Business law ch 42 & 43

On July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage increased from $6.55 to ___

$7.25

What is the term for an employment relationship where an employer or employee can terminate the relationship at any time and for any reason?

At-will employment

Select all that apply: The employment relationship is a contractual relationship between what parties?

The employer The employee

If an employee is unable to return to work following a 12-week FMLA leave, what is the employer required to do with the employee's position?

The employer, after the 12-week FMLA leave period, is no longer required to hold open the position for the employee.

Select all that apply: What are the requirements for an individual to claim damages under the workers' compensation laws?

The injury occurred on the job. He or she must be an employee. The employer and employee are covered under the state workers' compensation system.

Which branch of government creates administrative agencies?

The legislative branch

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the United States ______ increases the minimum wage for employees to compensate for increases in cost of living

Congress

Which of the following is not a type of administrative agency power?

Existential

What type of laws provide the minimum protection for all workers in the United States?

Federal laws

Which of the following protects the rights of employees to act together to address conditions at work, with or without a union, including work-related conversations posted on social media, such as Facebook and Twitter?

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

Which federal law mandates the amount of annual vacation time an employee must have?

No federal law

Select all that apply Which of the following is true of federal agencies?

They delegate their work to state agencies. They step in to enforce the laws if state agencies fail to do so.

Select all that apply: To terminate a franchise, a franchisor must have _____

documented the warnings given to the franchisee for violations of the franchise agreement good cause

Administrative agencies must use their investigative powers, defined in their _______ __________ , to gather information.

enabling legislation

Some call administrative agencies the unofficial ______ branch of government.

fourth

Employers in covered industries are required under the FLSA to pay a federal______ wage

minimum

Under FMLA, the plaintiff can recover all of the following EXCEPT:

reimbursable expenses

The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), passed in 1935, created a state system to provide _______ _______ to qualified employees who lose their jobs.

unemployment compensation

In what year did the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) go into effect?

1993

To exercise rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employee whose need is foreseeable (such as for childbirth) must advise the employer at least ______ days before the leave needs to begin.

30

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) mandates that employees who work more than ______ hours in a week be paid no less than one and one half times their regular wage for all the hours they work beyond these hours during a given week.

40

Which of the following refers to bodies of the city, county, state, or federal governments that carry out specific regulatory duties?

Administrative agencies

What is the term for intentional discrimination where an employer treats an employee differently based on being a member of a protected class?

Disparate treatment

The United States mandates how much minimum annual vacation time for employees?

None

Which of the following is a disadvantage of operating a business as a sole proprietorship?

Personal liability for business debts

Select all that apply: Which of the following powers are granted to administrative agencies by enabling statutes?

Power of adjudication Power to investigate Power of rule making

Select all that apply: Which of the following powers are granted to administrative agencies by enabling statutes?

Power to investigate Power of adjudication Power of rule making

___________ rules govern the internal operations of an administrative agency.

Procedural

_____________ picketing prevents deliveries or services to the employer.

Signal

What federal legislative act requires a minimum wage be paid to employees in covered industries?

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

What federal act prohibits discrimination in an employment setting?

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

The Blakey v Continental Airlines case shows that, in some situations, employers have a duty to monitor their employees' use of email and the Internet to prevent harassment, including retaliatory harassment on an online bulletin board.

True

True or False: Employers subject to the FLSA must pay their workers at least the federal minimum wage.

True

Administrative laws are set rules and regulations that are made by __________ _____________to fill in particular details missing from constitutions and statutes.

administrative agencies or agency

In the case of childbirth, an employee intending to take FMLA leave must notify the employer

at least 30 days prior to the birth.