Deck 24: Employment,immigration,and Labor Law

Question 1

An oral promise that an employer makes to employees regarding discharge policy may be considered part of an implied contract.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Employee contributions to pension plans vest immediately.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

All unemployed workers are eligible for unemployment compensation.

Question 5

Under federal law,only key employees who take temporary family or medical leave are entitled to job reinstatement.

Question 6

Most employees can continue the group health benefits provided by their employers for a limited period of time after the loss of employment.

Question 7

All employees are entitled to overtime pay.

Question 8

Only the states set safety standards governing workplaces.

Question 9

No employee has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the workplace.

Question 10

Employers who provide pension plans for retired workers must comply with certain standards in managing the plans.

Question 11

There are no exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine.

Question 12

The employment-at-will doctrine is little used today.

Question 13

Firing a worker who refuses to perform an illegal act violates pub?lic policy.

Question 14

Generally,an employer's monitoring of electronic commu?nications in the workplace does not violate employees' privacy rights.

Question 15

The basis for contributions to help pay for an employee's loss of income on retirement is the employee's annual wage base.

Question 16

Employer who willfully violates safety regulations can be prosecuted under state criminal laws.

Question 17

Whistleblower statutes protect employers who retaliate against their employees for "blowing the whistle."

Question 18

Once an employee receives workers' compensation,he or she can maintain a suit against the employer for negligence.

Question 19

To recover workers' compensation,an employee must prove that an injury was the fault of the employer.

Question 20

An employee can continue the health benefits provided by his or her employer for a period of time only on an involuntary loss of employment.

Question 21

Employers can agree with unions not to handle,use,or deal in non-un?ion-produced goods.

Question 22

Thalia is an employee of Universal Insurance Company.Universal's employee manual states that workers will be dismissed only for good cause.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

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 23

Federal labor law protects employees' right to join labor unions.

Question 24

Frida is an employee of Green Recycled Products Company.A state statute protects Frida from Green's retaliation if Frida reports to state officials,or others,that Green is involved in unsafe or illegal activity.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

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 25

Flem is an employee of Glo Goods,Inc.Flem reports to state officials that Glo is illegally shipping unsafe goods to unsuspecting customers.When Glo learns of Flem's report,Glo fires him.He successfully sues Glo for wrongful discharge.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

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 26

Non-workers do not have a right to picket an employer during a strike.

Question 27

Only state law governs drug tests of private-sector employees.

Question 28

To recruit employees from other countries,an employer must first complete a verification process.

Question 29

Lena offers Miguel a job,representing falsely that it will be long term.In reliance,Miguel takes the job but is laid off shortly thereafter and successfully sues Lena for fraud.With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine,this is

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 30

An employer may not hire substitute workers to replace strikers.

Question 31

Federal law governs unions' internal business procedures.

Question 32

A closed shop is a firm that rejects union membership as a condition of employment.

Question 33

An employer can require an employee to take a lie-detector test when in?vestigating losses attributable to theft.

Question 34

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

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 35

Federal labor law protects employees' right to strike.

Question 36

An employer may hire an illegal immigrant if the employer files a special form.

Question 37

Unions must allow their members to participate in union meetings.

Question 38

An employer may campaign among its workers against a union during a union election campaign.

Question 39

Requiring union membership as a condition of continued employment is legal.

Question 40

An employer can refuse to bargain collectively with an elected employee representative.

Question 41

Over a forty-year period,Ewa worked in a variety of jobs.She was also occasionally unemployed,briefly hospitalized,and suffered a temporary disability.She retired last year.The key law on all of these sub?jects is

A) the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.
B) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
C) the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.
D) the Social Security Act.

Question 42

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

A) during school hours.
B) in a hazardous occupation.
C) more than eighteen hours per week.
D) without a special permit.

Question 43

Network Industries,Inc.,wants to monitor its employees' electronic com?munications.To avoid liability under laws related to employee monitor?ing,Network should discuss the monitoring with

A) no one.
B) the employees.
C) the government.
D) the public generally.

Question 44

Pam is an administrative employee of Quality Assurance Company.Social Security contributions to help pay for Pam's loss of income on re?tirement are made by

A) neither Pam nor Quality Assurance.
B) Pam and Quality Assurance.
C) Pam only.
D) Quality Assurance only.

