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

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

Hu,Ivan,and Juana apply to work for King Meatpacking Company.These individuals' identities and eligibility to work must be verified by

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 in?jured 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 "

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

Kato takes temporary family leave from his job at Lube & Oil Company to care for a new baby.During the leave,under the Family and Medical Leave Act,Lube & Oil must

Healthy Harvest Company runs a candy and fruit processing and pack?aging 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 busi?est 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 nonciti?zens for its temporary,seasonal work? Can the company hire a nonciti?zen 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?

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

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

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

Ewa is a current employee of Financial Accounting,Inc.Gomer,a former Financial employee who is currently unemployed,collects unemploy?ment compensa?tion.This is provided by a tax on

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

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