Business Law - Ch 22-23 Review

In early labor disputes, ex parte injunctions prohibiting strikes were issued by judges after hearing both sides of an argument.

• True

• False

True / False: Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 2. All employees are entitled to due process before being discharged. (Think about the difference between public and private employees).

• True

• False

Attempting to force an employer to pay for featherbedding is an unfair labor practice of unions.

• True

• False

Common employment interests are one of the primary considerations in determining who should be included in a particular bargaining unit.

• True

• False

True / False: Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 6. The minimum wage and overtime requirements of the law do not apply to salaried executives, administrators, and professional workers.

• True

• False

The closed shop, where an employer agrees that a worker must be a union member, is legal in some states where manufacturing as an industry is still strong.

• True

• False

In the early 1800s, the courts classified unions as criminal conspiracies.

• True

• False

True / False: Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 9. The person who hired an independent contractor usually is liable for the contractor's torts.

• True

• False

Generally, an employee can be discharged if unable to do the work because of illness or injury.

• True

• False

If an employer fires employees who are union sympathizers to discourage unionization it is termed

• discharged for cause.

• discharged without cause.

• a wrongful discharge.

• discrimination.