BM: Ch 5.2 Workers and the Law Quiz

Regulates the relationship between companies and their workers and provide benefits to employees.

• Unions

• regulations

• employment laws

• striking

Groups of workers who collectively bargain for rights and benefits.

• unions

• regulations

• employment laws

• striking

Companies must comply with all of the following employment laws EXCEPT . . .

• Equal Employment Opportunity laws

• wage-hours laws

• benefits laws

• employee lay-off laws

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, companies . . .

• can discriminate against persons with disabilities if they feel uncomfortable

• cannot fire or refuse to hire people because of certain disabilities and illnesses

• must provide medical attention to all disabled employees

• can discriminate in hiring disabled employees if an employee will be out sick from time-to-time.

A 30-year-old man can sue for age discrimination.

• True

• False

Sets standards for keeping workplaces clean & free of hazards. Keeps records of employee illnesses, injuries & death. Employees can ask OSHA to inspect workplace. Companies not allowed to retaliate.

• Occupational Safety and Health Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Workers' Compensation Laws

Sets the minimum wage. Sets the number of hours employees can work in a week without receiving overtime pay. Prohibits companies employing children under 14.

• Workers' Compensation Laws

• Occupational Safety and Health Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

Companies cannot discriminate against an employee because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin. The employee also can take a company to court for discriminating in the workplace.

• Americans with Disabilities Act

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Benefit Laws

To provide workers and their families with income after retirement. Retired workers receive a pension based on their lifetime earnings. The spouse, children, and other dependents of a worker who dies can receive a portion of the worker's benefits.

• Wage-Hour Laws

• Social Security Act of 1935

• Unemployment Insurance Laws

Protects the money put into an employees's retirement fund by companies and workers.

• Employee Retirement Income Security Act

• Unemployment Insurance Laws

• Fair Labor Standards Act