Chapter 20 quiz Flashcards
Tim works for University Food Service, Inc. The employer’s discharge of Tim outside the terms of an oral employment contract may result in
a. the employer’s liability for breach of contract.
b. none of the choices.
c. the imposition of an express employment contract on the employer.
d. the employee’s ineligibility for unemployment compensation.
a
Brian, Carol, Dan, and Erica are employees of different-sized employers in different industries covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act. All employees in covered industries must be paid per hour
a. a maximum wage.
b. a minimum wage.
c. the same amount.
d. overtime pay.
b
Data Accountants, a private employer, handles bookkeeping for small employers. In most circumstances, with exceptions, federal law clearly prohibits Data from subjecting its employees to
a. drug tests.
b. lie-detector tests.
c. monitoring of business communications.
d. job-skills tests.
b
Data Sales Company, a private employer, believes that its employees waste work time visiting unrelated online sites. Data notifies its employees that it will install software on its computers to block access to certain sites. Some employees file a suit, claiming a violation of privacy. The court is most likely to hold that the employer is in violation of
a. none of the choices.
b. the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
c. the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
d. the employees’ reasonable expectation of privacy
a
Ethan, a former employee of Fiber Optics, Inc., is currently unemployed. To collect unemployment compensation, Ethan must
a. be willing and able to work.
b. have voluntarily left his job.
c. have been fired for misconduct.
d. not be actively seeking employment.
a
Excavation & Fill Corporation currently employs three hundred full-time workers. When the employer decides to lay off one-third of the workforce, no advance notice is provided. The employer may be subject to
a. imprisonment but no injunctive or economic sanction.
b. no sanctions.
c. fines, employee back-pay awards, attorneys’ fees, and more.
d. a cease-and-desist order or other injunction but no economic liabilit
c
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 exception based on contract theory.
b. an example of the doctrine.
c. an exception based on public policy.
d. an exception based on tort theory.
a
Games, Inc., employs four hundred workers. Workers who lose their jobs with Games have a right to continued health-care coverage under the company’s group plan unless they
a. have their hours decreased from full-time to part-time.
b. are laid off for budgetary reasons.
c. are fired for gross misconduct.
d. quit their jobs voluntarily.
c
Ginny takes temporary family leave from her job at Home Sales Company to care for a newborn baby. With respect to the employee’s health-care coverage, during the leave, under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the employer must
a. terminate it.
b. continue it.
c. suspend it.
d. add the baby to it.
b
Lenny works for Mechanical Engineers, P.A. While working on a Mechanical Engineers project, Lenny is injured. Under state workers’ compensation laws, Lenny will be compensated only if his injury was
a. incidental.
b. material.
c. accidental.
d. intentional.
c
