2024 APHR LEGISLATION AND
CASE LAW SUMMARY EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
1996: Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) - CORRECT ANSWERS-required
insurers to provide the same limits for mental health benefits that are
provided for other types of health benefits
1996: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-prohibited discrimination based on health status; limited health
insurance restrictions for preexisting conditions; required a Certificate of
Group Health Plan Coverage upon plan termination
1996: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act -
CORRECT ANSWERS-required employers to provide information about all new
or rehired employees to state agencies to enforce child-support orders
1996: Small Business Job Protection Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-redefined
highly compensated individuals; detailed minimum participation
requirements; simplified 401(k) tests; corrected qualified plan and disclosure
requirements
1998: EO 13087 - CORRECT ANSWERS-expanded coverage of protected
classes in EO 11246 to include sexual orientation
1998: Burlington Industries v. Ellerth - CORRECT ANSWERS-USSC:
Established that employers have vicarious liability for employees victimized
by supervisors with immediate or higher authority over them who create an
actionable hostile work environment
1998: Faragher v, City of Boca Raton - CORRECT ANSWERS-USSC:
established that employers are responsible for employee actions and have a
responsibility to control them
1998: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc - CORRECT ANSWERS-
USSC: Extended the definition of sexual harassment to include same-sex
harassment
1884: Payne v. The Western & Atlantic Railroad Company - CORRECT
ANSWERS-defined employment-at-will
, -the relationship can be ended at any time by either party with or without a
reason
1869: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - CORRECT ANSWERS-established to
study industrial accidents and maintain accident records
1890: Sherman Antitrust Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-controlled business
monopolies; allowed court injunctions to prevent restraint of trade. Used to
restrict unionization efforts
1914: Clayton Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-limited the use of injunctions to
break strikes; exempted unions from the Sherman Act
1916: Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) - CORRECT ANSWERS-
provided benefits similar to workers' compensation for federal employees
injured on the job
1927: Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act - CORRECT
ANSWERS-provided workers' compensation benefits for maritime workers
injured on navigable waters of the United States or on piers, docks, and
terminals
1926: Railway Labor Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-protected unionization rights;
allowed for a 90-day cooling off period to prevent strikes in national
emergencies. Covers railroads and unions
1932: Norris-La Guardia Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-protected the rights to
organize; outlawed yellow-dog contracts
1935L National Labor Relations Act (NLRA; Wagner Act) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-protected the right of workers to organize and bargain
collectively; identified unfair labor practices; established the National Labor
Relations Board
1935: Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA/Social Security Act) -
CORRECT ANSWERS-required employers and employees to pay Social
Security taxes
1936: Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) - CORRECT ANSWERS-required
employers to contribute a percentage of payroll to an unemployment
insurance fund
-those who pay employees who aren't farm workers or household workers
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