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Early court cases concluded that labor organizations were criminal conspiracies correct answers True
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...
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Early court cases concluded that labor organizations were criminal conspiracies correct answers
True
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. correct answers True
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, abided by the "gentlemen's agreement"
during World War II. correct answers False
The Taft-Hartley Act was a federal statute, which enacted unfair labor practices for which unions
might be charged or punished. correct answers True
The new laws and common-law legal theories have often supplanted labor unions as the main
source of legal protection for American workers. correct answers True
In the case of Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation, NYSE Rule 347 provided for
arbitration in matters that only dealt with the termination of employment. correct answers False
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is intended to protect only disabled
workers who are still too young to retire. correct answers False
National statutes do not require private employers to provide their employees with either health
insurance or a pension plan. correct answers True
Following WWII, Big Business, Big Labor, and Big Government did not team up to help prevent
the economic decline. correct answers False
The Black Death, a plague that first decimated Europe s population in the mid-14th century,
actually benefited those workers who survived. correct answers True
The Industrial Revolution in 19th century England and America witnessed the rise of the
employment-at-will doctrine in the common law. correct answers True
Common law includes statutes and ordinances enacted by legislative bodies. correct answers
False
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare after the president
during whose term it was enacted, dramatically revised the American healthcare system. correct
answers True
Occasionally, statutory protections and terms of collective bargaining agreements conflict.
correct answers True
, A situation wherein either the employer or the worker could terminate their relationship at any
time for any reason is known as: correct answers Employment-at-will
The act which sets the ground rules for the give and take between labor unions and corporate
managers is the: correct answers National Labor Relations Act (1935).
The first of several statutes to set the terms and conditions of employment to be provided by
government contractors is known as the: correct answers Walsh-Healy Act (1936).
The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938): correct answers sets minimum wages, mandates overtime
pay, and regulates child labor.
Which Act provides remedies for injured sailors? correct answers Merchant Marine (Jones) Act
(1936)
There should be set rules if there is a give and take policy between a labor union and corporate
managers. The Act which provides these rules is the: correct answers National Labor Relations
Act.
David hired John as an assistant in his art studio. After two months David discharged John from
his position due to John's bad quality of work. Under which doctrine can we say David
discharged John? correct answers Employment-at-will
The integration of national economies into a worldwide economy, due to trade, investment, and
migration and information technology is known as: correct answers globalization.
If Harry is acting as a neutral adjudicator in a settlement between James and Paul, then the
settlement can be considered a(n): correct answers arbitration.
A litigant's choice of solutions for a perceived wrong can be employed as a(n): correct answers
election of remedies.
Under Title VII, an employee alleging illegal discrimination has the right to file a complaint with
the: correct answers Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
In Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Company case, the court found that the election of remedies
was: correct answers inapplicable.
Employment discrimination based on race, sex, religion, and such other groups is considered to
be illegal under: correct answers Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
A plaintiff has a choice between money damages and a court order of restitution for a perceived
wrong. Which is the best remedy the plaintiff can use? correct answers Plaintiff may exercise an
election of remedies.
Elvera, an employee working in a bistro, resigned her job since her supervisor overtly suggested
sexual favors in exchange for better pay, and threatened to fire her if she did not comply. She
filed a charge with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against her supervisor
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