Exam 35: Labor, Worker Protection, and Immigration Laws

A general duty standard of the Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes on an employer a duty to provide employment and a work environment that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to its employees.

If an employee's tips and direct employer payment does not equal the minimum wage,the employer must make up the difference.

The ________ is an OSHA standard that requires an employer to provide a work environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.

The highly compensated employee exemption applies to employees who are paid total annual compensation of $50,000 or more.

States usually require employers to purchase workers' compensation insurance from private insurance companies or state funds to cover workers' compensation claims.

________ prohibits unions from engaging in unfair labor practices that interfere with a union election.

Persons age 18 and older may work at any job,whether it is hazardous or not.

Which of the following federal statutes that regulate labor-management relationships covers airline carriers?

Which of the following statements is true of the federal minimum wage?

Explain how the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)of 1986 regulates the employment of persons entering the United States without permission.

To be covered by the FMLA,an employee must ________.

The immigration laws of the United States are administered by the ________.

Discuss in detail about the categories of employees that are exempt from the federal minimum wage and overtime pay requirements.

Helga works as a nurse in a government-run hospital.She has to work 40 hours a week,from 10 pm to 6 am every day.Which of the following is true of this scenario?

The duration of stay for a worker on an H-1B visa is three years,and this can be extended another seven years.

An employee who regularly performs at least one of the duties of an exempt executive,an administrative,or a professional employee is known as a highly compensated employee.

Which of the following statements is true of minimum wages in the United States?

Explain how the Workers' Compensation Acts favor injured employees in response to the unfairness of court proceedings under the common law.

Why can't an injured worker both receive worker's compensation and sue the employer for damages? Is there any exception to this?

If union organizers get fewer than ________ of the employees to sign consent cards,a union election will not be held.