Question 1

A situation wherein either the employer or the worker could terminate their relationship at any time for any reason is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   common law.
B)   employment-at-will.
C)   willful misconduct.
D)   employer's liability act. B

Question 2

What are individual employee rights?

Accepted Answer

Individual employee rights are those rights which are enjoyed by workers as individuals, as against collective rights secured by unionization.

Question 3

Employees who report or attempt to report employer wrongdoing or actions threatening public health or safety to government authorities are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   witnesses.
B)   whistleblowers.
C)   good Samaritans.
D)   none of the above. B

Question 4

In Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation case, Gilmer filed a charge with EEOC and brought suit in the District Court, alleging that he had been discharged in the violation of:

Accepted Answer

A)   The Social Security Act (1935) .
B)   National Labor Relations Act (1935) .
C)   Civil Rights Act (1964) .
D)   Age Discrimination in Employment Act of (1967) .

Question 5

What rights does an employee have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act if he or she faces illegal discrimination at work place?

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Question 6

Employment discrimination based on race, sex, religion, and such other groups is considered to be illegal under:

Accepted Answer

A)   Fair Labor Standards Act.
B)   Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
C)   National Labor Relations Act.
D)   Social Security Act.

Question 7

What are the reasons for the decline of the Post-War Organized Labor?

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Question 8

The Act which is aimed at letting employees know when a plant closing or mass layoff is in the offing is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERIS
A)  .
B)   Family and Medical Leave Act (FML
A)  .
C)   Worker Adjustment and Retraining (WARN)  Acts.
D)   Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH
A)  .

Question 9

There should be set rules if there is a give and take policy between a labor union and corporate managers. The Act which provides these rules is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Social Security Act.
B)   National Labor Relations Act.
C)   Walsh-Healey Act.
D)   Fair Labor Standards Act.

Question 10

The integration of national economies into a worldwide economy, due to trade, investment, and migration and information technology is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   globalization.
B)   perennial revolution.
C)   amalgamation.
D)   assimilation.

Question 11

David hired John as an assistant in his art studio. After two months David discharged John from his position due to John's bad quality of work. Under which doctrine can we say David discharged John?

Accepted Answer

A)   Title VII
B)   Employment-at-will
C)   The Social Security Act
D)   Willful misconduct

Question 12

Butler was an employee at Auto, an automobile assembling plant. The plant hired a large number of male and female employees but provided deplorable working conditions including unhygienic restrooms and poor ventilation. Despite several complaints and requests, the plant manager did not make any changes. Butler decided to bring this to the attention of the local government authorities through an official complaint. In the above scenario, Butler's role can be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)   willful misconduct.
B)   insubordination.
C)   whistleblowing.
D)   contributory negligence.

Question 13

Which Act provides remedies for injured sailors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marine Labor Standards Act (1938) 
B)   Merchant Marine (Jones)  Act (1936) 
C)   Navy Labor Relations Act (1935) 
D)   Social Security Act (1935)

Question 14

New Deal Legislation passed at the urging of:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Supreme Court of the United States.
B)   Franklin D. Roosevelt.
C)   Herbert Hoover.
D)   Harry S. Truman.

Question 15

Which statute provides pensions to retired workers?

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Question 16

Briefly describe the doctrine of employment-at-will.

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Question 17

A plaintiff has a choice between money damages and a court order of restitution for a perceived wrong. Which is the best remedy the plaintiff can use?

Accepted Answer

A)   Plaintiff may exercise an election of remedies.
B)   Plaintiff may appeal for a writ of certiorari.
C)   Plaintiff may take the matter to arbitration.
D)   Plaintiff may seek remedy for whistleblowers.

Question 18

What does the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) state?

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Question 19

President Roosevelt threatened to increase the number of Justices on the Supreme Court, if the Court did not change it's view of:

Accepted Answer

A)   employment protection legislation.
B)   employer protection legislation.
C)   health-insurance reform.
D)   family and medical leave legislation.

Question 20

In the West Coast Hotel Company v. Parrish case, the court found that:

Accepted Answer

A)   the requirement of a fair minimum wage designed so the woman can meet the "very necessities of existence" is a means of protection.
B)   It is not in the public interest to safeguard women's health and protect them from unscrupulous employers.
C)   the protection of women is not a legitimate end of the exercise of state power.
D)   all of the above.

Exam 1: First the Forest, Then the Trees: an Overview of Employment and Labor Law