Question 45

Staffing Solutions Corporation is subject to the Social Security Act,which

A) covers only employees who do not receive employer-paid pensions.
B) governs state unemployment compensation funds.
C) provides retirement, survivors, and disability insurance.
D) regulates disputes between unions and management.

Question 46

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

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

Question 47

David's family came to the United States from Ukraine in 1895.Eva's family came to this country from Vietnam in 1995.Fiona's family came from Mexico in 2005.Current immigration laws are based on

A) a national origin quota system proportional to the 1890 census.
B) a racial quota system proportional to numbers updated periodically.
C) a system of sanctions against employers who hire illegal immigrants.
D) excluding convicts and prostitutes.

Question 48

Machine Operations,Inc.(MO),employs four hundred workers at three locations in three states.Workers who do not have a right to continue group health benefits provided by MO for a limited time after the loss of their jobs include those who

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 49

Emma,Frick,Glenda,and Huey are employees of different-sized employers in different industries.A minimum wage must be paid to employees in

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

Question 50

Southwestern Foods Corporation operates a packaging plant near the border between the United States and Mexico.Due to the location,it would be easier for Southwestern to employ noncitizens.It is legal for a U.S.employer to

A) hire persons not authorized to work in the United States.
B) recruit persons not authorized to work in the United States.
C) refer for a fee persons not authorized to work in the United States.
D) none of the choices.

Question 51

Hu,Ivan,and Juana apply to work for King Meatpacking Company.These individuals' identities and eligibility to work must be verified by

A) the employer.
B) the individuals.
C) the individuals' countries of origin.
D) the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Question 52

Unity Production Company is suspected of employing illegal immigrants.The government conducts random compliance audits and other enforcement measures against those who might violate immigration laws through

A) the CIS.
B) the H1-B.
C) the ICE.
D) the NLRB.

Question 53

Cafe Dining,Inc.,employs one hundred workers at three loca?tions in two states.Under federal law,Café must pro?vide its employees,during any twelve-month period,family or medi?cal leave of up to

A) twelve days.
B) twelve weeks.
C) twelve months.
D) twelve years.

Question 54

Cash is an employee of Drowsy Resort,Inc.,covered by federal overtime provisions,which apply only after an employee has worked more than

A) eight hours in a day.
B) forty hours in a week.
C) 160 hours in a month.
D) one year for the same employer.

Question 55

Fruits & Vegetables,Inc.,employs hundreds of seasonal and permanent workers,both skilled and unskilled,in seven states.Under the Immigration Act of 1990,Fruits & Vegetables can hire illegal immigrants

A) if either the employer or the immigrants file special forms.
B) only if the employer files a special form.
C) only if the immigrants file special forms.
D) under no circumstances.

Question 56

Uri is an employee of Verity Security Services.For Uri to obtain the benefits of federal wage-hour requirements,Verity must be engaged in

A) business activity.
B) employment at will.
C) international commerce.
D) interstate commerce.

Question 57

Eduardo is an employee of Free-Flo Plumbing Corporation.With respect to the workplace,under federal health and safety statutes,Free-Flo has

A) a general duty to keep it safe and to meet specific standards.
B) no general duty to keep it safe but must meet specific standards.
C) no general duty to keep it safe or to meet specific standards.
D) only a general duty to keep it safe.

Question 58

Hoppy,who works as an employee for Imperial Power Corporation,suf?fers an injury in an accident.Hoppy will be compen?sated under state work?ers' compensation laws

A) only if the injury occurred during working hours.
B) only if the injury occurred off the job.
C) only if the injury occurred on the job.
D) whenever and wherever the injury occurred.

Question 59

Seafood Canning Corporation keeps a file of I-9 verifications forms.To inspect this file,the appropriate government officer must obtain

A) a subpoena and a warrant.
B) a subpoena or a warrant, but not both.
C) not a subpoena, a warrant, or the employer's consent.
D) the employer's consent.

Question 60

Mineral Mining Corporation is a U.S.employer.Mineral,and other U.S.employers,must perform I-9 verifications for new hires who work under the employer's direct supervision

A) excluding contractors and day workers.
B) excluding contractors but including day workers.
C) excluding day workers but including contractors.
D) including contractors and day workers.

