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Employment At Will - correct answer ✔✔a common law doctrine under which each party may
terminate an employment relationship at any time for any reason, unless a contract specifies
otherwise.
Implied employment contract - correct answer ✔✔if an employee is fired outside the terms of
the implied contract, he or she may succeed in action for a breach of contract even though no
written contract exists .
An employers oral promises to employees regarding discharge policy may also be considered
part of an implied contract.
Exceptions to employment at will doctorine based on tort theory - correct answer ✔✔Abusive
discharge procedures may result in a suit for intentional infliction of emotional distress or
defamation.
Exceptions to employment at will doctrine based on public policy - correct answer ✔✔the most
common exception to the employment at will doctrine is made on the basis that the worker was
fired for reasons that violate a fundamental public policy of the jurisdiction. Generally, the
public policy must be expressed clearly in the jurisdictions statutory law.
Whistle-blowing - correct answer ✔✔An employee's disclosure to gov. authorities, upper-level
managers, or the media that the employer is engaged in unsafe or illegal activities.
Wrongful discharge - correct answer ✔✔An employer's termination of an employee's
employment in violation of the law or an employee contract.
,Davis-Bacon Act - correct answer ✔✔Requires contractors and subcontractors working on
federal gov. construction projects to pay "preveiling wages" to their employees.
Walsh-Healy Act - correct answer ✔✔Applies to US Gov. contracts. Requires that a minimum
wage, as well as overtime pay at 1.5 times regular pay rates, be paid to employees of
manufacturers or suppliers entering into contracts with agencies of the federal government.
Fair Standards Act - correct answer ✔✔Extended wage-hour requirements to cover all
employers engaged in interstate commerce or in producing goods for interstate commerce, plus
selected other types of businesses. Provides the most comprehensive federal regulation of
wages and hours today. It provides that a minimum wage of $7.25 be paid.
Minimum Wage - correct answer ✔✔The lowest wage, either by government regulation or
union contract, that an employer may pay an hourly worker.
Overtime - correct answer ✔✔Under the FLSA, employees who work more than 40 hours in a
full business week must be paid 1.5 times their regular pay for all hours over 40.
Administrative Employees - correct answer ✔✔To qualify under the administrative employee
exemption, the employee must be paid salary, and the employee's primary duty must be
directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer.
Executive Employees - correct answer ✔✔One whose primary duty is management. An
employee's primary duty is determined by what she or he does that is of principle value to the
employees, not by how much time the employee spends doing particular tasks.
WARN Act - correct answer ✔✔Intended to give workers advance notice so that they can start
looking for a new job while they are still employed and to alert state agencies so that they can
provide training and other resources for displaced workers employers must provide advance
notice of layoffs. (applies to employers with more than 100 full-time employees)
, Family and Medical Leave Act - correct answer ✔✔Allows employees to take time off from work
for family or medical reasons. Allows employees to take time off from work for family or medical
reasons also requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide them with up to 12
weeks of unpaid family or medical leave during any 12 month period
Results of violating the family medical leave act - correct answer ✔✔Damages to compensate a
worker for lost benefits and compensation in actual monetary loss
job reinstatement
promotion, if a promotion has been denied
The Occupational Safety and Health Act - correct answer ✔✔This Act imposes on employees a
general duty to keep workplaces safe also prohibits employers from firing or discriminating
against an employee who refuses to work when they believe that the workplace is unsafe.
the Act also requires that employers post certain notices in a workplace reforms, prescribe
recordkeeping, and submit specific reports.
Worker's Compensation Laws - correct answer ✔✔State statutes that establish an
administrative process for compensating workers for injuries that arise in the course of their
employment, regardless of fault.
2 Requirements for an employee to receive worker's compensation benefits - correct answer
✔✔1. The existence of an employment relationship
2. an accidental injury that occurred on the job or in the course of employment regardless of
fault.
