BUS. LEGAL FINAL

Identify which of the following statements about the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is false.

A WARN notice is compulsory when an employer is replacing striking employees in large numbers.

Which of the following statements is true of Section 17 of the Securities Act of 1933?

A plaintiff must prove a defendant's intent to violate Section 17 when the result of using interstate communication in offer of securities was to defraud.

Which of the following would qualify as a bona fide occupational qualification?

A rule against hiring male models for a designer of women's clothes

Which of the following is an unfair labor practice under the Taft-Hartley Act?

Causing an employer to pay for work not performed

The Sherman Act of 1890 specifically defined trust, monopoly, and restraint of trade that would constitute violations of the law.

FALSE

Gerard was a noncitizen of the United States. He got a new job in California. His employer wanted to examine his employment eligibility and identify his documents. Gerard was compelled by his employer to present his U.S. Passport Card, Alien Registration Receipt Card, green card, a foreign passport that contained a temporary I-551 stamp, and an Employment Authorization document that contained a photograph. Identify the document in this case that would make the employer liable for a document abuse.

Green card

Which of the following statements is true of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?

It extends the statute of limitations for civil actions under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Which of the following is a feature of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?

It grants unpaid leave to an employee when his 21-year-old son is incapable of self-care due to a physical disability.

Which of the following statements is true of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)?

It operates as an independent agency of the U.S. government.

Which of the following is not a true statement about the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)?

It provides reemployment rights following a period of service regardless of the conditions of discharge.

The labor movement received its greatest stimulus for growth with the enactment in 1935 of the __________.

National Labor Relations Act

Which of the following statements is true of the prefiling period of the registration of securities?

Offers to sell securities are prohibited during this period.

Which of the following statements about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is false?

The EEOC was created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to ensure fair employment opportunities to applicants of any race, religion, color, or sex.

The trade union of a petroleum company enforced strikes, resisted lockouts, and pursued campaigns. This forced Daniel, the CEO of the organization, to take adverse actions by firing a few of the employees. However, he was prohibited from doing so. Which of the following acts would most likely have prohibited Daniel from firing his employees?

The Labor-Management Relations Act

Which of the following acts restricts the involvement of an employer as well as a union in a hot-cargo contract?

The Landrum-Griffin Act

Which of the following statements about the Railway Labor Act is false?

The act made yellow dog contracts illegal.

Which of the following statements about the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is false?

The commissioners appointed at the commission have a term period of 12 years.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits job discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, national origin, or ______.

color

Which of the following is protected by the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 but is omitted from bona fide occupational qualifications?

color

Discriminating in employment on the basis of race or color where these are bona fide occupational qualifications (BFOQ) that are reasonably necessary to normal business operations is allowed by law.

false

If an employee first files charges of illegal discrimination in a timely fashion with a state fair employment practices commission, the law extends the time for filing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOC) to 500 days after notice of the unlawful practice.

false

There is nothing an employer can do to address allegations of discrimination without triggering a retaliation claim.

false

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to employers with 25 or more employees, labor unions, and certain other employers.

false

Gerard was a noncitizen of the United States. He got a new job in California. His employer wanted to examine his employment eligibility and identify his documents. Gerard was compelled by his employer to present his U.S. Passport Card, Alien Registration Receipt Card, green card, a foreign passport that contained a temporary I-551 stamp, and an Employment Authorization document that contained a photograph. Identify the document in this case that would make the employer liable for a document abuse.

green card

Maria files a discrimination case, claiming that Eric does not give promotions to Hispanic employees. Eric then terminates Maria's employment. Eric's immediate act of termination is an example of __________.

retaliation

Giving hiring priority to relatives of present employees when minorities are underrepresented in a workforce is an example of disparate impact on race.

true