Aviation Law Final Exam with Complete
Solutions
1. As a general rule, an employer can fire an employee at will for what reasons? Correct Ans-
a. Any reason or no reason if there is no employee manual
b. Employee at will does not have the right to need an explanation after firing
2. *Under the Civil Rights Act, employers may not discriminate on the basis of what "protected
classes" in employment and compensation? Correct Ans-a. Race, color, national origin,
religion and sex*
3. May employers lawfully refuse to hire a person of homosexual orientation if the person is
qualified for the job? Correct Ans-a. It depends on the states constitution
b. It is not a federal law
4. May an employer lawfully give preference to a younger person over an equally qualified older
person in hiring, compensation, and advancement? Correct Ans-a. No; you can hire the
younger person, but don't bring up age difference
5. A regional airline has advertised openings for aircraft dispatchers. A qualified applicant
appears for a job interview in a wheelchair, having permanently lost the use of her legs as a result
of a lower back injury suffered in a motorcycle accident. The interviewer, who has never really
known anyone with a disability, worries that it would be more difficult for her to get to and from
work and to maneuver between the desks in the office. The interviewer also believes the
applicant would have difficulty handing flight documents to air crews across the dispatch office
counter, which is chest-high to a standing person of average height. Besides, the interviewer feels
,generally uncomfortable around the person and thinks that the pilots would, too. Can the airline
lawfully give hiring preference to another qualified applicant who has no disability? Explain.
Correct Ans-a. No; just leave the disability part out of it when explaining not hiring the
disabled one
6. A Midwestern manufacturer of civil aircraft is hiring janitorial workers to keep the plant clean.
Most residents of the area are white and of European descent. The state gave the manufacturer
tax breaks valued in millions of dollars to locate in the area, to bring in jobs to replace declining
farming jobs. Many applicants for the jobs look and sound foreign to the interviewer and were
born in Central and South American countries.
a. Can the employer lawfully give preference to applicants who were born and raised in the local
area over other qualified applicants who came from abroad? Why? Correct Ans-i. No, you
cannot discriminate because of national origin
6. A Midwestern manufacturer of civil aircraft is hiring janitorial workers to keep the plant clean.
Most residents of the area are white and of European descent. The state gave the manufacturer
tax breaks valued in millions of dollars to locate in the area, to bring in jobs to replace declining
farming jobs. Many applicants for the jobs look and sound foreign to the interviewer and were
born in Central and South American countries.
b. Is the employer allowed to require proof of identity and verify that persons hired are legally
qualified to work in the U.S.? Why? Correct Ans-Yes, it is required
7. Your company is bidding for its first federal government contract. If you are the successful
bidder, will this impose additional requirements on your hiring practices? Explain. Correct
Ans-a. Yes, you have to develop an affirmative action plan
, 8. What is an "exempt" employee? Correct Ans-a. Not entitled to overtime
b. Executive level
c. No policy-making work
9. You are hired to manage an established FBO. Among the employees under your supervision is
a salaried accounts receivable clerk whose duties include maintaining the accounts receivable
ledger and routinely billing customers for aircraft rentals, flight instruction, hangar rental, tie-
down rental, fuel, and maintenance. Billing is done monthly, and the clerk prefers to work 12-16
hour days a week to get the gills out, then take several days off to catch up on personal tasks
before returning to work to accomplish her other duties. She was one of the company's first
employees when it began doing business 15 years ago. The company has always permitted her to
work this way. She has never requested or been offered overtime pay. She states that she much
prefers the time off instead of money. Is this an acceptable practice? Explain. Correct Ans-a.
No
b. You cannot substitute time off for overtime pay
c. Anything over 8 hours a day is considered overtime
a. Business is good and the company is accepting applications to hire a dozen additional pilots.
