Question 1

A public policy exception to employment at-will gives the employee the right to sue for wrongful discharge, which is a tort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Exculpatory agreements as part of the employment relationship are usually allowed if they are bargained for between employer and employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is an option for an employee under the mandatory vesting established by ERISA:

Accepted Answer

A)  to have 100 percent vesting after 10 years of employment 
B)  to have 25 percent vesting after five years, then 5 percent vesting a year for five years, then 10 percent vesting a year for five years, to achieve 100 percent vesting in 15 years 
C)  vesting under the rule of 45 
D)  all of the other specific choices are correct 
E)  none of the other specific choices are correct

Question 4

Federal minimum wage requirements:

Accepted Answer

A)  are designed to encourage full employment for minorities 
B)  started in 1938 as part of the Fair Labor Standard Act 
C)  establish entry level wages by occupation 
D)  was to increase competition offered by itinerant contractors and their lower paid laborers 
E)  all of the other choices

Question 5

Since OSHA cannot inspect all workplaces it tends to focus on those:

Accepted Answer

A)  where conditions are known to be dangerous 
B)  where employees or others have called to complain 
C)  where accidents have occurred 
D)  where other agencies have noted problems 
E)  all of the other specific choices are correct

Question 6

An unfair labor practice case is decided by the National Labor Relations Board. If one of the parties to the case is unhappy with the decision or refuses to comply with the order, the appeal will go to:

Accepted Answer

A)  an administrative law judge 
B)  U.S. federal district court 
C)  U.S. magistrate 
D)  U.S. Court of Appeals 
E)  no appeal is allowed; enforcement is by U.S. marshal

Question 7

For the Family and Medical Leave Act to apply to a governmental unit, the unit must have at least ____ employees.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  30 
C)  25 
D)  12 
E)  the Family and Medical Leave Act applies to all governmental units

Question 8

The Family and Medical Leave Act gives employees the right to take:

Accepted Answer

A)  12 weeks of paid leave per year for health and family-related reasons 
B)  12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for health and family-related reasons 
C)  6 weeks of paid leave per year for health and family-related reasons 
D)  6 weeks of unpaid leave per year for health and family-related reasons 
E)  2 weeks paid leave per year for health and family-related reasons

Question 9

The Family and Medical Leave Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  applies to all private employers 
B)  applies only to governmental units 
C)  requires three months paid leave for childbirth 
D)  applies only if spouse or child is seriously ill 
E)  none of the other choices

Question 10

The federal government mandates that all companies with annual revenues of $5 million or more must have drug testing programs in place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The random drug testing of employees engaged in non-sensitive work, at the discretion of their superiors, may lead to legal challenges by such employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The National Labor Relations Board:

Accepted Answer

A)  has ten board members 
B)  is appointed by the Secretary of Labor 
C)  is headquartered in New York City 
D)  has members appointed for life 
E)  none of the other choices

Question 13

The workers at a meat packing plant are on strike. They picket the banks in town to put pressure on the meat packing plant to come to a settlement. The pickets at the banks are:

Accepted Answer

A)  legal primary boycotts 
B)  legal under First Amendment rights to free speech 
C)  illegal secondary boycotts 
D)  illegal for committing a tort of injuring bank business 
E)  none of the other choices

Question 14

A company that has more than $25,000 worth of business with the federal government and does not establish a drug-free awareness program and make an effort to make it work would be in violation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Drug Prohibition Act 
B)  the Drug Control in the Workplace Act 
C)  the Drug-Free Workplace Act 
D)  the Zero Tolerance Act 
E)  the Drug Prevention in the Workplace Act

Question 15

Specific act(s) not subject to court injunctions under the Norris-La Guardia Act is (are):

Accepted Answer

A)  striking or quitting work 
B)  belonging to a labor organization 
C)  paying strike benefits to labor dispute participants 
D)  publicizing the existence of a labor dispute 
E)  all of the other choices

Question 16

Which of the following things should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy:

Accepted Answer

A)  why the tests are done 
B)  the drug employees most commonly test positive for 
C)  what percentage of employees test positive on average 
D)  all of the other specific choices should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy 
E)  none of the other specific choices should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy

Question 17

About one in ____ working-age people have, at some point, a substance-abuse problem.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  eight 
D)  twenty 
E)  twenty-five

Question 18

Which of the following could be a union bargaining unit:

Accepted Answer

A)  all workers at a company 
B)  the workers at one plant 
C)  workers in certain skills at one or more work sites 
D)  all of the other specific choices are correct 
E)  none of the other specific choices are correct

Question 19

An employee who reports an employer's illegal action in order to help law enforcement is ____ to be protected by the whistle blower exception than an employee who reports an employer's illegal action for private gain.

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely 
B)  more likely 
C)  just as likely 
D)  more likely in southern states, but less likely in northern states 
E)  none of the other choices are correct

Question 20

Which of the following actions by workers is subject to court action, such as an injunction being issued against the workers:

Accepted Answer

A)  when workers attempt to get other workers to join in picketing a company 
B)  when a union pays unemployment benefits to striking workers 
C)  when workers refuse to sign a contract, as a condition of employment, that they will not join a union 
D)  when workers talk to the media about the details of a labor dispute at a company 
E)  none of the other choices is likely to be subject to court involvement

Exam 15: Employment and Labor Regulations

A public policy exception to employment at-will gives the employee the right to sue for wrongful discharge, which is a tort.

Exculpatory agreements as part of the employment relationship are usually allowed if they are bargained for between employer and employee.

Which of the following is an option for an employee under the mandatory vesting established by ERISA:

Federal minimum wage requirements:

Since OSHA cannot inspect all workplaces it tends to focus on those:

An unfair labor practice case is decided by the National Labor Relations Board. If one of the parties to the case is unhappy with the decision or refuses to comply with the order, the appeal will go to:

For the Family and Medical Leave Act to apply to a governmental unit, the unit must have at least ____ employees.

The Family and Medical Leave Act gives employees the right to take:

The Family and Medical Leave Act:

The federal government mandates that all companies with annual revenues of $5 million or more must have drug testing programs in place.

The random drug testing of employees engaged in non-sensitive work, at the discretion of their superiors, may lead to legal challenges by such employees.

The National Labor Relations Board:

The workers at a meat packing plant are on strike. They picket the banks in town to put pressure on the meat packing plant to come to a settlement. The pickets at the banks are:

A company that has more than $25,000 worth of business with the federal government and does not establish a drug-free awareness program and make an effort to make it work would be in violation of:

Specific act(s) not subject to court injunctions under the Norris-La Guardia Act is (are) :

Which of the following things should be stated in a company's substance abuse policy:

About one in ____ working-age people have, at some point, a substance-abuse problem.

Which of the following could be a union bargaining unit:

An employee who reports an employer's illegal action in order to help law enforcement is ____ to be protected by the whistle blower exception than an employee who reports an employer's illegal action for private gain.

Which of the following actions by workers is subject to court action, such as an injunction being issued against the workers: