Exam 34: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

Any employee who works more than eight hours per day must be paid overtime .

Detailed Designs Company, an architectural firm, wants to hire Eduardo, a noncitizen. A temporary work visa is most likely to be set aside for a noncitizen who is

Employers can require or cause employees, but not job applicants, to take lie-detector tests.

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

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

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

Healthy Harvest Company runs a candy and fruit processing and packaging 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 busiest 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 noncitizens for its temporary, seasonal work Can the company hire a noncitizen 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

Myron is an employee of Nero. Either party can terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason without liability. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is

Certain employers must provide their employees with up to twelve weeks of paid family or medical leave during any twelve-month period.

There is no general duty on employers to keep workplaces safe.

Machine Operations, Inc. (MO), employs four hundred workers at three locations in three states. Workers who lose their jobs with MO have a right to continued health-care coverage under MO's group plan unless they

Chuck works for Deepwater Drilling Corporation. While operating a Deepwater drill, Chuck suffers an injury. Under state workers' compensation laws, Chuck will be compensated only if

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

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

First National Bank may subject its employees to lie-detector tests when investigating

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

To be eligible for unemployment compensation, a worker must be willing and able to work.

During a union election campaign, employers can undertake certain types of surveillance to identify union supporters.

Workers have a right to refuse to cross a picket line of fellow workers who are engaged in a lawful strike.

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