Exam 28: Employment, immigration, and Labor Law

Devon takes temporary family leave from her job at Equipment Rentals & Sales Company to care for a newborn baby. With respect to Devon's health-care coverage,during the leave,under the Family and Medical Leave Act,Equipment Rentals & Sales must

Food Handlers Union petitions the National Labor Relations Board for an election on organizing a union among the employees of Roasters Coffee Company. For an election to be held,the union must represent

Children aged fourteen and fifteen are allowed to work in hazardous occupations.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes a general duty on employers to keep workplaces safe.

Mei-Ling,Norberto,and Okiapply to work for Poultry Processing,Inc. Poultry Processing must verify the identityof

U.S. employersface serious penalties if they hire undocumented immigrants.

An eligible employee may take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for the employee's spouse,child,or parent who has a serious health condition.

A proposed union must represent an appropriate bargaining unit of an employer's employees.

FasTite Tool Company employs workers,including Gina,at six locations in two states. FasTite's discharge of Gina outside the terms of an implied employment contract may result in

An employer can exclude persons from employer-provided health-insurance coverage for preexisting conditions.

Chaz works for Bridge Builders,Inc. While working on a Bridge Builders project,Chaz is injured. Under state workers' compensation laws,Chaz will be compensated only if his injury was

Service Employees International Union represents the employees of Business & Commerce Credit Corporation. Potential subjects of collective bargaining between the union and the corporation do not include

In states that require a minimum wage that is higher than the federal minimum wage,employers must pay the higher wage.

Price-Cut Discount stores may subject its employees to lie-detector tests when investigating

Under the employment-at-will doctrine,either party may terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason.

Metalworkers Union represents the workers of National Fabrication Corporation. The employer refuses to bargain with the union over workplace safety. This most likely violates

Northwest Energy Company is subject to mandatory workers' compensation laws in the states in which it does business. Odele and Phelpswork for Northwest Energy as part of a crew that travels to remote locations to repair broken pumps and other damaged equipment. At a distant site,Odele is in-jured in an accident that is entirely Phelps's fault. Odele files a claim for workers' compensation. Should the claim be granted? What would be Northwest Energy's best defense against it?

Right-to-work laws make it illegal for employers to refuse to hire applicants who are willing and able to work.

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

Whistleblowing occurs when an employer signals the end of a workday by sounding a buzzer,ringing a bell,or otherwise "blowing the whistle "