Several qualified female aviators apply. You can't imagine exposing women to these rowdy
passengers and crude working conditions. You explain the situation and your concerns to each of
the female applicants during their job interviews, but they are undeterred. Can you lawfully
exclude them? Explain. Correct Ans-i. No, Civil Rights Act of 1964
b. The company hires several of the women pilots to fly both helicopters and business jets. A few
weeks later, one of them complains to you that when she and a male pilot landed on one of the
Solutions
1. As a general rule, an employer can fire an employee at will for what reasons? Correct Ans-
a. Any reason or no reason if there is no employee manual
b. Employee at will does not have the right to need an explanation after firing
2. *Under the Civil Rights Act, employers may not discriminate on the basis of what "protected
classes" in employment and compensation? Correct Ans-a. Race, color, national origin,
religion and sex*
3. May employers lawfully refuse to hire a person of homosexual orientation if the person is
qualified for the job? Correct Ans-a. It depends on the states constitution
b. It is not a federal law
4. May an employer lawfully give preference to a younger person over an equally qualified older
person in hiring, compensation, and advancement? Correct Ans-a. No; you can hire the
younger person, but don't bring up age difference
5. A regional airline has advertised openings for aircraft dispatchers. A qualified applicant
appears for a job interview in a wheelchair, having permanently lost the use of her legs as a result
of a lower back injury suffered in a motorcycle accident. The interviewer, who has never really
known anyone with a disability, worries that it would be more difficult for her to get to and from
work and to maneuver between the desks in the office. The interviewer also believes the
applicant would have difficulty handing flight documents to air crews across the dispatch office
counter, which is chest-high to a standing person of average height. Besides, the interviewer feels
,generally uncomfortable around the person and thinks that the pilots would, too. Can the airline
lawfully give hiring preference to another qualified applicant who has no disability? Explain.
Correct Ans-a. No; just leave the disability part out of it when explaining not hiring the
disabled one
6. A Midwestern manufacturer of civil aircraft is hiring janitorial workers to keep the plant clean.
Most residents of the area are white and of European descent. The state gave the manufacturer
tax breaks valued in millions of dollars to locate in the area, to bring in jobs to replace declining
farming jobs. Many applicants for the jobs look and sound foreign to the interviewer and were
born in Central and South American countries.
a. Can the employer lawfully give preference to applicants who were born and raised in the local
area over other qualified applicants who came from abroad? Why? Correct Ans-i. No, you
cannot discriminate because of national origin
6. A Midwestern manufacturer of civil aircraft is hiring janitorial workers to keep the plant clean.
Most residents of the area are white and of European descent. The state gave the manufacturer
tax breaks valued in millions of dollars to locate in the area, to bring in jobs to replace declining
farming jobs. Many applicants for the jobs look and sound foreign to the interviewer and were
born in Central and South American countries.
b. Is the employer allowed to require proof of identity and verify that persons hired are legally
qualified to work in the U.S.? Why? Correct Ans-Yes, it is required
7. Your company is bidding for its first federal government contract. If you are the successful
bidder, will this impose additional requirements on your hiring practices? Explain. Correct
Ans-a. Yes, you have to develop an affirmative action plan
, 8. What is an "exempt" employee? Correct Ans-a. Not entitled to overtime
b. Executive level
c. No policy-making work
9. You are hired to manage an established FBO. Among the employees under your supervision is
a salaried accounts receivable clerk whose duties include maintaining the accounts receivable
ledger and routinely billing customers for aircraft rentals, flight instruction, hangar rental, tie-
down rental, fuel, and maintenance. Billing is done monthly, and the clerk prefers to work 12-16
hour days a week to get the gills out, then take several days off to catch up on personal tasks
before returning to work to accomplish her other duties. She was one of the company's first
employees when it began doing business 15 years ago. The company has always permitted her to
work this way. She has never requested or been offered overtime pay. She states that she much
prefers the time off instead of money. Is this an acceptable practice? Explain. Correct Ans-a.
No
b. You cannot substitute time off for overtime pay
c. Anything over 8 hours a day is considered overtime
a. Business is good and the company is accepting applications to hire a dozen additional pilots.
Several qualified female aviators apply. You can't imagine exposing women to these rowdy
passengers and crude working conditions. You explain the situation and your concerns to each of
the female applicants during their job interviews, but they are undeterred. Can you lawfully
exclude them? Explain. Correct Ans-i. No, Civil Rights Act of 1964
b. The company hires several of the women pilots to fly both helicopters and business jets. A few
weeks later, one of them complains to you that when she and a male pilot landed on one of the
