Exam 34: A: Employment,immigration,and Labor Law

An employer generally is required to notify an employee when an absence will be counted as family or medical leave under federal law.

Musicians & Performers Union represents the employees of Poignant Legerdemain,Inc.During negotiations over conditions of employment,each side rejects the other's proposal without offering a counterproposal.This indicates

Community Recycling,Inc. ,plans to lay off fifty of its five hundred workers,including Bev.Bev has a right to continued health-care coverage under Community's group plan unless

Forming a union requires the support from a majority of the employees in a defined bargaining unit.

Finance Professionals Union represents the workers of Business & Commerce Banking Corporation.The management of the firm refuses to bargain with the union over the economic consequences to the employees of management's decision to shut down some facilities.This most likely violates

Chemco Sales,Corporation wants to monitor its employees' electronic com?munications.To avoid liability under laws related to employee monitor?ing,Chemco should notify

Whenever an employer discharges an employee in violation of an employment contract,the employee may bring an action for whistleblowing.

Thalia is an employee of Universal Insurance Company.Universal's employee manual states that workers will be dismissed only for good cause.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

Pam is an administrative employee of Quality Assurance Company.Contributions to help pay for Social Security benefits that will partially make up for Pam's loss of income on re?tirement are required to be made by

Cupcake Creations,Inc. ,employs one hundred workers at three loca?tions in two states.Under federal law,Cupcake must pro?vide its employees,during any twelve-month period,family or medi?cal leave of up to

Elin works for Form Molding Company.Near her workstation is a conveyor belt that runs through a large industrial oven.Some workers,including Greg,Elin's supervisor,use the oven to heat food.Thirty-inch-high flasks containing molds are fixed at regular intervals on the con?veyor and transported into the oven.Elin walks between the flasks to get to her workstation.One day,when the conveyor is not moving,Elin uses the oven to cook a frozen potpie.As she removes the pie from the oven,the conveyor comes on.One of the flasks strikes Elin,seriously injuring her.Elin seeks recovery under the state workers' compensation law.Should she recover? Why or why not?

All employers are required to provide health insurance for their employees.

It is an unfair labor practice to refuse to bargain collectively with an elected employee representative.

The privacy rights and drug testing of private-sector employees are governed by the U.S.Constitution.

Some of the employees of Relay Computers,Inc. ,decide that they want to be represented by the Science Workers Union in bargaining with Relay over overtime pay and the times that the plant opens and closes.Relay,and some employees,including Tracy,are against the union.Who can demand that a union election be held? If the union is elected,does it have to represent Tracy? If the union is elected,does Relay have to bargain over overtime pay and the times that the plant opens and closes?

Fruits & Vegetables,Inc. ,employs hundreds of seasonal and permanent workers,both skilled and unskilled,in seven states.Under federal immigration law,Fruits & Vegetables can hire illegal immigrants

Seafood Canning Corporation keeps a file of I-9 verifications forms.To inspect this file,the appropriate government officer must obtain

Petro Oil Company wants to conduct genetic testing of its workers to identify those who might develop significant health problems in the future.Under federal law,Petro may use genetic information to

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

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