BMAL 590 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Answer- It is meant to ensure that employers do not discriminate against employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical disabilities, or other attributes.
Child labor laws...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Answer- It is meant to ensure that
employers do not discriminate against employees on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, physical disabilities, or other attributes.
Child labor laws - Answer- employment should not interfere with education, health, or
well-being; those under 18 cannot work in hazardous jobs; those under 16 are permitted
to work certain hours and times; those under 14 can work only on certain jobs.
Americans with Disabilities Act - Answer- requires employers to provide reasonable
accommodation providing it does not cause undue hardship to the organization
Wrongful termination - Answer- refers to the right of an employee to sue her or his
employer for damages if she or he is terminated for an unacceptable reason. Employers
must therefore maintain records regarding employee performance and conduct.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 - Answer- provide a safe, healthy work
environment for employees
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 - Answer- established a minimum wage and
maximum working hours. The Act also stipulated that children under 16 could be
employed full-time only by their parents.
Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Answer- states that employers must pay women and men the
same wage for the same work.
Tax laws - Answer- All business entities are responsible for certain taxes such as:
- Sales tax.
- Payroll tax.
- Federal unemployment tax.
- Business income tax, as applicable.
Litigation - Answer- expensive, time-consuming, and can cripple a business and
relationships
, Med-Arb and Arb-Med
Mini-trials
Summary Jury Trials
Negotiation - Answer- Involves a degree of compromise-a spirit of give and take.
Transactional - Answer- looking at events that are yet to occur
dispute negotiation - Answer- resolve something that has already occurred.
Distributive or zero-sum negotiations - Answer- look at how to distribute a "fixed pie."
These generally become contentious because one party can gain only at the expense of
the other.
Integrative or variable-sum negotiations - Answer- look at distributing a variety of
resources paving the way for both parties to perceive that they have gained something.
Arbitration - Answer- the process of dispute resolution where a decision is made by a
neutral third party called an arbitrator
binding arbitration - Answer- one in which both parties agree to be bound by the ruling
of the arbitrator
non-binding arbitration - Answer- leaves it open to the parties to reject the ruling
final-offer arbitration - Answer- one in which both parties submit their "best and final"
offer to the arbitrator, and the arbitrator chooses one of them. The method generally
ensures that both parties submit fair and just proposals
Collaborative law - Answer- combines mediation and negotiation to arrive at a
successful resolution
Tort - Answer- refers to a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under a
contract) leading to civil liability.
Torts can be unintentional-such as negligence, or intentional-such as assault, battery,
trespassing, public nuisance, private nuisance, and defamation.
The Law of Torts - Answer- allows individuals who have suffered due to a tort to be
compensated. The elements of tort law are defined by common law or statutory law,
depending on the country and its legal system.
Negligence - Answer- -A duty of care must be owed by one person to the other.
-The duty of care must be breached.
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