Exam 42: Employment and Labor Law

Which of the following is false under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act?

Which of the following is also known as the Labor-Management Relations Act?

Which of the following enables employees who lose their jobs or have their hours reduced to a level at which they are no longer eligible to receive medical, dental or optical benefits to pay to continue receiving benefits for themselves and their dependents under the employer's policy?

Which of the following is true regarding protection provided by labor law to the picketing by the employees?

Set forth what the Drug-Free Workplace Act requires and limitations the U.S. Constitution places on private employers as far as drug testing is concerned.

Who is considered an eligible employee under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

Which of the following is false regarding vacation rights in other countries?

Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, an employee has ____ days after coverage would ordinarily terminate to decide whether to maintain it.

"Employee Picketing." Warren owns a unionized business called "Warren's" that manufactures furniture. Employees are unhappy because they believe that during negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement, Warren is improperly refusing to give them a raise. The employees stop working for Warren's business and begin picketing. At first the employees carry signs with slogans such as "Labor Dispute - Warren Won't Pay a Fair Wage," meant to inform the public that a labor dispute has resulted because Warren is cheap. When that, however, fails to change Warren's mind, the employees begin staging pickets to prevent deliveries to Warren and to prevent access to employees who want to work. They carry signs saying "No Access to Warren - Shut Him Down." -In which of the following were the employees engaged when they carried picket signs informing the public that Warren refused a raise?

Under ERISA, employers are required to provide to plan participants all of the following except:

Before workers' compensation laws, what was an injured employee's only avenue of recovery against an employer? Discuss whether you believe that ethically workers' compensation should be retained or repealed.

Which of the following is not an example of an activity protected by the public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine?

"Employee Picketing." Warren owns a unionized business called "Warren's" that manufactures furniture. Employees are unhappy because they believe that during negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement, Warren is improperly refusing to give them a raise. The employees stop working for Warren's business and begin picketing. At first the employees carry signs with slogans such as "Labor Dispute - Warren Won't Pay a Fair Wage," meant to inform the public that a labor dispute has resulted because Warren is cheap. When that, however, fails to change Warren's mind, the employees begin staging pickets to prevent deliveries to Warren and to prevent access to employees who want to work. They carry signs saying "No Access to Warren - Shut Him Down." -In which of the following were employees engaged when they attempted through picketing to prevent employees from entering the premises and to stop deliveries to Warren?

"Union Avoidance." Penny owned and operated a large book store with 50 employees. She was aware of union organization attempts. She prohibited any discussion of the union and the distribution of literature at any time, including during employee breaks and lunches in the employee break room. She told employees that she would refuse to grant a raise to any employee who supported the union. Penny was extremely unhappy when the union obtained enough support for an election. At that point, she promised employees that she would give a $1,000 bonus to any employee who voted against the union. Surprisingly to Penny, employees who voted overwhelmingly supported the union. On the other hand, employees who voted failed to constitute all employees of the book store. A number of employees were absent on the day of the election and did not vote. Penny stated that it was her understanding that the union would not be certified as the bargaining representative of the employees because fewer than 50% of the total number of the store employees voted for the union. Penny further stated that, in any event, she would not deal with the union under any circumstances. -Which of the following is true regarding Penny's assertion that the union must obtain favorable votes from a majority of employees before winning an election and becoming certified as the bargaining agent for the employees?

"Uncooperative Employer." Joan requested a 12-week leave for the birth of her child. She had 3 weeks of accrued paid sick leave time and 2 weeks of accrued paid vacation time. Joan's employer, Rose, requested that she take the sick leave time and vacation time prior to any leave time under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Joan did not wish to do so, however, and told her employer that she was entitled under the Family and Medical Leave Act to take leave under the Act first and to save any other time. Another employee, Frank, requested leave time under the Family and Medical Leave Act in order to care for a seriously ill parent. He had no other sick leave or vacation time available and immediately started using leave under the act. Unfortunately, he was unable to return to work for 15 weeks. At that time, Rose told him that he would have to be reassigned to a lower paying position because she had been unable to hold his job for him and had reassigned it to Bob. Frank demanded that Bob be removed and that he be reinstated to his previous job. To the dismay of Rose, Alice also requested leave because she planned to take in a foster child. Rose told Alice to forget it because of all the other employees out on leave, because voluntarily taking in a foster child did not qualify Alice for leave, and also because she typically worked only 30 hours per week. -Which of the following is true regarding Rose's position that Joan could be required to take paid sick leave and vacation prior to any leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

Which of the following is false under federal law regarding employer monitoring of employee telephone calls?

Which of the following primarily governs the internal operations of labor unions?

Workers first achieved the right to organize (join unions) during the 1800s.

Which of the following is required by law in the United Kingdom in regard to holidays?

Which of the following occurs when unionized employees have a labor dispute with their employer and boycott another employer to force it to cease doing business with their employer?