Test Bank for Employment and Labor Law, 10th Edition by Patrick J. Cihon
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Test Bank for Employment and Labor Law 10e 10th Edition by Patrick J. Cihon, James Ottavio Castagnera. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 22
Part I: COMMON-LAW EMPLOYMENT ISSUES.
1. First the Forest, Then the Trees: An Overview of Employment and Labor Law.
2. Employment Contra...
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The Industrial Revolution in 19th century England and America witnessed the rise of the employment-at-will
doctrine in the common law.
a. True
b. False
2. The Taft-Hartley Act was a federal statute, which enacted unfair labor practices for which unions might be
charged or punished.
a. True
b. False
3. The main issue in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis was whether or not employment contracts can legally bar
employees from collective arbitration under the NLRA.
a. True
b. False
4. Early court cases concluded that labor organizations were criminal conspiracies.
a. True
b. False
5. In Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation, the Supreme Court held that an ADEA claim could be
subjected to compulsory arbitration.
a. True
b. False
6. Globalization has been a strong destructive force on organized labor.
a. True
b. False
7. After the decision in Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation, U.S. trial and appellate courts extended
the verdict’s reach to virtually all types of employment discrimination cases. Simultaneously, federal agencies also
embraced alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
a. True
b. False
8. Federal legislation such as the Federal Employers Liability Act (1908) and the Railway Labor Act (1926) allowed
for alternative methods for dispute resolution, first in the railroad, and later in the airline industry.
a. True
b. False
9. The Black Death, a plague that first decimated Europe s population in the mid-14th century, actually benefited
those workers who survived.
a. True
b. False
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10. National statutes do not require private employers to provide their employees with either health insurance or a
pension plan.
a. True
b. False
11. Common law includes statutes and ordinances enacted by legislative bodies.
a. True
b. False
12. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, abided by the “gentlemen’s agreement” during World War
II.
a. True
b. False
13. The new laws and common-law legal theories have often supplanted labor unions as the main source of legal
protection for American workers.
a. True
b. False
14. Occasionally, statutory protections and terms of collective bargaining agreements conflict.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
15. Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis consolidated three cases involving:
a. The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).
b. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
c. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
d. All of these answers.
16. The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938):
a. establishes the rules of give and take between labor unions and corporate managers.
b. sets employment conditions for government contractors.
c. sets minimum wages, mandates overtime pay, and regulates child labor.
d. allows the termination of employment relationship at any time and for any reason.
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