Author: Anonymous

Red Weasel Co., Inc. bids on a job to install a heating and air conditioning system for a new office building. Aardvark Construction is the general contractor and is responsible for hiring subcontractors, such as Red Weasel Co. Aardvark Construction workers are represented by the International Union of Construction Employees (IUCE). Red Weasel Co. is a nonunion employer and rebuffs efforts by the IUCE to get it to sign a collective bargaining agreement with the union. The IUCE sends emails and letters to the workers of Aardvark Construction asking them not to report to work until Aardvark Construction rejects Red Weasel Co.’s bid and instead selects a union subcontractor. In this case, the IUCE commits the unfair labor practice of engaging in _____.

Mary, who works as a staff manager at Melissa Inn, has a minor blood clot in her brain and thus goes on an extended 14 weeks of leave for her surgery. However, she is not able to completely recover within 14 weeks and asks Melissa Inn for an additional two-week leave to recuperate. Melissa Inn informs her that her position might no longer be available when she returns from her extended leave, and Mary agrees. Which of the following holds true in this case?

Which of the following best describes a defined benefit pension plan?

Once an employee puts forth a prima facie case of disability discrimination, the burden shifts to:

In a disparate treatment case involving a disabled employee, one of the employer’s defenses is to establish that the employment action was taken as a result of the employee’s:

In the event of a reduction in force, age discrimination is most likely to be proven where:

The question of direct threat is only whether the employee poses a threat to others — not whether continued work will pose a direct threat to the employee himself or herself.

Bob was accused of misappropriation of company funds, a charge which he vehemently denied. The company fired him without having any proof. When he applied for other jobs, he had to explain to the prospective employers the reason he was fired. In this case, Bob can file an action against his former employer for _____.

A defined benefit plan is a retirement plan where the benefit payable to a participant is defined upfront by a formula, the funding of which is determined actuarially

Under the National Labor Relations Act, only a refusal to bargain about mandatory subjects of bargaining may form the basis of an unfair labor practice.