Labor Relations and Employment Law (HRM445)

____ requires employers to provide pregnancy leave, domestic violence leave, and school activity leave.

California

The ____________________ includes the Teamsters, Service Employees International Union, United Farm Workers of America, and United Food and Commercial Workers.

Changed to Win Federation

The ______ is the largest federation of unions in the United States.

AFL-CIO

In order to alleviate an NLRA complaint or ULP, the HR manager or director needs to have verbiage in the employee handbook that, at a minimum, advises the employee against _____.

-Providing negative comments about the company's customers or co-workers -Texting, conversing, and viewing social media during regular work time, especially on the organization's computer equipment -Using social media to harass, threaten or libel a fellow co-worker

Which of these acts were established by the United Nations and allow for the right to form and join unions?

-Universal Declaration of Human Rights -International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development

The ____ has the authority to make a decision regarding the topic or issue related to an impasse in a negotiation.

Arbitrator

The cornerstone of U.S. Federal Labor Law is the Wagner Act, or the National Labor Relations Act as we refer to it today, passed in _____.

1935

The United States has seen a steady decline of union membership since the ______.

1950s

Which affirmative action law applies to federal employees and federal contractors who do more than $10,000 worth of business with the federal government?

1965 Executive Order 11246

In ____________, Congress amended the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to add two leave rights related to military service.

2008

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires covered employers to allow eligible employees to take up to ________ weeks of leave per 12-month period for the care of service members who are related to the employee.

26

Employers with ________ or more employees must comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

50

A ____________ is an exception to Title VII's general prohibition of discrimination. This allows employers to discriminate, except on the basis of race, when the nature of the job allows employers to do so.

Bona fide occupational qualification

_______is a type of unlawful discrimination that occurs when a seemingly neutral policy disproportionately affects members of a protected class.

Disparate impact

The _____ has been ineffective because there continues to be occupational sex segregation in the workplace.

Equal Pay Act

True or false? Foreign labor laws generally provide less protection for workers than labor laws in the United States. True or false? Title VII does not protect a person's national origin.

False

True or false? Most employees are not protected from taking a lie detector test as a condition of employment.

False

True or false? Over one-eighth of U.S. workers labor outside of traditional employment, that is, outside of full-time positions.

False

True or false? The amount of dues collected from employees represented by unions are not subject to federal and state laws and court rulings. True or false? The labor movement is currently experiencing an increase in union membership.

False

If an employee ascertains that he or she has been wronged, the employee will file what is called a ______.

Grievance

The _______ was enacted in 1952. They collected many provisions and reorganized the structure of immigration law. It has been amended many times over the yearsand contains many of the most important provisions of immigration law. Which act sets the conditions for the temporary and permanent employment of aliens in the United States and includes provisions that address employment eligibility and employment verification?

Immigration and Nationality Act

When the employer and the union can't move forward regarding a specific topic or issue, it is called an _____.

Impasse

The ______ celebrated its 100th anniversary.

International Federation of Unions

_______________, which has a reputation for working employees to their limits, requires 10 paid holidays for every worker.

Japan

Signed by _____________, the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination and segregation in public establishments, schools, and federally funded programs. Executive Order 11246, signed by President _________ in 1965, prohibits federal government contractors and federal government-assisted construction contractors and subcontractors, who do over $10,000 in federal government business in one year, from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Johnson

The _______________ regulates internal union affairs, how union officers are elected, and what information the union must provide to its members.

Landrum-Griffin Act

This individual does not have any authority in making a decision on a specific topic or issue.

Mediator

In _____, the constitution establishes a maximum of eight hours for shift workers, a maximum of seven hours for the night shift and a maximum of nine hours of overtime per week.

Mexico

The _______forbids employers from interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing, forming, joining, or assisting a labor organization for collective bargaining purposes.

National Labor Relations Act

The act that sets the ground rules for the give and take between labor unions and corporate managers is the _____. The ________ sets the ground rules for the give and take between labor unions and company managers.

