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Federal minimum wage law supersedes state minimum wage laws where the federal minimum wage is greater than the state minimum wage.

In Texas, an employer is privileged to make statements, even if otherwise defamatory, where the statement is made in good faith by one who has a legitimate business purpose in making the communication to one who has a business interest in learning the information.

Wildcat strikes are illegal if they _____.

In a right-to-work state, employment can be conditioned on union membership.

Significantly disfiguring scars can constitute an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity only if the scars are due to an underlying medical condition such as cancer.

Employees earning up to $23,660 per year, or $455 per week, are automatically entitled to overtime pay, regardless of whether they are hourly or annual salaried employees.

Title VII (of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) does not permit religion to be a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) even if it is reasonably necessary for the employer’s business operations.

The duty to accommodate applies only to religious beliefs, not religious practices.

Through the interactive process, the employer does not have the right to request medical documentation of the disability; the employee need only provide a note from his or her doctor stating that a disability exists and what would qualify as a reasonable accommodation.

Title VII states that it is not an unlawful employment practice for a school, college, university, or other educational institution to hire or employ employees of a particular religion if the institution is in whole or in substantial part owned, supported, controlled, or managed by a particular religion or by a religious corporation, association, or society.