Question 61

Borealis Power Company is subject to mandatory workers' compensation laws in the states in which it does business.Chad and Dex work for Borealis as part of a crew that travels to remote locations to repair downed power lines and other damaged equipment.At a distant site,Chad is in?jured in an accident that is entirely Dex's fault.Chad files a claim for workers' compensation.Should the claim be granted? What would be Borealis's best defense against it?

Question 62

Doctors Hospital Corporation employs seven thousand workers in seven locations.These employees have the right to

A) demand that Doctors Hospital Corporation be a closed shop.
B) make "hot-cargo" agreements.
C) organize.
D) refuse to bargain with Doctors Hospital Corporation.

Question 63

Dag is an employee of Eagle Mining Company.Under federal labor law,Dag and other employees have the right to

A) bargain collectively with Eagle through their representatives.
B) insist that Eagle require union membership as a condition of work.
C) interfere with the efforts of others to form labor organizations.
D) refuse to bargain with Eagle through their representatives.

Question 64

Socrates Software Corporation wants to hire Tomas,a noncitizen.To hire Tomas,Socrates must petition

A) Citizenship and Immigration Services.
B) the U.S. Department of State.
C) Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
D) the National Labor Relations Board.

Question 65

Detroit Automotive Company (DAC)agrees with its employees' union not to buy any nonunion-produced component parts from other firms for use in DAC products.This is

A) a permissible secondary boycott.
B) a prohibited secondary boycott.
C) a technically legal secondary boycott.
D) a unilateral one-party boycott.

Question 66

General Packaging Corporation,a U.S.employer,may hire Hilo,a noncitizen,if Hilo is

A) a lawful permanent resident of the United States.
B) an unlawful but hopefully permanent resident in the United States.
C) an unlawful but only temporary resident in the United States.
D) any of the choices.

Question 67

Pip,a clerk for a Quik Burger,Inc.,restaurant goes out on strike with the other employees.After the strike,Pip must be given his job back if the strike is not deemed unlawful,there is still work at the restaurant,and the strike was

A) an economic strike only.
B) an economic strike or an unfair labor practice strike.
C) an unfair labor practice strike only.
D) unlawful.

Question 68

Service Employees International Union would like Tasty Cafés,Inc.,to require un?ion membership of its job applicants as a condition to obtaining employment.This is

A) illegal in all states.
B) illegal only in states that have right-to-work laws.
C) legal in all states.
D) legal only in states that have right-to-work laws.

Question 69

During a union election campaign at Skyscraper Construction Corporation,the employer can,without monitoring or regulating by the National Labor Relations Board,threaten employees with

A) a layoff only.
B) a layoff or a reduction in benefits and wages.
C) a reduction in benefits and wages only.
D) neither a layoff nor a reduction in benefits and wages.

Question 70

Healthy Harvest Company runs a candy and fruit processing and packaging plant.Most of Healthy Harvest's business is done during holiday seasons,especially between Halloween and New Year's Day,and in the spring.The company hires a large temporary workforce during its busiest times.Occasionally,a position opens for an individual with highly specialized skills,particularly to operate and maintain the company's inventory and sales control systems.Can Healthy Harvest hire noncitizens for its temporary,seasonal work? Can the company hire a noncitizen with special skills for certain jobs? If so,what procedures must the employer follow in both situations to do this hiring? If not,how can Healthy Harvest be assured that it is hiring only citizens?

Question 71

Link and Meryl are employees of Natural Resources,Inc.(NRI).When Odel,the president of NRI,learns that Link and Meryl are active in un?ion activities,he discharges them.Link and Meryl may bring an action against NRI under

A) federal labor law.
B) federal or state unemployment law.
C) state workers' compensation law.
D) the employment at-will doctrine.

Question 72

Detailed Designs Company,an architectural firm,wants to hire Eduardo,a noncitizen.A temporary work visa is most likely to be set aside for a noncitizen who is

A) a "person of ethnic similarity to the employer's workforce."
B) a "person of extraordinary ability."
C) a "person of ordinary ability and ambition."
D) a "person with an extraordinary work ethic."