(employees must notify employees within 30 days of the accident)
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Employment At Will - correct answer ✔✔a common law doctrine under which each party may
terminate an employment relationship at any time for any reason, unless a contract specifies
otherwise.
Implied employment contract - correct answer ✔✔if an employee is fired outside the terms of
the implied contract, he or she may succeed in action for a breach of contract even though no
written contract exists .
An employers oral promises to employees regarding discharge policy may also be considered
part of an implied contract.
Exceptions to employment at will doctorine based on tort theory - correct answer ✔✔Abusive
discharge procedures may result in a suit for intentional infliction of emotional distress or
defamation.
Exceptions to employment at will doctrine based on public policy - correct answer ✔✔the most
common exception to the employment at will doctrine is made on the basis that the worker was
fired for reasons that violate a fundamental public policy of the jurisdiction. Generally, the
public policy must be expressed clearly in the jurisdictions statutory law.
Whistle-blowing - correct answer ✔✔An employee's disclosure to gov. authorities, upper-level
managers, or the media that the employer is engaged in unsafe or illegal activities.
Wrongful discharge - correct answer ✔✔An employer's termination of an employee's
employment in violation of the law or an employee contract.
,Davis-Bacon Act - correct answer ✔✔Requires contractors and subcontractors working on
federal gov. construction projects to pay "preveiling wages" to their employees.
Walsh-Healy Act - correct answer ✔✔Applies to US Gov. contracts. Requires that a minimum
wage, as well as overtime pay at 1.5 times regular pay rates, be paid to employees of
manufacturers or suppliers entering into contracts with agencies of the federal government.
Fair Standards Act - correct answer ✔✔Extended wage-hour requirements to cover all
employers engaged in interstate commerce or in producing goods for interstate commerce, plus
selected other types of businesses. Provides the most comprehensive federal regulation of
wages and hours today. It provides that a minimum wage of $7.25 be paid.
Minimum Wage - correct answer ✔✔The lowest wage, either by government regulation or
union contract, that an employer may pay an hourly worker.
Overtime - correct answer ✔✔Under the FLSA, employees who work more than 40 hours in a
full business week must be paid 1.5 times their regular pay for all hours over 40.
Administrative Employees - correct answer ✔✔To qualify under the administrative employee
exemption, the employee must be paid salary, and the employee's primary duty must be
directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer.
Executive Employees - correct answer ✔✔One whose primary duty is management. An
employee's primary duty is determined by what she or he does that is of principle value to the
employees, not by how much time the employee spends doing particular tasks.
WARN Act - correct answer ✔✔Intended to give workers advance notice so that they can start
looking for a new job while they are still employed and to alert state agencies so that they can
provide training and other resources for displaced workers employers must provide advance
notice of layoffs. (applies to employers with more than 100 full-time employees)
, Family and Medical Leave Act - correct answer ✔✔Allows employees to take time off from work
for family or medical reasons. Allows employees to take time off from work for family or medical
reasons also requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide them with up to 12
weeks of unpaid family or medical leave during any 12 month period
Results of violating the family medical leave act - correct answer ✔✔Damages to compensate a
worker for lost benefits and compensation in actual monetary loss
job reinstatement
promotion, if a promotion has been denied
The Occupational Safety and Health Act - correct answer ✔✔This Act imposes on employees a
general duty to keep workplaces safe also prohibits employers from firing or discriminating
against an employee who refuses to work when they believe that the workplace is unsafe.
the Act also requires that employers post certain notices in a workplace reforms, prescribe
recordkeeping, and submit specific reports.
Worker's Compensation Laws - correct answer ✔✔State statutes that establish an
administrative process for compensating workers for injuries that arise in the course of their
employment, regardless of fault.
2 Requirements for an employee to receive worker's compensation benefits - correct answer
✔✔1. The existence of an employment relationship
2. an accidental injury that occurred on the job or in the course of employment regardless of
fault.
(employees must notify employees within 30 days of the accident)
