Business Law Exam

Question 1

What are the two kinds of employees

Answer 1

Contractual Employees or At-Will employees

Question 2

At Will Employees means

Answer 2

Any party either the employer or the employee can leave the contract at any time.

Question 3

Davis-Bacons Act

Answer 3

Protected communities from harm caused by non local contractors.

Question 4

Wash-healey Act

Answer 4

Requires contractors working with the federal government to pay prevailing wage and overtime (1.5 times pay) to employees over 40 hrs.

Question 5

Fair Labor Standards Act

Answer 5

Extends wage-hour requirements establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards.

Question 6

Due to FSLA

Answer 6

Under 14 = limited work
14-15 = no hazardous jobs and restricted hours
16-18 = no hazardous jobs and no restrictions on hours.

Question 7

What is minimum wage

Answer 7

$7.25

Question 8

Workers adjustment and restraining notification

Answer 8

Applies to employers with 100 full time employees or more

Question 9

How many days in advance do you get about layoffs

Answer 9

60 day notice

Question 10

Family and Medical Leave applies to

Answer 10

Employers with 50 full time employees or more. To provide 12 weeks unpaid leave.

Question 11

Who does medical leave be granted for

Answer 11

Direct Family (Spouse, child, parents)

Question 12

OSHA works to

Answer 12

improve safety in the workplace.

Question 13

COBRA works to

Answer 13

provide a federal right to continued health insurance/must pay

Question 14

Can employers monitor employees in the workplace

Answer 14

Yes, if informed they will be monitored.

Question 15

Title 7 applies to

Answer 15

private and public employers with 15 or more employees and prohibits an employer from discriminating against an individual

Question 16

Title 7 protects employees from discriminating on

Answer 16

Race/Religion/Gender/National Origin

Question 17

Proving and Defending Employment Discrimination

Answer 17

Must prove a connection between the employment decision and prohibited basis

Question 18

Disparate Treatment

Answer 18

Employee is intentionally treated differently because their class.

Question 19

Disparate Impact

Answer 19

Employee is intentionally treated differently because their class.

Question 20

Pregnancy Discrimination

Answer 20

Pregnant employees must be treated the same as any other employee.

Question 21

At-will-employment exception

Answer 21

You can’t fire if it is discriminatory/whistleblowing/not doing something illegal/through implied contract or public policy

Question 22

When can employers do drug test

Answer 22

They can do random testing or test following an accident

Question 23

Can employers tell you how you can use your time off

Answer 23

Not at all

Question 24

When is overtime granted

Answer 24

Any hour after you work 40 hours that week

Question 25

How many employees does it take for Title 7 to apply

Answer 25

15 employees

Question 26

The difference between disparate treatment and disparate impact

Answer 26

Treatment - Is when you intentionally discriminate (Not hiring people of color) Impact - Accidentally discriminating a protected group (height limits for the job)

Question 27

Where does the workers compensation compensation fund come from

Answer 27

The state

Question 28

How long does COBRA give you to decide

Answer 28

60 days