Deck 3: Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Question 1

The Landrum-Griffin Act regulates internal activities of employers and unions covered by both Taft-Hartley and the Railway Labor Act.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Under the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,financial dealings between an employer and a union representing its employees are forbidden.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A union anticipating a strike or picketing at a health care facility must notify the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)10 days in advance.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,contractors cannot make collective bargaining agreements with construction unions without a demonstration of majority status.

Question 5

The Norris-La Guardia Act was the first law to protect the rights of unions and workers to engage in union activity.

Question 6

According to the employer unfair labor practices under the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,the employer may not create a company-sponsored union and bargain with it.

Question 7

The National Labor Relations Board is responsible for conducting representation elections and resolving or ruling on unfair labor practice charges.

Question 8

The National Mediation Board may offer its services even without the request of the parties involved in negotiations.

Question 9

The Civil Service Reform Act,Title VII covers all non-uniformed,non-managerial federal service employees and agencies.

Question 10

The Railway Labor Act allows employees to choose,by majority vote,an organization to exclusively represent them for collective bargaining purposes.

Question 11

According to the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,an employee has to be an employee of an organization in which a labor dispute occurs.

Question 12

If the NLRB finds that an unfair labor practice occurred,it can issue cease-and-desist orders.

Question 13

According to the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,an employer is an organization or a manager or supervisor acting on its behalf.

Question 14

According to the Landrum-Griffin Act,a union exercising a trusteeship can move assets from the subsidiary or appoint delegates to conventions from it.

Question 15

The Railway Labor Act applies to public sector railway and airline employees.

Question 16

According to the union unfair labor practices under the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,a union can force an employer to cease bargaining with a certified representative.

Question 17

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was passed to deter corruption by requiring the forfeiture of illegal gains.

Question 18

The Byrnes Act of 1936 prohibits anyone from requiring or coercing employees on a public works construction project to kickback part of their compensation as a condition of continued employment.

Question 19

The National Mediation Board consists of two members appointed by the AFL-CIO.

Question 20

According to the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,unions and employers have a mutual duty to bargain in good faith about wages,hours,and terms and conditions of employment.

Question 21

In which of the following instances will an injunction be issued under the Norris-La Guardia Act?

A) When the party requesting the injunction is not harmed by the injunction.
B) When irreparable injury to property will occur.
C) When adequate legal remedies exist.
D) When authorities are able or willing to give protection.

Question 22

A statutory preference for using collective bargaining to resolve conflicts in the employment relationship and for roughly balancing the power of management and labor was established by the _____.

A) Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts
B) Byrnes Act
C) Copeland Anti-Kickback Act
D) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Question 23

Which act enables employees to choose,by majority vote,an organization to exclusively represent them for collective bargaining purposes?

A) The Norris-La Guardia Act
B) The Civil Service Reform Act,Title VII
C) The Labor Management Relations Act
D) The Railway Labor Act

Question 24

The Office of Disability Employment Policy develops and influences the implementation of policies to enhance the employability of persons with disabilities.

Question 25

Which of the following actions can be enjoined under the Norris-La Guardia Act?

A) Participating in union membership
B) Associating for collective bargaining purposes
C) Stopping or refusing to work
D) Providing aid or assistance for persons suing or being sued

Question 26

The Norris-La Guardia Act prohibits _____,in which employees agree that continued employment depends on abstention from union membership or activities.

A) yellow-dog contracts
B) hot cargo clauses
C) secondary boycotts
D) closed shops

Question 27

Which of the following could be enjoined under section 9 of the Norris-La Guardia Act?

A) Payments of strike benefits
B) Lockouts
C) Striking
D) Violent picketing

Question 28

The _____,created by the Railway Labor Act,consists of an equal number of union and management members and is empowered to settle grievances of both parties.

A) National Labor Relations Board
B) National Railroad Adjustment Board
C) National Mediation Board
D) Railroad Retirement Board

Question 29

Which of the following federal labor laws covers only private-sector,non-managerial,rail and airline employees and employers?

A) Labor Management Relations Act
B) Landrum-Griffin Act
C) Civil Service Reform Act,Title VII
D) Railway Labor Act

Question 30

Civil rights laws and regulations broadly prohibit employers from taking race,sex,color,religion,national origin,or age (being age 40 or over)into account when making employment decisions.

Question 31

In 1996,the Federal Aviation Authorization Act brought air express companies,including their ground employees,under the _____.

A) Norris-La Guardia Act
B) Civil Service Reform Act,Title VII
C) Labor Management Relations Act
D) Railway Labor Act

Question 32

The Employee Benefits Security Administration develops and enforces regulations covering employee benefits programs that fall within the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Question 33

Which of the following is a purpose of the Railway Labor Act?

A) Requiring financial disclosures from unions and employers
B) Prohibiting secondary boycotts
C) Eliminating any restrictions on joining a union
D) Securing a minimum wage for railway employees

Question 34

What is the similarity between the National Railroad Adjustment Board and the National Mediation Board?

A) The members of both are appointed by the president.
B) Both were created by the Railway Labor Act.
C) Both consist only of union members.
D) Both have an equal number of union and nonunion members.

