BUL 3320 Exam 3 (31-33) USF

Before the Industrial Revolution, the doctrine of ____ governed the employment relationship in the United States.

Which of the following is true of workers' compensation?

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

Which of the following has to be necessarily proved by a claimant pursuing compensation for an injury, under workers' compensation?

If an employee is injured in an automobile accident while she is driving to an off-premises restaurant during her personal lunch hour, the injury is _____.

Workers' compensation is a(n) ____ remedy.

Which of the following is true of workers' compensation?

What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation?

Jorge, a fork-lift truck operator for retail chain Hansridges, was injured when the fork-lift he was operating toppled over. The fork-lift truck was manufactured and maintained by Ionic Machines Inc. As he was covered by workers' compensation insurance, he could recover workers' compensation benefits. However, it was later found that the fork-lift truck was not designed to be used to lift as much weight as Ionic Machines claimed it could. Which of the following legal rights is Jorge entitled to?

In which of these situations can an employee sue an employer to recover employment-related injuries?

The ____ is federal act enacted in 1970 that promotes safety in the workplace.

The OSHA guidelines that set safety rules for spevidic equipment, procedures, types of work, unique work conditions, and the like are known as _____.

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.

Which of the following is true of OSHA's general duty standard?

The FLSA applies to _____

The ___ forbids the use of oppressive child labor and makes it unlawful to ship goods produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor.

According the the Department of Labor, children under the age of 14 can only be employed as ____.

Which of the following is true of child labor regulations adopted by the Department of Labor?

Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United States?

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

Which of the following acts establishes minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for workers in the USA?

Which of the following is true of minimum wages in the U.S.?

Overtime pay is ____ times that of the regular pay of an employee.

Overtime pay is paid for each hour worked in excess of ____ hours that week.

Jerry is employed by U.S.-based Iconic Systems. His work hours per week for the month of January were 40 hours the first week, 30 hours the second week, 50 hours the third week, and 45 hours the fourth week. According to the FSLA, how many hours of overtime pay is Jerry entitled to at the end of January?

Who among the following is exempt from federal minimum wage requirement?

Which of the following statements is true of exemptions to minimum wage and overtime pay requirements?

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

The ____ guarantees workers unpaid time off from work for family and medical emergencies and other specified situations.

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

The _____ is a federal law that permits employees and their beneficiaries to continue their group health insurance after an employee's employment has ended.

The ____ is a federal act designed to prevent fraud and other abuses associated with private pension funds.

_____ occurs when an employee has a nonforfeitable right to receive pension benefits.

Under the ____ and state laws enacted to implement the program, employers are required to pay unemployment contributions.

Which of the following benefits is a component of Social Security benefits?

Which of the following is true of Social Security?

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

A(n) ____ visa allows U.S. employers to employ in the United States foreign nationals who are skilled in specialty occupations

Cliff Thomas, a cardiologist, emigrates from the U.K. to the U.S. Under which of the following visa categories can his wife live in the U.S. as Mr. Thomas' dependent?

Which of the following is true of the United States' immigration law?

The ____ was a labor union formed in 1886 that only allowed craft workers such as silversmiths and artisans to be its members.

Only ____ were allowed to belong to the American Federation of Labor.

In 1935, John L. Lewis formed the ____, which permitted semiskilled and unskilled workers to be its members.

Enacted in 1932, the ____ is a federal statute which stipulates that it is legal for employees to organize.

Which of the following is provided by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935?

The labor management relations act of 1947 is also known as the _____ Act.

Which of the following is true of the Taft-Hartley Act?

Which of the following acts regulates internal union affairs and establishes the rights of union members?

Which of the following federal statuts that regulate labor-management relationships cover airline carriers?

The _____ oversees union elections, prevents employers and unions from engaging in illegal and unfair labor practices, and enforces and interprets certain federal labor laws.

A group of employees that a union is seeking to represent is known as a(n) ____.

Which of the following gives employees the right to join together to form a union?

Most union elections are contested by the employer. The ____ is required to supervise all contested elections where a simple majority vote wins the election.

A(n) _____ election can be held without NLRB supervision.

If employees no longer want to be represented by a union, a ____ election is held.

A certain organization's employees want a union to represent their rights, a request that has been approved by the employer. All the employees live in the employees' quarters in the building adjacent to the place of work. In order for a union to be established, solicitation must be carried out by these employees. Which of the following is true of this situation?

Which of the following is a provision of Section 8(a) of the NLRA?

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

The act of negotiating contract terms between an employer and the members of a union is known as ____.

Which of the following is a compulsory subject during collective bargaining?

Subjects that are not compulsory or illegal are known as ____ subjects of collective bargaining, which maybe be bargained for if the company and union agree to do so.

Under a(n) ____ agreement, an employer agrees to hire only employees who are already members of a union.

Which of the following is true of a union shop agreement while hiring an employee?

Which of the following is true of union security agreements?

A _____ is a cessation of work by union members in order to obtain economic benefits or correct an unfair labor practice.

Which of the following is an illegal strike?

Which of the following best describes a wild-cat strike?

Employees who choose not to strike or return to work after joining the strikers for a period of time are known as _____ workers.

