Exam 34: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

For works whose jobs have been terminated, federal law provides no right to continued health-care coverage.

An employer must verify a prospective worker's identity and eligibility for employment in the United States and abroad.

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

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

Ewa is a current employee of Financial Accounting, Inc. Gomer, a former Financial employee who is currently unemployed, collects unemployment compensation. This is provided by a tax on

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

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 injured 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

Normally, if employees are informed that their communications are being monitored, they cannot expect those communications to be private.

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

Emma, Frick, Glenda, and Huey are employees of different-sized employers in different industries. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a minimum wage must be paid to employees in

Fedro is an employee of Earth & Sea Mining Company. Under federal law, Fedro and other employees have the right to

Interstate Distribution, Inc. (IDI), provides its employees with an e-mail system. IDI notifies them that it will monitor their communications over the system. Some employees file a suit against IDI, claiming a violation of privacy. The court is most likely to hold that, with respect to communications over the e-mail system,

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

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

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

A large business must provide notice before implementing a mass layoff.

Residential Construction Company agrees with its employees' union not to buy any nonunion-produced goods from other firms for use on Residential Construction job sites. This is

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

Richard is an employee of Stealth Security Company. Stealth discharges Richard for refusing to infiltrate a competitor's organization to learn its trade secrets. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is

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