Chapter 24

____________ enables employees who lose their jobs or have their hours reduced to a level at which they are no longer eligible to receive medical, dental or optical benefits to pay to continue receiving benefits for themselves and their dependants under the employer's policy?

_____________ primarily governs the internal operations of labor unions?

True or False

The National Labor Relations Board is the administrative agency that interprets and enforces the National Labor Relations Act.
True False

True or False

The issue of whether a hostile work environment exists is only considered by the courts in the area of harassment based upon gender.
True False

______________ is the term for the concept that an employee may be fired for no reason at all?

____________ is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in those plans?

Title VII applies to employers who have ______________ or more employees for ______________ consecutive weeks within one year and who are engaged in a business that affects commerce.

True or False

An employer may be held liable in such cases if the employer knows that a customer repeatedly harasses an employee, yet the employer does nothing to remedy the situation.
True False

True or False

It is usually more difficult to prove disparate-impact discrimination in employment under Title VII than disparate-treatment.
True False

True or False

Employers must give employees access to a telephone and the ability to make personal phone calls at some point during the work day, and these personal calls may not be monitored.
True False

The Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees all eligible employees up to ______________ weeks of leave during any ______________ month period.

___________  is what employers are required to provide to employees under ERISA containing information as to how their benefit plan operates, the benefits under the plan, how to apply for such benefits, and other information?

True or False

Punitive damages are capped at $300,000 for employers of more than 500 employees.
True False

True or False

Currently only one state prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
True False

_____________ consists of negotiations between an employer and a group of employees so as to determine the conditions of employment?

Which title of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 deals with discrimination in employment?

True or False

Workers' compensation laws are primarily federal laws.
True False

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, ___________ occurs when a plaintiff establishes a prima facie case in an action alleging disparate-treatment discrimination in employment in the form of an illegal discharge?

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act applies to private employers having ______________ or more employees.

What is the federal minimum wage?