National Labor Relations Act (1935)

_______________ allows 12 weeks (or a 24-week reduced leave schedule) in any 24-month period for pregnancy/maternity leave, childbirth leave, adoption leave, or for the care of a family member with serious health condition.

New Jersey

____________allows parents and guardians of school-aged children to be provided with up to four hours of parental leave per year.

North Carolina

_______________ allows for childbirth, adoption, or serious health condition leave for employees who have worked 25 or more hours per week for at least 180 days.

Oregon

In 1947, Congress passed the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), better known as the _____.

Taft-Hartley Act

According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, _______ is the only country with an advanced economy that does not guarantee paid vacation to its workers. Among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, ____ is the only country that does not require paid vacations or holidays for employees.

The United States

_____ prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

True or false? Affirmative action refers to actionable legal remedies, which are aimed to address intentional discriminatory employment practices. True or false? The first equal employment opportunity act was the Equal Pay Act passed in 1963.

True

True or false? An example of a grievance could be that the employee did not receive the correct wages for a specific project based on the union contract. True or false? A fact-finder is a neutral party who will gather the facts about the topic(s) or issue(s) at hand and recommends a solution to the topic(s) or issue(s). True or false? Once a specific topic or issue can't be resolved, it usually becomes an impasse. True or false? In most states, employers have the right to discipline or terminate employees if their off-duty behavior could embarrass the company or affect operations.

True

True or false? Employers must allow time off for jury duty based on the federal Jury System Improvement Act.

True

True or false? Foreign labor laws are often much more protective of employees in terms of the number of hours they can work and the kinds of breaks that companies are required to provide. True or false? Foreign labor laws generally provide much more protection for workers than labor laws in the United States. True or false? The Congress of Industrial Unions (CIO) paired up with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO. True or false? The duty to bargain in good faith is an obligation to participate actively in the deliberations so as to indicate a present intention to find a basis for agreement.

True

True or false? The Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation (OWCP) administers four major disability compensation programs which includes wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and other benefits.

True

True or false? The National Labor Relations Act forbids employers from interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing, forming, joining, or assisting a labor organization for collective bargaining purposes. True or false? The technology of production has always shaped the employment relationship and the issues that are important in labor and employment law. True or false? Gig workers lack the secure affiliations and predictable futures deemed necessary to construct a stable identity at work.

True

True or false? The Union Network International Global Union is the voice of service workers at the global level with seats on key sustainability organizations like the UN Global Compact and at forums for global leaders like the G20 and the World Economic Forum. True or false? The World Federation of Personnel Management Associations has over 60 nations that are members. True or false? In other advanced economy countries, like Germany and Spain, their governments mandate that employees must receive 34 days of paid vacation and holidays per year.

True

There are ________ types of arbitration that individuals and organizations can select.

Two

The _______ has agreedto over 50 global agreementswith multinational companies, which have set fair standards and conditions for their more than 10 million workers around the world. Based in Switzerland, this organization represents more than 20 million workers in 150 different countries throughout the world. The ________ tries on a global scale to organize workers within multinational organizations. Its purpose is to protect workers' rights and give workers the opportunity to join a union. In June 2018, _______________held its World Congress in Liverpool which met under the theme: "Making it Happen" andbrought together almost 2,000 participants from 523 organizations across 113 countries.

Union Network International Global Union

______ is generally described as an employer's coercive questioning of employees about their own union activities or sympathies, or their coworkers' union activities or sympathies.

Unlawful interrogation

The cornerstone of U.S. Federal Labor Law is the _____, or the National Labor Relations Act as we refer to it today.

Wagner Act

The ________ is aimed at letting employees know when a plant is closing, or mass layoff will be occurring

Worker Adjustment and Retaining (WARN) Acts

It is critical that HR managers and attorneys understand national and international laws. To increase one's understanding of laws, individuals can review ________.

the International Labour Organization website