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Assembly Corporation operates a plant near the border between the United States and Mexico.Due to the location,it would be easier for the company to employ noncitizens.In this circumstance,it is legal for a U.S.employer to


A) hire persons not authorized to work in the United States.
B) recruit persons not authorized to work in the United States.
C) refer for a fee persons not authorized to work in the United States.
D) none of the choices.

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

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Interstate Commodities 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 the company is based.
D) the federal government.

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

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Certain employers are required to keep occupational injury and health records for each employee,but due to privacy concerns,no employer is permitted to electronically post those records.

A) True
B) False

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Mica is an employee of Natural Gas Company and a member of a union of company employees.Under federal law,Mica and other union members have the right to


A) bargain collectively with their employer through their representative.
B) insist that their employer require union membership to work.
C) require their employer to contribute financially to their union.
D) none of the choices.

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

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Rico works for Street Tacos Inc.The basis for Rico's contribution under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act to help pay for benefits that will partially make up for his loss of income on retirement is


A) an equitable share of his employer's unpaid contribution.
B) his annual wage base.
C) his special job skills.
D) the employer's adjusted gross profits.

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

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During an employee's leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act,an employer must continue to compensate the employee to avoid the potential negative effect of unpaid leave on interstate commerce.

A) True
B) False

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Analytic Data,Inc. ,wants to hire Benazir,a noncitizen.A work visa is most likely to be set aside for a noncitizen if


A) the noncitizen is of "ethnic similarity to the employer's workforce."
B) there is a shortage of qualified U.S.workers capable of doing the work.
C) hiring the worker will adversely affect the labor force.
D) the noncitizen is a "person with an extraordinary work ethic."

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

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Steel Mill Inc. ,employs five hundred workers.For the Occupational Safety and Health Administration,Steel 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) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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

A) True
B) False

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The Family and Medical Leave Act requires certain employers to provide eligible employees with family or medical leave for any of the following reasons except


A) to care for a newly adopted child.
B) to care for a newly placed foster child.
C) to go on an extended family vacation.
D) if the employee is unable to perform the essential functions of his or her job due to a serious health condition.

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

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Notifying employees that their e-mails and phone calls may be monitored protects an employer who also monitors social media posts and text messages from liability for invasion of privacy.

A) True
B) False

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Lin is an employee at Manufacturing Plant Inc.Lin is called for jury duty and as a result cannot work her scheduled shift.The plant fires Lin,who subsequently successfully sues her employer for reinstatement.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 B)
F) A) and C)

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When workers must be laid off,the company cannot consider union participation as a criterion for deciding whom to fire.

A) True
B) False

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An employee's reasonable expectation in response to an employer's promise is key to a finding of an implied employment contract.

A) True
B) False

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Gobi is an employee of Haz-Mat,Inc.He 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,Gobi 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) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Health Clinic Inc.has no written employment manual or oral discharge policy,avoids abusive treatment of its staff,and acts to prevent illegal and unsafe activities.The clinic freely hires and fires its employees,who are similarly free to quit at any time.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 B)
F) B) and C)

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Good faith in collective bargaining between a union and an employer does not include


A) rejecting a proposal without offering a counterproposal.
B) being willing to compromise.
C) negotiating with the belief that an agreement is possible.
D) bargaining with the authority to enter into an agreement.

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

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Northwest Energy Company is subject to mandatory workers' compensation laws in the states in which it does business.Odell and Phelps work for Northwest Energy as part of a crew that travels to remote locations to repair broken pumps and other damaged equipment.At a distant site,Odell is injured in an accident that is entirely Phelps's fault.Odell files a claim for workers' compensation.Should the claim be granted? What would be Northwest Energy's best defense against it?

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Odell's claim should probably be granted...

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The Immigration Reform and Control Act makes it legal to hire,recruit,or refer for a fee someone not authorized to work in this country.

A) True
B) False

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An employer may fire a worker for reasons that violate a fundamental public policy if that policy is clearly expressed in statutory law.

A) True
B) False

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