Question 1

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

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Question 2

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?

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Question 3

Elections for union officers are regulated by

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The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) regulates elections for union officers, ensures fairness and transparency in the election process, and provides safeguards for union members to participate in the election. The other options, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), do not have provisions related to union elections. Option D is incorrect as there is a federal law (LMRDA) that regulates union elections.

Question 4

During a union election campaign,Sapphire Blue Finance Company prohibits on-site solicitations by Credit Workers Union,which is seeking the workers' unionization,while permitting charities to solicit the same workers.This violates

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This violates Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which prohibits employers from interfering with employees' rights to join a union and engage in union activities, including soliciting union membership on company property during non-work hours. Allowing charitable organizations to solicit on-site while prohibiting the union from doing so constitutes discrimination against the union, which is protected activity under the NLRA.

Question 5

Clerical Workers Union represents the employees of Miracle Medical Research Company.The management of the firm refuses to bargain with the union over the hiring of unnecessary workers.This violates

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Question 6

Finance Professionals Union represents the workers of Business & Commerce Banking Corporation.The management of the firm refuses to bargain with the union.This violates

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The management of Business & Commerce Banking Corporation is violating federal labor law by refusing to bargain with the Finance Professionals Union. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) requires employers to bargain in good faith with the union that represents their workers. Therefore, the management's decision to refuse bargaining is illegal under federal labor law.

Question 7

Employers are not allowed to interfere with employees' efforts to form or join a union under

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The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects the rights of employees to form, join, or assist labor unions, to collectively bargain with their employers, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. The NLRA also prohibits employers from interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights to form or join a union. The other options listed (A, C, and D) do not address unionization or collective bargaining, and therefore do not provide the appropriate protection for employees' rights to organize.

Question 8

For twenty years,Ozzie works for Players Paradise,a destination for vacationers from across the United States,maintaining golf carts.After a steady stream of positive job evaluations and merit pay raises,Ozzie is promoted to the position of supervisor of golf-cart maintenance at three of Players's courses.Five years later,a new employee,Quentin,is hired to oversee operations at all ten of Players's courses.Quentin demotes Ozzie,who is now over the age of forty,to running only one of the three cart facilities,and freezes his salary.Quentin demotes five other employees over the age of forty and places one of Ozzie's former facilities under the supervision of Richie,who is twenty-three.Ozzie overhears Richie say,"We're going to have to do away with these old,senile men." Less than a year later,Quentin reconsolidates the three cart facilities' operations under Richie's charge.Ozzie quits and files a suit against Players for employment discrimination. Should he prevail? Explain.

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Question 9

Jason and Katrina work on the loading dock for Longhaul Transport Company.Jason has a disability.Katrina has seniority.Jason asks for a transfer,which would represent an accommodation for his disability.Longhaul gives the transfer to Katrina on the basis of her seniority.Jason files a suit against Longhaul for discrimination on the basis of his disability.The court is most likely to rule that

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Question 10

The employee union at Top Tech Toys decides to go on strike.Their strike will be legal if

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Forming a picket line is a legal way of protesting and showing dissent towards the company's policies, without resorting to violence or denying access to the plant. It is a peaceful way of expressing the union's demands and can often help in bringing about a quick resolution to the conflict. Options B and C are not legal, as they involve violent means or trespassing and disrupting the company's operations, respectively. Option D is clearly illegal and can lead to legal action against the strikers.

Question 11

Following a union election campaign by Service Employees International Union among the employees of Quality Hotels & Resorts,Inc.,the union does not obtain a majority vote in the election.This most likely violates

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There is no federal law that mandates unions to obtain a majority vote in order to be recognized as representatives of employees. However, some states may have their own laws regarding union elections.

Question 12

Food Packagers Union represents the workers of Garden Variety,Inc.The company does not require its workers to join the union as a prerequisite to obtaining employment.The union would like the employer to require the workers to join after a specified amount of time on the job.This would violate

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There is no federal law that mandates employees to join a union as a condition of employment or allows unions to force employees to join. The National Labor Relations Act protects the rights of both employees and employers and allows workers to choose whether to join a union or not. However, unions can negotiate a union security clause as part of a collective bargaining agreement, which requires employees to either join the union or pay union dues as a condition of employment.

Quiz 22: Employment Law