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Question 31

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Financial Accountants P.A. is a private employer. In most circumstances, federal law generally prohibits Financial from subjecting its employees to

A) electronic monitoring.
B) none of the choices.
C) drug tests.
D) lie-detector tests.

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

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Question 32

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Games Inc. induces Hoda to leave a well-paying job and move to another state for "long-term, lucrative employment in a growing business." She accepts the offer, but her position is soon eliminated due to Games' ongoing, undisclosed financial problems. Hoda brings a successful action against the employer for fraud. 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 tort theory.

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

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Private employers are generally free to hire and fire workers at will, regardless of the employees' performance.

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

An eligible employee may take unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act for family or medical reasons, and in certain situations that arise from military service.

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?

Leah is an at-will employee of Mortgage Mart LLC. She is fired for refusing to falsify credit applications for her employer's clients. Leah successfully sues Mortgage Mart for wrongful discharge. With respect to the employment-at-will doctrine, this is

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

A worker who has voluntarily left his or her job qualifies for unemployment compensation to partially make up for the worker's loss of income.

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

Food Mart Company employs workers, including Gina, at six locations in two states. Food Mart's discharge of Gina against the terms of an implied employment contract may result in

An employer offering health insurance that costs an employee more than a certain amount of the employee's income may be assessed a penalty.

Federal overtime provisions apply only after a covered employee works more than

Investment Corporation wants to monitor business communications on phones that the employer provides to the employees. The employer's best course of action to avoid liability under laws related to employee monitoring is to inform

To be eligible for unemployment compensation, a worker must be willing and able to work.

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

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

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

Employees who work ten hours a day, for four days a week, are entitled to overtime pay because they work more than eight hours a day.

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