Question 35

Which of the following is true of Section 9 of the Norris-La Guardia Act?

A) It restricts injunction-granting powers by requiring that requesters try to settle disputes before asking for injunctions.
B) It mandates that an individual or labor organization may not be held accountable for unlawful acts of its leadership unless those acts were directed or ratified by the membership.
C) It ensures the act may not be used as a cover for violent and destructive actions.
D) It forbids injunctions against all union activities in a case except allowing only those likely to lead to an injury.

Question 36

The _____ Act,passed during a period of relative weakness for organized labor,only considered employer practices.

A) Norris-La Guardia
B) Landrum-Griffin
C) Wagner
D) Taft-Hartley

Question 37

The Office of Labor-Management Standards administers and enforces provisions of the Landrum-Griffin and Civil Service Reform acts.

Question 38

The _____ forbids federal courts to issue injunctions against specifically described union activities and outlaws yellow-dog contracts.

A) Norris-La Guardia Act
B) Taft-Hartley Act
C) Railway Labor Act
D) Landrum-Griffin Act

Question 39

Which act outlaws injunctions for nonviolent labor union activities and makes yellow-dog contracts unenforceable?

A) Labor Management Relations Act
B) Landrum-Griffin Act
C) Norris-La Guardia Act
D) Civil Service Reform Act,Title VII

Question 40

The National Mediation Board mediates contract disputes between carriers and their unions and certifies bargaining representatives for employees.

Question 41

According to the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,a(n)_____ is one whose work is intellectual in character,requiring independent judgment or discretion;whose performance cannot readily be measured in a standardized fashion;and whose skills are learned through prolonged,specialized instruction.

A) professional employee
B) union
C) trustee
D) employer

Question 42

According to the _____,members of unions cannot be expelled unless due process consistent with the Bill of Rights section of the act is followed.

A) Byrnes Act
B) Taft-Hartley Act
C) Landrum-Griffin Act
D) Copeland Anti-Kickback Act

Question 43

In states that have right-to-work laws in place,_____ are banned.

A) mediation boards
B) company unions
C) agency shop clauses
D) representation elections

Question 44

According to the Landrum-Griffin Act,a union exercising _____ cannot move assets from the subsidiary or appoint delegates to conventions from it,unless elected by secret ballot of the membership.

A) a hot cargo provision
B) a yellow-dog contract
C) the conspiracy doctrine
D) a trusteeship

Question 45

The _____ Act was enacted following the largest incidence and the most time lost from work due to strikes of any year in U.S.history.

A) Landrum-Griffin
B) Norris-La Guardia
C) Railways Labor
D) Taft-Hartley

Question 46

What is the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service directed to emphasize?

A) The encouragement of hot cargo clauses
B) Services in contract negotiations
C) Internal activities of employers covered by the Railway Labor Act
D) The implementation of yellow-dog contracts

Question 47

Unions and corporations are forbidden to make political contributions in any elections involving the choice of _____.

A) state officeholders
B) federal officeholders
C) municipal officeholders
D) private employees

Question 48

Except in the construction and apparel industries,employees and unions cannot negotiate contracts providing that particular products of certain employers will not be used.This is the _____ issue.

A) union shop agreement
B) hot cargo
C) closed shop
D) yellow-dog

Question 49

The _____ determines what group of employees would constitute an appropriate unit for a representation election and subsequent bargaining.

A) National Labor Relations Board
B) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Board
C) Bureau of Labor Statistics
D) Federal Contract Compliance Programs

Question 50

The _____ regulates pension and benefit programs and requires that employers adequately fund established plans.

A) Employee Retirement Income Security Act
B) Workers' Compensation Act
C) Federal Unemployment Tax Act
D) Fair Labor Standards Act

Question 51

Which of the following is an unfair labor practice on the part of a union?

A) Forcing an employer to continue bargaining with a certified representative
B) Requiring initiation fees for union membership
C) Forcing an employer to pay for services rendered
D) Forcing an employer to bargain with an uncertified labor organization

Question 52

According to the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,a(n)_____ is an organization,or a manager or supervisor acting on its behalf.

A) employee
B) professional employee
C) employer
D) union

Question 53

Which of the following is true of the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act?

A) According to this act,it is illegal to recruit and/or transport individuals across state lines for the purpose of interfering forcefully or threateningly with peaceful picketing or the right to self-organization.
B) This act forbids federal courts to issue injunctions against specifically described union activities and outlaws yellow-dog contracts.
C) This act establishes a statutory preference for using collective bargaining to resolve conflicts in the employment relationship and for roughly balancing the power of management and labor.
D) This act prohibits anyone from requiring or coercing employees on a public works construction project to return part of their compensation as a condition of continued employment.

Question 54

Under the Wagner and Taft-Harley Acts,unions cannot demand or require that an employer take action against an employee for any reason except _____.

A) failure to be part of a strike
B) failure to attend a union meeting
C) failure to pay union dues
D) nonparticipation in the yellow-dog contract

Question 55

The _____ Act regulates internal activities of employers and unions covered by both Taft-Hartley and the Railway Labor Act.

