Question 1

Employers who provide health insurance to their employees must ensure that the employees' health information is not disclosed to unauthorized parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  an example of the doctrine. 
B)  an exception based on contract theory. 
C)  an exception based on public policy. 
D)  an exception based on a statute.

Question 3

Discharging an employee soon after hiring with a promise of "long-term employment" may give rise to an action against the employer for fraud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Investment Corporation wants to monitor business communications on phones that the employer provides to the employees.The employer's best course of action to avoid liability under laws related to employee monitoring is to inform

Accepted Answer

A)  no one. 
B)  its employees. 
C)  its clients and others who communicate with the employees. 
D)  the public generally.

Question 5

The permissibility of a private employer's drug testing of employees may hinge on whether the testing is reasonable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Technicians Union represents the workers of United Engineering Inc.The union and the employer bargain in good faith but are unable to reach an agreement because of genuine differences of opinion.The union may call a strike

Accepted Answer

A)  if the parties are deadlocked. 
B)  if the negotiations are ongoing. 
C)  if the subjects of bargaining include working conditions and worker pay. 
D)  under no circumstances.

Question 7

After a union election campaign among the employees of Frozen Food Company,the Food Workers Union does not obtain a majority vote in the election.This most likely violates

Accepted Answer

A)  federal labor law. 
B)  state right-to-work laws. 
C)  federal wage-and-hour laws. 
D)  no federal or state law.

Question 8

An employer is not prohibited from intercepting and monitoring all communications made on electronic devices by employees during business hours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Games Inc.employs four hundred workers at three locations in three states.Workers who lose their jobs with Games have a right to continued health-care coverage under the company's group plan unless they

Accepted Answer

A)  are fired for gross misconduct. 
B)  are laid off for budgetary reasons. 
C)  have their hours decreased from full-time to part-time. 
D)  quit their jobs voluntarily.

Question 10

Luke takes temporary family leave from his job at Metal Works Corporation to arrange for child care and deal with financial and legal matters when Nancy,his spouse,a U.S.Marine on active duty,is deployed overseas.On Luke's return from the leave,Metal Works must

Accepted Answer

A)  restore him to his same position or a comparable position. 
B)  reimburse him for his expenses while on leave. 
C)  promote him to the status of a key employee. 
D)  do nothing.

Question 11

Heber,Irma,and Jon apply to work for Kitchen Chicken Inc.in Louisiana.These individuals' eligibility to work must be verified by

Accepted Answer

A)  Kitchen Chicken. 
B)  the applicants. 
C)  state officials. 
D)  federal authorities.

Question 12

Aircraft Corporation employs mechanics,programmers,outside salespersons,and professionals,including pilots.Employees exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime provisions include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanics. 
B)  programmers. 
C)  outside salespersons. 
D)  professionals.

Question 13

Owen is an employee of Paving Inc. ,which is performing a contract for the federal government.Owen learns that Paving is overcharging for the work.If he publicly reports the fraud,the law may protect him from being fired from his job.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

Accepted Answer

A)  an example of the doctrine. 
B)  an exception based on contract theory. 
C)  an exception based on public policy. 
D)  an exception based on a statute.

Question 14

Retail Company is located in Seattle,Washington,where the city and the state have minimum wage laws.Retail pays its starting employees the legal minimum rate,which,among the governing laws,is

Accepted Answer

A)  the highest minimum wage. 
B)  the federal minimum wage. 
C)  the state minimum wage. 
D)  the city minimum wage.

Question 15

Ceramic Workers Union represents the workers of Delta Tile LLC.The union fails to hold elections for union officers.This most likely violates

Accepted Answer

A)  the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. 
B)  the Fair Labor Standards Act. 
C)  the Labor-Management Relations Act. 
D)  no federal law.

Question 16

To avoid permitting a key employee to take family or medical leave,an employer must show that the leave would cause "substantial injury" to the employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An employee must complete Form I-9,Employment Eligibility Verification,within three days of the commencement of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Employees who work ten hours a day,for four days a week,are entitled to overtime pay because they work more than eight hours a day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If an employer does not pay unemployment taxes,the government can place a lien on the business's property to secure the debt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An eligible employee may take unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act for family or medical reasons,and in certain situations that arise from military service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Employment, immigration, and Labor Law

Employers who provide health insurance to their employees must ensure that the employees' health information is not disclosed to unauthorized parties.

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

Discharging an employee soon after hiring with a promise of "long-term employment" may give rise to an action against the employer for fraud.

Investment Corporation wants to monitor business communications on phones that the employer provides to the employees.The employer's best course of action to avoid liability under laws related to employee monitoring is to inform

The permissibility of a private employer's drug testing of employees may hinge on whether the testing is reasonable.

Technicians Union represents the workers of United Engineering Inc.The union and the employer bargain in good faith but are unable to reach an agreement because of genuine differences of opinion.The union may call a strike

After a union election campaign among the employees of Frozen Food Company,the Food Workers Union does not obtain a majority vote in the election.This most likely violates

An employer is not prohibited from intercepting and monitoring all communications made on electronic devices by employees during business hours.

Games Inc.employs four hundred workers at three locations in three states.Workers who lose their jobs with Games have a right to continued health-care coverage under the company's group plan unless they

Luke takes temporary family leave from his job at Metal Works Corporation to arrange for child care and deal with financial and legal matters when Nancy,his spouse,a U.S.Marine on active duty,is deployed overseas.On Luke's return from the leave,Metal Works must

Heber,Irma,and Jon apply to work for Kitchen Chicken Inc.in Louisiana.These individuals' eligibility to work must be verified by

Aircraft Corporation employs mechanics,programmers,outside salespersons,and professionals,including pilots.Employees exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime provisions include all of the following except

Owen is an employee of Paving Inc. ,which is performing a contract for the federal government.Owen learns that Paving is overcharging for the work.If he publicly reports the fraud,the law may protect him from being fired from his job.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

Retail Company is located in Seattle,Washington,where the city and the state have minimum wage laws.Retail pays its starting employees the legal minimum rate,which,among the governing laws,is

Ceramic Workers Union represents the workers of Delta Tile LLC.The union fails to hold elections for union officers.This most likely violates

To avoid permitting a key employee to take family or medical leave,an employer must show that the leave would cause "substantial injury" to the employer.

An employee must complete Form I-9,Employment Eligibility Verification,within three days of the commencement of employment.

Employees who work ten hours a day,for four days a week,are entitled to overtime pay because they work more than eight hours a day.

If an employer does not pay unemployment taxes,the government can place a lien on the business's property to secure the debt.

An eligible employee may take unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act for family or medical reasons,and in certain situations that arise from military service.