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The employees of Beverage Bottling Company designate Cola Cappers Union as their bargaining representative. Beverage refuses to bargain with the union. This most likely violates


A) the National Labor Relations Act.
B) the Fair Labor Standards Act.
C) the Labor-Management Relations Act.
D) no federal law.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Most of the states and the federal government have enacted statutes to protect some employees who report wrongdoing from employer retaliation.

A) True
B) False

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Employers may prohibit all forms of union activity in the workplace.

A) True
B) False

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The Immigration Act limits the number of legal immigrants entering the United States.

A) True
B) False

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Ginger is an employee of Haz-Mat, Inc. She refuses a transfer to a Haz-Mat department in which several employees suffered serious injuries from exposure to hazardous materials. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Ginger may be


A) entitled to higher wages for working in a hazardous department.
B) reported to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
C) entitled to protection from discharge.
D) subject to discharge.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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An express contract cannot protect an employee from discharge without good cause.

A) True
B) False

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Interstate Trucking, Inc., keeps a file of I-9 verifications forms, which are required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act. To monitor compliance with the act, random audits and enforcement actions are conducted by


A) the local office of the National Labor Relations Board.
B) the governments of interested foreign nations.
C) the government of the state in which Restocking is based.
D) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The Labor-Management Relations Act established the right of private-sector employees to negotiate with employers over employment conditions.

A) True
B) False

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Typically, the first step in organizing a union is to threaten to call a strike.

A) True
B) False

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Frank is an employee of Guitar Makers, LLC. Guitar's employee manual states that workers, such as Frank, will be dismissed only for good cause. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is


A) an example of the doctrine.
B) an exception based on contract theory.
C) an exception based on public policy.
D) an exception based on a statute.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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After a union election campaign among the employees of Frozen Foods Packaging Company, the Food Packagers International Union does not obtain a majority vote in the election. This most likely violates


A) federal labor law.
B) state right-to-work laws.
C) federal wage-and-hour laws.
D) no federal or state law.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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To pay for social insurance programs administered by the Social Security Administration, only employees must contribute.

A) True
B) False

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Elin is thirteen years old. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, she can only work in certain jobs, such as


A) on a construction site.
B) a hazardous job.
C) in a factory.
D) delivering newspapers.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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An employer may not fire a worker for reasons that violate a fundamental public policy.

A) True
B) False

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Steel Production Industries, Inc., employs five hundred workers. For the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Steel Production must do all of the following except


A) keep occupational injury and illness records for each employee.
B) report any work-related diseases.
C) report any work-related injuries.
D) pay employees higher wages for working in more dangerous areas.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, all employees in covered industries must be paid per hour


A) a minimum wage.
B) a maximum wage.
C) overtime pay.
D) the same amount.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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During an employee's leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employer must continue to compensate the employee.

A) True
B) False

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The National Labor Relations Act established the right of private-sector employees to form unions.

A) True
B) False

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A worker who has been fired for gross misconduct or who has voluntarily left his or her job qualifies for unemployment compensation.

A) True
B) False

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FoodLand Inc. employs workers, including Gina, at six locations in two states. FoodLand's discharge of Gina in conflict of the terms of an implied employment contract may result in


A) the employer's liability for breach of contract.
B) the employee's ineligibility for unemployment compensation.
C) a court's imposition of an express employment contract.
D) none of the choices.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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