Question 1

Data Accountants, a private employer, handles bookkeeping for small employers. In most circumstances, with exceptions, federal law clearly prohibits Data from subjecting its employees to​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​job-skills tests.
B)   ​monitoring of business communications.
C)   ​drug tests.
D)   ​lie-detector tests. D

Question 2

During collective bargaining, the employer and the union are obligated to reach an agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Workers are eligible for unemployment compensation even if they were fired for misconduct or voluntarily left their jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Anna is an employee at Bento Food Mart. Anna is called for jury duty and as a result cannot work her scheduled shift. Bento fires Anna. She successfully sues Bento for reinstatement. 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 tort theory.

Question 7

Interstate Storage & Trucking, Inc., keeps a file of I-9 verifications forms, which are required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act. To monitor compliance with the act, random audits and enforcement actions are conducted by​

Accepted Answer

A)   the local office of the National Labor Relations Board.​
B)   ​the governments of interested foreign nations.
C)   ​the government of the state in which Restocking is based.
D)   ​the federal government.

Question 8

Herberto, Ilena, and Jon apply to work for King Assembly Company in Languor, Mississippi. These individuals' eligibility to work must be verified by​

Accepted Answer

A)   King managers.​
B)   ​none of the choices.
C)   ​Languor officials.
D)   ​U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services representatives.

Question 9

Minnie, an employee for Nursing Home, Inc., goes out on strike with other employees. Nursing Home hires replacements for the striking workers. The replacement workers can be considered permanent if the strike is​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​an economic strike.
B)   ​a sit-down strike.
C)   ​a wildcat strike.
D)   ​an unfair labor practice strike.

Question 10

FasTite Tool Company employs workers, including Gina, at six locations in two states. FasTite's discharge of Gina outside the terms of an implied employment contract may result in​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​FasTite's liability for breach of contract.
B)   ​Gina's ineligibility for unemployment compensation.
C)   ​the two states' joint assumption of control over FasTite's operations.
D)   ​none of the choices.

Question 11

Investment Sales Corporation wants to monitor its employees' electronic communications. Investment Sales's best course of action to avoid liability under laws related to employee monitoring is to notify​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​no one.
B)   ​its employees.
C)   ​its clients.
D)   ​the public generally.

Question 12

Following leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, most employees must be restored to their original or a comparable position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Steel Production Industries, Inc., employs five hundred workers. For the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Steel Production must do all of the following except​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​keep occupational injury and illness records for each employee.
B)   ​report any work-related diseases.
C)   ​report any work-related injuries.
D)   ​pay employees higher wages for working in more dangerous areas.

Question 14

GameCraft, Inc., employs four hundred workers at three locations in three states. Workers who lose their jobs with GameCraft 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 15

An employee who discloses information relating to fraud perpetrated by his or her employer against the government is protected from retaliatory discharge under federal and state statutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Seiko works for TallTales Publishing, Inc. The basis for Seiko's contribution under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for her loss of income on retirement is her​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​seniority at TallTales.
B)   ​annual wage base.
C)   ​special job skills.
D)   ​county of residence.

Question 17

A proposed union must represent an appropriate bargaining unit of an employer's employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes on employers a general duty to keep the workplace safe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Children aged fourteen and fifteen are allowed to work in hazardous occupations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Flo is seventeen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, she cannot work​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​in the entertainment industry.
B)   ​in a hazardous occupation.
C)   ​for her parents.
D)   ​in the agriculture industry.

Exam 34: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

Data Accountants, a private employer, handles bookkeeping for small employers. In most circumstances, with exceptions, federal law clearly prohibits Data from subjecting its employees to​

During collective bargaining, the employer and the union are obligated to reach an agreement.

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

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

Workers are eligible for unemployment compensation even if they were fired for misconduct or voluntarily left their jobs.

Anna is an employee at Bento Food Mart. Anna is called for jury duty and as a result cannot work her scheduled shift. Bento fires Anna. She successfully sues Bento for reinstatement. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is​

Interstate Storage & Trucking, Inc., keeps a file of I-9 verifications forms, which are required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act. To monitor compliance with the act, random audits and enforcement actions are conducted by​

Herberto, Ilena, and Jon apply to work for King Assembly Company in Languor, Mississippi. These individuals' eligibility to work must be verified by​

Minnie, an employee for Nursing Home, Inc., goes out on strike with other employees. Nursing Home hires replacements for the striking workers. The replacement workers can be considered permanent if the strike is​

FasTite Tool Company employs workers, including Gina, at six locations in two states. FasTite's discharge of Gina outside the terms of an implied employment contract may result in​

Investment Sales Corporation wants to monitor its employees' electronic communications. Investment Sales's best course of action to avoid liability under laws related to employee monitoring is to notify​

Following leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, most employees must be restored to their original or a comparable position.

Steel Production Industries, Inc., employs five hundred workers. For the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Steel Production must do all of the following except​

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

An employee who discloses information relating to fraud perpetrated by his or her employer against the government is protected from retaliatory discharge under federal and state statutes.

Seiko works for TallTales Publishing, Inc. The basis for Seiko's contribution under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for her loss of income on retirement is her​

A proposed union must represent an appropriate bargaining unit of an employer's employees.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes on employers a general duty to keep the workplace safe.

Children aged fourteen and fifteen are allowed to work in hazardous occupations.

Flo is seventeen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, she cannot work​

Data Accountants, a private employer, handles bookkeeping for small employers. In most circumstances, with exceptions, federal law clearly prohibits Data from subjecting its employees to

Anna is an employee at Bento Food Mart. Anna is called for jury duty and as a result cannot work her scheduled shift. Bento fires Anna. She successfully sues Bento for reinstatement. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is

Interstate Storage & Trucking, Inc., keeps a file of I-9 verifications forms, which are required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act. To monitor compliance with the act, random audits and enforcement actions are conducted by

Herberto, Ilena, and Jon apply to work for King Assembly Company in Languor, Mississippi. These individuals' eligibility to work must be verified by

Minnie, an employee for Nursing Home, Inc., goes out on strike with other employees. Nursing Home hires replacements for the striking workers. The replacement workers can be considered permanent if the strike is

FasTite Tool Company employs workers, including Gina, at six locations in two states. FasTite's discharge of Gina outside the terms of an implied employment contract may result in

Investment Sales Corporation wants to monitor its employees' electronic communications. Investment Sales's best course of action to avoid liability under laws related to employee monitoring is to notify

Steel Production Industries, Inc., employs five hundred workers. For the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Steel Production must do all of the following except

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

Seiko works for TallTales Publishing, Inc. The basis for Seiko's contribution under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for her loss of income on retirement is her

Flo is seventeen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, she cannot work