A) Fair Labor Standards
B) Norris-La Guardia
C) Landrum-Griffin
D) Title VII of the Civil Service Reform

Question 56

What led to the enactment of the Landrum-Griffin Act?

A) It was enacted the year following the largest incidence of strikes and the most time lost from work due to strikes of any year in U.S.
B) It was enacted to forbid federal courts from issuing injunctions against specifically described union activities and to outlaw yellow-dog contracts.
C) It was enacted to avoid service interruptions only in rail and air carriers.
D) It was enacted following the congressional hearings into corrupt practices in labor-management relations.

Question 57

Which 1936 act makes it illegal to recruit and/or transport individuals across state lines for the purpose of interfering forcefully or threateningly with peaceful picketing or the right to self-organization?

A) Copeland Anti-Kickback Act
B) Norris-La Guardia Act
C) Byrnes Act
D) Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts

Question 58

Which act states that the employer must provide 60 days' notice of a plant closing involving 50 or more employees and 30 days' notice for mass layoffs of more than 500 employees or more than one-third of the workforce?

A) Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
B) Federal Unemployment Tax Act
C) Occupational Safety and Health Act
D) Fair Labor Standards Act

Question 59

Which of the following is an unfair labor practice on the part of an employer?

A) An employer creates employee groups within the organization and asks employees to participate in setting wages,hours,and terms and conditions of employment.
B) If two unions are vying to organize a group of workers;an employer neither recognizes one to avoid dealing with the other nor expresses a preference for one over the other.
C) An employer creates a company-sponsored union and bargains with it.
D) An employer discriminates in hiring,assignment,or other terms of employment on the basis of union membership.

Question 60

Which act was passed to deter corruption by requiring the forfeiture of illegal gains?

A) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
B) Copeland Anti-Kickback Act
C) Byrnes Act
D) Norris-La Guardia Act

Question 61

Write a short note on trade treaties.

Question 62

_____ investigates violations and assesses penalties through hearings held by Department of Labor administrative law judges.

A) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
B) Bureau of International Labor Affairs
C) Veterans Employment and Training Service
D) Office of Disability Employment Policy

Question 63

List the five general purposes of the Railway Labor Act.

Question 64

Which of the following is a function of the Office of Labor-Management Standards?

A) It administers and enforces provisions of the Landrum-Griffin and Civil Service Reform acts.
B) It administers laws and regulations banning employment discrimination based on race,sex,color,religion,national origin,disability,and veterans' status for employers with federal contracts.
C) It collects,maintains,and publishes data that interested persons use to assess the current state of the economy-nationally,regionally,or locally.
D) It also manages the labor attaché program in U.S.embassies abroad and monitors conformance with internationally recognized worker rights.

Question 65

According to the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,who is the employer,and who are all excluded as being the employer?

Question 66

Explain about the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Question 67

What are the major provisions of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act?

Question 68

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was established by the _____ Act to help parties resolve labor disputes.

A) Railway Labor
B) Norris-La Guardia
C) Landrum-Griffin
D) Taft-Hartley

Question 69

What are the responsibilities of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service?

Question 70

The _____ aids local labor-management cooperation programs through grants and technical assistance enabled by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978.

A) National Mediation Board
B) National Labor Relations Board
C) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
D) Bureau of International Labor Affairs

Question 71

Which of the following is true of defined benefit pension plans?

A) They are enforced and overseen by the National Mediation Board.
B) It offers retirees a fixed amount a month for a predefined period.
C) It promises retirees lifetime annuity payments based on terminal earnings and years of service with the company.
D) The employee covered by the plan is required to pay the premium.

Question 72

A 1934 amendment to the Railway Labor Act established the _____.

A) National Labor Relations Board
B) Bureau of International Labor Affairs
C) Federal Contract Compliance Programs
D) National Mediation Board

Question 73

Explain the concept of "duty to bargain."

Question 74

The _____ is responsible for notifying the president if an unsettled,mediated dispute threatens to cripple transport in some section of the country.

A) National Mediation Board
B) National Railroad Adjustment Board
C) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
D) National Labor Relations Board

Question 75

The _____ represents the United States on multilateral trade bodies such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,the International Labor Organization,and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

A) Bureau of Labor Statistics
B) Employee Benefits Security Administration
C) Mine Safety and Health Administration
D) Bureau of International Labor Affairs

Question 76

What does the Norris-La Guardia Act enable?

Question 77

Describe the National Labor Relations Board.

Question 78

Explain the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act.

Question 79

The _____ is a federal agency created by ERISA with responsibility for insuring private sector defined benefit plans after retirement.

A) Federal Contract Compliance Programs
B) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
C) Workers' Compensation Programs
D) Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 80

Which of the following is a provision under the Job Corps.?

A) It administers laws and regulations banning employment discrimination based on race,sex,color,religion,national origin,disability,and veterans' status for employers with federal contracts.
B) It provides free education and training programs to help prepare young people who have a high school education or less to prepare for a productive career.
C) It manages the labor attaché program in U.S.embassies abroad and monitors conformance with internationally recognized worker rights.
D) It protects veterans' job-return rights following military service.