Employment Law Exam Questions and

Employment Law Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)

Under U.S. employment laws, employees have the right to:

• not be fired, as long as they do a good job and the

employer's financial condition does not require that employment levels be cut

• be treated fairly in all aspects of the workplace, including

receiving fair compensation

• have health insurance and other basic benefits, provided

that they are full-time employees

• all of the above
• none of the above - Correct Answers ✅e. none of the

above In order to determine which employment laws apply to a certain employer, the employer should consider which of the following factors?

• the number of employees that work for the company
• whether the employer sells goods or services to the federal

government

• the state(s) in which the employer operates
• all of the above
• none of the above - Correct Answers ✅d. all of the

above Which of the following is generally true regarding the process of enforcing employment laws? 1 / 4

Employment Law Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)

• Courts and government agencies act only after employees

come forward with complaints about violations of the law.

• Employees are very likely to seize the opportunity to sue

their employers, because all of the cost of employment litigation is borne by the employer.

• Once a claim is brought, a company's attorneys deal with

it, and managers have little involvement in the case.

• All of the above
• None of the above - Correct Answers ✅a. Courts and

government agencies act only after employees come forward with complaints about violations of the law Under the "payroll method" approved by the U.S. Supreme

Court:

• employers whose payrolls exceed $500,000 annually are

covered by Title VII

• employers are covered by Title VII if they had at least 20

employees on the payroll at the time of the alleged discrimination

• employers are covered by Title VII if they had at least 15

employees working and being paid for each working day during at least 20 weeks in the same or the preceding year

• employees are counted for each full week between when

they are hired and when they leave employment, regardless of the number of days or hours worked.

• none of the above - Correct Answers ✅d. employees are

counted for each full week between when they are hired and 2 / 4

Employment Law Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) when they leave employment, regardless of the number of days or hours worked.Which of the following statements is true of arbitration?

• Historically, arbitration has been used to resolve disputes

over contractual rights.

• Arbitrators' decisions are usually advisory and not

considered final.

• Arbitrators have less control over the outcomes of disputes

than do mediators.

• Arbitration is usually more costly and time-consuming than

litigation.

• None of these - Correct Answers ✅a. Historically,

arbitration has been used to resolve disputes over contractual rights.Regarding the interrelationship of federal and state

employment laws:

• state laws must be identical to federal law or the state law

is void

• states may pass laws which reduce employee rights, but

may not enact laws that expand employee protections granted in federal laws

• states may pass laws which expand employee rights, but

may not enact laws that reduce employee protections granted in federal laws 3 / 4

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• employment law is exclusively a federal domain, so states

may not enact laws when federal law already exists - Correct Answers ✅c. states may pass laws which expand employee rights, but may not enact laws that reduce employee protections granted in federal laws Which of the following is true regarding enforcement of employee rights and enforcement of employment laws?

• Finding a lawyer willing to take an employment law case is

difficult because lawyers accept only about 50% of employment discrimination cases brought to them.

• If an employer has a complaint or grievance procedure, the

employee is required to exhaust the remedies afforded under the internal procedure before taking the case to an enforcement agency or court.

• The EEOC encourages the parties to discrimination cases to

use mediation.

• The EEOC encourages the parties to discrimination cases

to use arbitration. - Correct Answers ✅c. The EEOC encourages the parties to discrimination cases to use mediation.Distinguishing between employees and independent

contractors is important because:

• income tax must be withheld for employees, but not

independent contractors

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