Blog

Unicorn Industries has close to 1,000 full-time and part-time employees who manufacture component parts for hand tools. The company policy states that part-time employees are not eligible for overtime pay, even if an employee works more than 40 hours during a particular week. Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

Mary and Bob are two applicants for a job at Jackrabbit Systems Inc. Bob is disabled and requires the use of a wheelchair, and Mary has no disability. Both are equally qualified for the job. However, Jackrabbit Systems chooses Mary over Bob solely because of the need to modify the work space if Bob is employed. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Former illicit drug users who have a disability related to their drug use are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Employees of the Skunk Company work long hours during road construction projects to take advantage of good weather and to complete the work on schedule. During one particular week, a few employees worked close to 65 hours each. For such employees, Skunk Company must:

To be covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employees must have worked for their employer for at least six months preceding the time off.

Mary is a sheriff’s deputy with the Collin County Sheriff’s Department. Anti-abortion protesters announce that they are going to hold rallies at medical clinics where abortions are performed in Collin County. The sheriff’s department decides to assign officers to guard the clinics. Mary tells the chief of police that she has strong religious beliefs opposing abortion and cannot guard such a clinic. The chief tells Mary she can patrol elsewhere during the rallies. During one of the rallies, a riot occurs at one of the clinics, and Mary is one of the officers called to assist. She refuses to respond to the emergency call and is fired. Mary claims religious discrimination. Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

Mary and Bob live in Collin County, and both work for the same private company. Mary’s supervisor, Bob, asks her about her living arrangements and with whom she lives. She refuses to answer Bob, and Bob fires her. (Mary in fact lives alone.) Which of the following statements is most likely to be true in this case?

An employer will be held responsible under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) for workplace hazards or injuries even where the harm is the result of reckless behavior by an employee.

The bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) defense, which applies in some other anti-discrimination cases, does not apply in disability discrimination cases.

Mary, aged 59, is employed as a makeup artist with a local department store. The company hires a new manager, Bob. Ryan fires Mary and gives her job to Susan, aged 42. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Mary: