Question 1

For works whose jobs have been terminated,federal law provides no right to continued health-care coverage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Emma,Frick,Glenda,and Huey are employees of different-sized employ?ers in different industries.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,a mini?mum wage must be paid to employees in

Accepted Answer

A)  all industries.
B)  covered industries only.
C)  no industries.
D)  small-business industries only. B

Question 3

There is no general duty on employers to keep workplaces safe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Children under fourteen years of age are not allowed to work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Chuck works for Deepwater Drilling Corporation.While operating a Deepwater drill,Chuck suffers an injury.Under state workers' compen?sation laws,Chuck will be compensated only if

Accepted Answer

A)  he does not have health insurance.
B)  he is completely disabled.
C)  his injury was accidental.
D)  his injury was intentional.

Question 6

Interstate Distribution,Inc.(IDI),provides its employees with an e-mail system.IDI notifies them that it will monitor their communications over the system.Some employees file a suit against IDI,claiming a violation of privacy.The court is most likely to hold that,with respect to commu?nications over the e-mail system,

Accepted Answer

A)  the employees did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
B)  the employer violated the employees' privacy rights.
C)  federal law prohibits the employer's "intentional interception."
D)  federal law prohibits the employees' privacy claim.

Question 7

Normally,if employees are informed that their communications are be?ing monitored,they cannot expect those communications to be private.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An employer who violates the law by hiring an unauthorized alien is subject only to the penalty of a forced discharge of the employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Fedro is an employee of Earth & Sea Mining Company.Under federal law,Fedro and other employees have the right to

Accepted Answer

A)  bargain collectively with Earth & Sea through their representative.
B)  insist that Earth & Sea require union membership to work.
C)  require Earth & Sea to contribute financially to their union.
D)  refuse to bargain with Earth & Sea through their representative.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

First National Bank may subject its employees to lie-detector tests when investigating

Accepted Answer

A)  health and medical conditions.
B)  losses attributable to theft.
C)  prior work history.
D)  suspected drug use.

Question 14

Jenna is fifteen years old.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,Jenna cannot work

Accepted Answer

A)  in the entertainment industry.
B)  in a hazardous occupation.
C)  for her parents.
D)  in the delivery of newspapers.

Question 15

Richard is an employee of Stealth Security Company.Stealth discharges Richard for refusing to infiltrate a competitor's organization to learn its trade secrets.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 16

Workers have a right to refuse to cross a picket line of fellow workers who are engaged in a lawful strike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Myron is an employee of Nero.Either party can terminate the employ?ment relationship at any time for any reason without liability.With re?spect 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 18

Certain employers must provide their employees with up to twelve weeks of paid family or medical leave during any twelve-month period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Miley takes temporary medical leave from her job at Lumber Mill Inc.to care for a parent with a serious health condition.When she attempts to return to work,Lumber Mill refuses to reinstate her.Under the Family and Medical Leave Act,Miley may obtain

Accepted Answer

A)  an award of key employee status but no injunctive or economic relief.
B)  a cease-and-desist order or other injunction but no economic award.
C)  double damages,job reinstatement,a promotion,and more.
D)  nothing.

Question 20

During a union election campaign,Autowerks Repair,Inc. ,prohibits on-site,work-hour solicitations by any party,including Mechanics Union,which is seeking the workers' unionization.This violates

Accepted Answer

A)  federal labor law.
B)  federal election law.
C)  federal solicitation law.
D)  no federal law.

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

For works whose jobs have been terminated,federal law provides no right to continued health-care coverage.

Emma,Frick,Glenda,and Huey are employees of different-sized employ?ers in different industries.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,a mini?mum wage must be paid to employees in

There is no general duty on employers to keep workplaces safe.

Children under fourteen years of age are not allowed to work.

Chuck works for Deepwater Drilling Corporation.While operating a Deepwater drill,Chuck suffers an injury.Under state workers' compen?sation laws,Chuck will be compensated only if

Normally,if employees are informed that their communications are be?ing monitored,they cannot expect those communications to be private.

An employer who violates the law by hiring an unauthorized alien is subject only to the penalty of a forced discharge of the employee.

Fedro is an employee of Earth & Sea Mining Company.Under federal law,Fedro and other employees have the right to

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

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

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

First National Bank may subject its employees to lie-detector tests when investigating

Jenna is fifteen years old.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,Jenna cannot work

Richard is an employee of Stealth Security Company.Stealth discharges Richard for refusing to infiltrate a competitor's organization to learn its trade secrets.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

Workers have a right to refuse to cross a picket line of fellow workers who are engaged in a lawful strike.

Myron is an employee of Nero.Either party can terminate the employ?ment relationship at any time for any reason without liability.With re?spect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

Certain employers must provide their employees with up to twelve weeks of paid family or medical leave during any twelve-month period.

Miley takes temporary medical leave from her job at Lumber Mill Inc.to care for a parent with a serious health condition.When she attempts to return to work,Lumber Mill refuses to reinstate her.Under the Family and Medical Leave Act,Miley may obtain

During a union election campaign,Autowerks Repair,Inc. ,prohibits on-site,work-hour solicitations by any party,including Mechanics Union,which is seeking the workers' unionization.This violates