Exam 27: Employment,immigration,and Labor Law

Whenever a work-related injury or disease occurs,employers must make reports directly to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

To gain authorization for hiring a foreign worker,an employer must show that no U.S.worker is qualified,willing,and able to take the job.

Steel Production Industries,Inc.,employs five hundred workers.For the Occupational Safety and Health Administration,Steel Production must do all of the following except

An employee may take up to twenty-six weeks of military caregiver leave within a twelve-month period to care for a family member with a serious injury or illness incurred as a result of military duty.

Geno's Italiano Ristorantes,Inc.,employs three hundred workers at four locations in two states.Under federal law,Geno's must provide each employee,during any twelve-month period,family or medical leave of up to twelve

Data & Data Accountants,a private employer,handles bookkeeping for small employers.In most circumstances,with exceptions,federal law clearly prohibits Data & Data from subjecting its employees to

It is not an unfair labor practice for an employer to contribute financial or other support to a labor organization.

Francesca works for Glassworks Inc.Near her workstation is a conveyor belt that runs into a large industrial oven.Some workers,including Harry,Francesca's supervisor,use the oven to heat food.One day,when the conveyor is not moving,Francesca uses the oven to cook her lunch.As she removes the food from the oven,the conveyor comes on and Francesca is pulled partially into the oven and suffers serious burns.Francesca seeks recovery under the state workers' compensation law.Should she recover Why or why not

Like Social Security,Medicare is funded by contributions from the employer and the employee.

Vidal is an employee of Wild Thing Ranch.Vidal learns that Wild Thing is illegally importing endangered animals to sell as pets.He reports his employer's illegal activities but is laid off shortly thereafter and successfully sues Wild Thing for retaliatory discharge.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

Certain employers must provide advance notice of a layoff to the affected workers or their representative (if the workers are members of a labor union).

Cloud Computing & Processing Corporation wants to hire Dhani,a noncitizen of "extraordinary ability." To hire Dhani,Cloud Computing must petition

To recover workers' compensation,an employee must prove that an injury did not occur on the job or in the course of employment.

Febo is an employee of Guitar & Drum Company.Guitar & Drum's employee manual states that workers,such as Febo,will be dismissed only for good cause.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

Generally,under employment-at-will doctrine,an employer may fire an employee even if doing so would violate a federal or state statute.

Mythic Games Company employs two hundred workers full-time.If Mythic Games plans to have a mass layoff,it must provide its employees with notice of at least

Food Packagers Union represents the workers of Garden Variety,Inc.The company does not require its new hires to join the union as a prerequisite to obtaining employment.Food Packagers would like Garden Variety to require the workers to join after a specified amount of time on the job.This would violate

If an employee presents false documentation of eligibility to work in the United States,his or her employer is subject to deportation.

The most common exception to the employment-at-will doctrine is made on the basis that the employer's reason for firing the employee violates fundamental common sense.

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