If an employer reasonably anticipates a strike by some of its employees, it may legally arrange a(n) _____ to prevent these employees from entering the work premise.

The laborers at Lillon Fabrics are paid on a daily-wage basis. When the employee union announces a strike that involves cessation of work, one of the employees Lina is hesitant to participate in it as it would mean her employer withholding her pay. Which of the following is true of this case?

Once a strike begins, the employer may continue operations by _____ to take the place of the striking employees.

What legal course of action is available to a corporation if its employees go on strike without any notice?

The right to picket is implied from the ____.

The action of strikers walking in front of employer's presmises, carrying signs announcing their strike is known as ____.

In which of the following circumstances is picketing unlawful?

If union members picketing a restaurant block deliveries from the restaurant, this is _____ picketing.

_____ picketing is a type of picketing in which a union tries to bring pressure against an employer by picketing the employer's suppliers or customers.

Secondary boycott picketing is lawful only if it is directed at _____.

The _____ is a federal act that requires employers with one hundred or more employees to give their employees sixty days' notice before engaging in certain plant closings or layoffs.

The _____ is the federal agency responsible for enforcing most federal antidiscrimination laws.

Which of the following is true of the EEOC?

A complainant may file his or her employment discrimination claim with the ____ instead of the EEOC.

If the EEOC chooses not to bring suit, it issues a(n) _____ to the complainant.

Which of the following is true of the right to sue letter issued by the EEOC?

The _____ is a federal statute that permits a complainant to file an employment discrimination claim against an employer within 180 days of the most recent paycheck violation.

Gloria's employer deducted 20 percent of her pay in the month of January due to personal problems he has with her. Under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, what period of time does Gloria have to file an employment discrimination claim?

The ____ was intended to eliminate job discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, and religion.

Which of the following best describes the scope of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

_____ discrimination occurs when an employer treats a specific individual less favorably than others because of that person's race, color, national origin, sex, or religion.

To claim under separate-treatment discrimination, the complainant must prove that ____________.

A member of a minority race applies for a promotion to a position advertised as available at his company. The minority applicant, who is qualified for the position, is rejected by the company which hires a nonminority applicant for the position. The minority applicant can sue under ________.

_____ discrimination occurs when an employer discriminates against an entire protected class.

Which of the following is true of employment discriminations defined under Title VII?

Which of the following is an instance of disparate-treatment discrimination?

QuickMoney LLC is looking to fill its chief executive officer position, as the current CEO is retiring soon. QuickMoney receives applications for this position from many persons, including Joe Thomas, an African-American. Mr. Thomas is the best-qualified applicant for the job. If QuickMoney does not hire Mr. Thomas because he is an African-American, the company has engaged in ________ discrimination.

Which of the following types of employment discrimination is carried out against a person because of his or her heritage or cultural characteristics?

If a company does not hire certain employees because of their accents, it has carried out ____ discrimination.

If a light-skinned member of a race refuses to hire a dark-skinned member of the same race, this will constitute as discrimination in violation of ____.

Which of the following is true of sex discrimination?

Which of the following best describes quid pro quo sex discrimination?

In 1978, the ____ which prohibits employment discrimination because of pregnancy, childbirth, or relation medical conditions was enacted as an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Lila Miller who works for a large software firm is four-months pregnant and is due for a promotion. However, her employer offers the promotion to Harry Oswald, a less-experienced candidate, as Lila would go on maternity leave soon and would be unable to perform her duties. Which of the following is true of this scenario?

Using a sexually explicit picture or screensaver to mock an employee constitutes _____.

The U.S. Supreme Court has held sexual harassment that creates a hostile work environment violates ____.

Which of the following elements constitutes an affirmative defense by an employer whose employee has suffered sexual harassment at the work place?

An employee who believes that he or she is being sexual harassed has a duty to report the harassment to the _____.

Which of the following is true of sexual harassment?

Jason Smith is a Hispanic scriptwriter from Brazil who works for a television show on an American cable network. He was fired after the producer came to know that Smith was a scientologist by faith. The producer's official reason for this termination was that as Smith was based in Brazil, communication was a problem. This is an example of ________ discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Which of the following is true of religious discrimination?

Why is proving a bona fide occupational qualification essential?

The ____ protects both sexes from pay discrimination based on sex.

Which of the following is true of the Equal Pay Act?

An employer pays higher wages to Shelly—who has worked with the company for six years—than Samuel, who holds a similar position to Shelly and performs the same functions as her, and has worked with the company for only five and a half years. Which of the fo llowing is true of this case?

The _____ is a federal statute that prohibits age discrimination practices against employees who are 40 years and older.

The _____ is a federal statute that prohibits age discrimination regarding employee benefits.

The ____ imposes obligations on employers and providers of public transportation, telecommunications, and public accommodations to accommodate physically challenged individuals.

Which of the following is considered a major physiological impairment by the ADAAA?

The ____ is a federal statute that makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against job applicants and employees based on genetic information.

A(n) _____ provides that certain job preferences will be given to members of minority racial and ethnic groups, females, and other protected-class applicants when making employment decisions.