.

Lyra is an employee of Micro Brewing Company. Micro fires Lyra on the basis of her gender, which violates a clear expression in a statute that does not cover Micro only because Micro has too few employees. Lyra successfully sues Micro for wrongful discharge on this basis, however. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is