BUS 250 – OLE MISS | EXAM 2 | JANET DICKENS | EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED BUSINESS LAW AND LEGAL
ENVIRONMENT
Do you understand the difference between and "at-will" employee and a
"contractual" employee?
Most workers are under what is known as at-will employment, which
means they can be terminated at any time, for any reason. Employees
under contract, however, have more protections against arbitrary
termination.
Do you understand the requirements to be eligible for FMLA leave and
can you apply them to a scenario?
Employees are eligible if they work for a covered employer for at least 12
months, have at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the
12 months before their FMLA leave starts, and work at a location where
the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles. Leave is used to
care for a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition
Do you understand qualified privilege as it relates to references and
employee discussion of employees?
statements made in self-defense or to protect the safety of others,
statements by an employer to a former employee's prospective employer,
and reports of official proceedings.
Do you understand what each of the following regulatory bodies do: OSHA
to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting
and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education
and assistance.
Do you understand what each of the following regulatory bodies do: Dept.
of Labor
, it is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing
occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment
benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics.
Do you understand what each of the following regulatory bodies do:
Workers' Compensation Commission?
is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits
to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for
mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her
employer for the tort of negligence.
Do you understand what the purpose of the National Labor Relations Act
and do you understand what activities it restricts employers from
engaging in?
guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade
unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as
strikes. Under the NLRA, it is illegal for your employer to:Threaten to
close your workplace if workers choose a union to represent them.
Promise or grant promotions, pay raises, or other benefits to discourage
or encourage union support.
Do you understand the purpose of the Norris-LaGuardia Act and what
activities it protects?
outlawed yellow-dog contracts (pledges by workers not to join a labor
union) and further restricted the use of court injunctions in labor disputes
against strikes, picketing and boycotts.
Do you know the cases that preceded the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
their effect on employment?
Plessy v. Ferguson in the 1896 case and Brown v.Board of Education in
1954. banned discriminatory practices in employment and established a
Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity.
Do you understand what are protected classes and what types of
treatments are prohibited under the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
is a category by which people qualified for special protection by a law,
policy, or similar authority. discrimination in education, employment,
public accommodations, and the receipt of federal funds on the basis of
race, color, gender, nation origin, and religion.
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED BUSINESS LAW AND LEGAL
ENVIRONMENT
Do you understand the difference between and "at-will" employee and a
"contractual" employee?
Most workers are under what is known as at-will employment, which
means they can be terminated at any time, for any reason. Employees
under contract, however, have more protections against arbitrary
termination.
Do you understand the requirements to be eligible for FMLA leave and
can you apply them to a scenario?
Employees are eligible if they work for a covered employer for at least 12
months, have at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the
12 months before their FMLA leave starts, and work at a location where
the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles. Leave is used to
care for a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition
Do you understand qualified privilege as it relates to references and
employee discussion of employees?
statements made in self-defense or to protect the safety of others,
statements by an employer to a former employee's prospective employer,
and reports of official proceedings.
Do you understand what each of the following regulatory bodies do: OSHA
to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting
and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education
and assistance.
Do you understand what each of the following regulatory bodies do: Dept.
of Labor
, it is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing
occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment
benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics.
Do you understand what each of the following regulatory bodies do:
Workers' Compensation Commission?
is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits
to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for
mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her
employer for the tort of negligence.
Do you understand what the purpose of the National Labor Relations Act
and do you understand what activities it restricts employers from
engaging in?
guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade
unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as
strikes. Under the NLRA, it is illegal for your employer to:Threaten to
close your workplace if workers choose a union to represent them.
Promise or grant promotions, pay raises, or other benefits to discourage
or encourage union support.
Do you understand the purpose of the Norris-LaGuardia Act and what
activities it protects?
outlawed yellow-dog contracts (pledges by workers not to join a labor
union) and further restricted the use of court injunctions in labor disputes
against strikes, picketing and boycotts.
Do you know the cases that preceded the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
their effect on employment?
Plessy v. Ferguson in the 1896 case and Brown v.Board of Education in
1954. banned discriminatory practices in employment and established a
Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity.
Do you understand what are protected classes and what types of
treatments are prohibited under the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
is a category by which people qualified for special protection by a law,
policy, or similar authority. discrimination in education, employment,
public accommodations, and the receipt of federal funds on the basis of
race, color, gender, nation origin, and religion.
