Question 1

Private retirement plans set up by employers are covered by the Employment Retirement Income Security Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Any employee who works more than six hours per day must be paid overtime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Medicare is funded by contributions from the employer and the employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

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 5

Employers can require or cause employees, but not job applicants, to take lie-detector tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

On Form I-9, an employer must declare that an employee produced documents establishing his or her identity and legal employability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Cloud Computing & Processing Corporation wants to hire Dhani, a noncitizen with special qualifications. To hire Dhani, Cloud Computing must petition​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​the U.S. Department of Labor.
B)   ​the Social Security Administration.
C)   ​U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
D)   ​the National Labor Relations Board.

Question 8

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 9

Some courts have held that an implied employment contract exists between the employer and the employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Employees of private employers have some privacy protection under tort law and state constitutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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.

Question 12

Food Handlers Union petitions the National Labor Relations Board for an election on organizing a union among the employees of Roasters Coffee Company. For an election to be held, the union must represent​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​all of Roasters's employees.
B)   ​Roasters's workers who have a mutuality of interest.
C)   ​workers with similar jobs for Roasters's competitors.
D)   ​Roasters's best interest.

Question 13

Only employers contribute under federal law to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for their employees' loss of income on retirement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

To be protected by federal labor law, an individual must be an employee or a job applicant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Livia takes temporary family leave from her job at Manufacturers Corporation to care for a new baby. On Livia's return from the leave, Manufacturers must​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

If a union loses the majority support of those it represents, an employer is not obligated to continue recognition of the union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Employers that have fifty or more employees must provide certain employees with up to twelve weeks of paid family or medical leave during any twelve-month period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

Exam 11: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

Private retirement plans set up by employers are covered by the Employment Retirement Income Security Act.

Any employee who works more than six hours per day must be paid overtime.

Medicare is funded by contributions from the employer and the employee.

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​

Employers can require or cause employees, but not job applicants, to take lie-detector tests.

On Form I-9, an employer must declare that an employee produced documents establishing his or her identity and legal employability.

Cloud Computing & Processing Corporation wants to hire Dhani, a noncitizen with special qualifications. To hire Dhani, Cloud Computing must petition​

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​

Some courts have held that an implied employment contract exists between the employer and the employee.

Employees of private employers have some privacy protection under tort law and state constitutions.

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​

Food Handlers Union petitions the National Labor Relations Board for an election on organizing a union among the employees of Roasters Coffee Company. For an election to be held, the union must represent​

Only employers contribute under federal law to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for their employees' loss of income on retirement.

To be protected by federal labor law, an individual must be an employee or a job applicant.

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

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

Livia takes temporary family leave from her job at Manufacturers Corporation to care for a new baby. On Livia's return from the leave, Manufacturers must​

If a union loses the majority support of those it represents, an employer is not obligated to continue recognition of the union.

Employers that have fifty or more employees must provide certain employees with up to twelve weeks of paid family or medical leave during any twelve-month period.

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​

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

Cloud Computing & Processing Corporation wants to hire Dhani, a noncitizen with special qualifications. To hire Dhani, Cloud Computing must petition

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

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

Food Handlers Union petitions the National Labor Relations Board for an election on organizing a union among the employees of Roasters Coffee Company. For an election to be held, the union must represent

Livia takes temporary family leave from her job at Manufacturers Corporation to care for a new baby. On Livia's return from the leave, Manufacturers must

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