Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)   It was passed in 1935 and created a state system to provide unemployment compensation to qualified employees who lose their jobs.
B)   Employers must pay taxes to the states which deposit the money into the federal government's Unemployment Insurance Fund.
C)   Each state has an account from which it can access the money in the federal fund.
D)   States have different minimum standards for qualifying for unemployment compensation.
E)   Most states do require employee contributions.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) E

Question 2

"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?

Accepted Answer

A)   Informational picketing
B)   Signal picketing
C)   Boycott picketing
D)   Strike picketing
E)   Documentary picketingF) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Similar to the U.S., employees in Ireland do not have mandated vacation rights.
B)   In Luxembourg, regardless of age, employees are given 25 days of holiday, 12 of which they must take in succession, as well as 10 paid public holidays.
C)   Swedish law gives employees 5 weeks of vacation time and gives them 10 weeks after five years of employment.
D)   Denmark mandates no fewer than five weeks of paid vacation a year.
E)   Spain mandates no fewer than 30 days of vacation in addition to the country's 14 paid public ones.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Employee Income Security Act
B)   The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
C)   The Family and Medical Leave Act
D)   The Fair Labor Standards Act
E)   Workers' compensation lawsF) C) and D)
G) A) and B) B

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Those who have worked at least 25 hours a week for each of 12 months prior to the leave.
B)   Those who have worked at least 30 hours a week for each of 12 months prior to the leave.
C)   Those who have worked at least 35 hours a week for each of 12 months prior to the leave.
D)   Those who have worked at least 40 hours a week for each of 12 months prior to the leave.
E)   Those who have worked at least 40 hours a week for each of 24 months prior to the leave.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Employers cannot listen to the private telephone conversations of employees.
B)   Employers may be subjected to fines of up to $10,000 for violations.
C)   Employers may ban personal calls during working time.
D)   To check for compliance, employers may monitor calls so long as they discontinue listening to any conversation once they determine it is personal.
E)   Employers must give employees access to a telephone and the ability to make personal phone calls at some point during the work day.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Both picketing designed to inform the public and picketing designed to prevent services and deliveries to the employer are protected by federal labor law.
B)   None of the picketing involved was protected by federal labor law.
C)   Picketing designed to inform the public was protected by federal labor law, but picketing that prevented the delivery of service and deliveries was not protected.
D)   It is unclear whether the picketing was protected by federal law because protection depends on whether Warren employs over 50 employees.
E)   It is unclear whether the picketing was protected by federal law because protection depends on whether Warren himself had violated labor laws.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Testifying at hearings for workers' compensation claims.
B)   Whistle-blowing.
C)   Serving on jury duty.
D)   Engaging in charitable activities.
E)   Doing military service.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

"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?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rose is correct.
B)   Rose could require that Joan take sick leave time prior to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act but not that she take vacation time prior to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
C)   Rose could require that Joan take vacation time prior to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act but not that she take sick leave time prior to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
D)   Rose could require that Joan take both vacation and sick leave time prior to leave time under the Family and Medical Leave Act only if the company employs under 100 workers.
E)   Rose could require that Joan take both vacation and sick leave time prior to leave time under the Family and Medical Leave Act only if Joan had already taken at least one week of vacation in the previous 12 months.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 10

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.

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Before workers' compensation laws were p...

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

A)   A primary boycott
B)   A secondary boycott
C)   A signal boycott
D)   A management boycott
E)   An employee boycottF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

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.

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Question 13

"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?

Accepted Answer

A)   Informational picketing
B)   Signal picketing
C)   Boycott picketing
D)   Strike picketing
E)   Documentary picketingF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Plan information (i.e., features and funding) .
B)   A grievance and appeals process for participants to get benefits from their plans.
C)   The right to sue for benefits and breaches of fiduciary duty.
D)   A yearly outline of anticipated investments.
E)   Assurances that those in charge of managing plan assets have fiduciary responsibility.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   20
C)   30
D)   60
E)   90F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)   The Taft-Hartley Act
B)   The National Labor Relations Board
C)   The Fair Labor Standards Act
D)   The Wagner Act
E)   The Landrum-Griffin ActF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)   That employees be allowed to either be off or be paid double for 1 holiday per year.
B)   That employees be allowed to either be off or be paid double for 2 holidays per year.
C)   That employees be allowed to either be off or be paid double for 3 holidays per year.
D)   That employees be allowed to either be off or be paid double for 4 holidays per year.
E)   Employees are not guaranteed any holidays off or any extra pay for working holidays under federal law.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)   The Taft-Hartley Act
B)   The National Labor Relations Board
C)   The Fair Labor Standards Act
D)   The Wagner Act
E)   The Landrum-Griffin ActF) B) and E)
G) A) and E) A

Question 20

"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?

Accepted Answer

A)   Penny is correct because in order to be certified as the bargaining agent, the union must obtain favorable votes from a majority of employees, not a majority of employees who vote.
B)   Penny is correct in that the union will not immediately be certified without a favorable vote from a majority of employees, but a second election will automatically be held at which all employees will be required to vote.
C)   Penny is correct only because her company had 50 or fewer employees. Otherwise, the union would have been certified as the bargaining agent for the employees.
D)   Penny is incorrect because her company had over 25 employees, and the union will be certified as the bargaining agent for the employees.
E)   Penny is incorrect.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

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

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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?

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

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

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

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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.

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

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