Succeeding in the World of Work

Chapter 12: Workplace Legal Matters

Workplace Legal Matters


1.	What does the Fair Labor Standards Act require?
		A)	employers to pay a minimum wage
		B)	employers to negotiate with unions
		C)	protections for worker safety
		D)	all of the above


2.	What is the main purpose of labor unions?
		A)	coerce employers
		B)	enable workers to bargain collectively with management
		C)	collect dues
		D)	specify wages for workers in a given job


3.	What is a government benefit that protects workers who have lost their jobs?
		A)	workers' compensation
		B)	the Wagner Act
		C)	unemployment insurance
		D)	health insurance


4.	Federal law makes it illegal for employers to treat employees differently based on what factor?
		A)	race
		B)	religion
		C)	gender
		D)	all of the above


5.	What is the primary law that protects the rights of people with disabilities?
		A)	Civil Rights Act of 1964
		B)	Age Discrimination Act of 1967
		C)	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
		D)	Wagner Act


6.	Many women and African Americans have been hired by companies as a result of what type of program?
		A)	affirmative action
		B)	civil rights
		C)	discrimination prevention
		D)	equal rights


7.	If your boss tells you that you must date him if you want to keep your job, you may be the victim of
		A)	affirmative action
		B)	sexual harassment
		C)	prejudice
		D)	gender discrimination


8.	What is the branch of laws that govern disagreements between individuals?
		A)	criminal law
		B)	felony law
		C)	civil law
		D)	summons


9.	What is one way to resolve a civil dispute without going to court?
		A)	mediation
		B)	arbitration
		C)	following complaint procedures
		D)	all of the above


10.	How does a lawyer who works for a contingency fee manage payment?
		A)	payment is required before any work is done
		B)	clients are billed hourly
		C)	a percentage of money won in a lawsuit is required as payment
		D)	client must pay whether he or she wins or loses the case


11.	Where might you find low-cost legal assistance?
		A)	the Legal Aid Society
		B)	the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
		C)	a state's bar association
		D)	all of the above


12.	What is the term for when members of a union stop working in order to force an employer to agree to their demands?
		A)	collective bargaining
		B)	strike
		C)	labor contract
		D)	the National Labor Relations Act


13.	What does federal law give workers in the United States the right to?
		A)	take time off following the birth of a child
		B)	work as much as they like without extra pay
		C)	work, even if they do not have proper permission to be in the country
		D)	discrimination


14.	Since World War II, the number of women in the U.S. workforce has done what?
		A)	decreased, then increased
		B)	decreased steadily
		C)	increased steadily
		D)	remained relatively the same


15.	What is negligence the same as?
		A)	discrimination
		B)	sexual harassment
		C)	prejudice
		D)	disregard