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While U.S. postal workers may do so, generally federal employees cannot bargain over wages, hours, or benefits.

An employer need not previously know of, have heard of, or approve of an employee’s religion in order to be required to accommodate it for Title VII purposes, but the religion must be well-established.

An employer will be held responsible under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) even where it is physically or economically impossible for the employer to comply with a safety requirement. 

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an individual is disabled:

Compensation for pain and suffering or emotional distress is available under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).

Who among the following has committed the tort of libel?

The concept of undue hardship may include any accommodation that would be unduly extensive, substantial, or disruptive — or that would fundamentally alter the nature or operation of the business.

There is a great deal of skepticism relating to statistical evidence in age discrimination cases precisely because of the fact that:

Mary is an employee of Elephant Co., Inc. She uses her office computer to check her personal email. Mary opens one of her emails to find a link to a joke with a pornographic picture embedded in the message. Mary is called into her supervisor’s office and reprimanded for violating the company’s policy against accessing pornography. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true in this scenario?

The most important difference between public and private collective bargaining is that federal legislation and most state statutes do not contain the right of public employees to strike.