EMPLOYMENT LAW - MIDTERM EXAM

EMPLOYMENT LAW - MIDTERM EXAM

Ch.1nj

Whatnjarenjthenj5njsourcesnjofnjemploymentnjlaw?nj-njanswer--1.njConstitution
2.njStatutesnj(TitlenjVII)
3.njExecutivenjOrders
4.njRegulationsnj(regul.njissuednjbynjOSHA)
5.njCommonnjLaw

Ch.1nj

Whatnjisnjthenj"EmploymentnjatnjWill"njDoctrine?nj
(substantivenjrightnjundernjemploymentnjlaw)nj-njanswer--
a.njAnnjemployeenjcannjquitnjatnjanynjtimenjfornjanynjreasonnjornjnonjreasonnjatnjall.
b.njAnnjemployernjcannjfirenjannjemployeenjatnjanynjtimenjfornjanynjreasonnjornjnonjreasonnjatnj
all,njexceptnjfornjreasonsnjprohibitednjbynjlaw
c.njIfnjthenjparties'njrelationshipnjisnjgovernednjbynjanjcontract,njthenjcontractnjcontrols

Ch.nj1nj

WhatnjarenjthenjFIVEnjsubstantivenjrightsnjundernjemploymentnjlawnjthatnjarenjexceptionsnjt
onjthenjEmploymentnjatnjWillnjDoctrine?nj-njanswer--
1.njNondiscriminationnj&njEqualnjEmploymentnjOpportunitynj(TitlenjVII,njADEA,njEqualnjPa
ynjAct,njADA)nj
2.njFreedomnjtonjEngagenjinnjConcertednjActivitynjandnjCollectivenjBargainingnj(NLRA,njRai
lwaynjLabornjAct)
3.njTermsnjandnjConditionsnjofnjEmploymentnjthatnjMeetnjMinimumnjStandardsnj(FLSA,njF
MLA,njOSHA)
4.njProtectionnjofnjFundamentalnjRightsnj(FairnjCreditnjReportingnjAct,njElectronicnjComm.nj
PrivacynjAct)
5.njCompensationnjfornjCertainnjTypesnjofnjHarm

Ch.nj1nj

SincenjTexasnjisnjanjrightnjtonjworknjstate,njhownjdoesnjthisnjaffectnjannjemployeenjifnjanjunionnj
isnjpresent?nj-njanswer--**Rightnjtonjworknjhasnjnothingnjtonjdonjwithnjnon-compete
-
njIfnjunionnjcomes,njemployeenjcannjchoosenjtonjjoinnjornjnotnj(ifnjnot,njyounjcannjstillnjworknjthe

re)
-njWhennjanjstatenjisnjNOTnjanjright-to-
worknjstate,njemployeenjisnjforcednjtonjjoinnjunionnj(ifnjnot,njtheynjcannjnonjlongernjworknjthere
)

Ch.nj1nj

,WhatnjarenjthenjSIXnjfactorsnjusednjtonjdeterminenjwhichnjemploymentnjlawsnjapply?nj-
njanswer--1.njPublicnjSectornjornjPrivatenjSectornjEmployment

2.njUnionizednjornjNonunionnjWorkplace
3.njEmployernjSizenj(Calculatednjbynjthenjpayrollnjmethod)
4.njGeographicnjLocation
5.njGovernmentnjContracts
6.njIndustrynjandnjOccupation

Ch.nj1nj

Whatnjisnjthenj"payrollnjmethod"njusednjtonjcalculatenjemployernjsize?nj-njanswer--
Annjemployeenjisnjcountednjfornjeachnjfullnjweeknjbetweennjwhennjshenjisnjhirednjandnjwhennj
shenjleavesnjemployment
(regardlessnjofnjthenjnumbernjofnjdaysnjornjhoursnjthenjemployeenjworkednjduringnjthosenjwe
eks)

Ch.nj1nj
(ProceduresnjfornjEnforcingnjEmploymentnjLaw)nj

WhatnjDoesnjannjEmployeenjDecidenjtonjDonjWhennjShenjBelievesnjThatnjHernjRightsnjWere
njViolated?nj-njanswer--

Thenjcourtsnjandnjgovt.njagenciesnjrelynjonnjindivid.njemployeesnjtonjcomenjforwardnjandnjas
sumenjthenjburdennjofnjtakingnjlegalnjactionnjtonjbothnjremedynjthenjharmnjthatnjwasnjdonenjto
njthemnjandnjtonjupholdnjpublicnjpolicy



Ch.nj1nj
(ProceduresnjfornjEnforcingnjEmploymentnjLaw)nj

HownjLongnjDoesnjthenjEmployeenjHavenjtonjBringnjanjCase?nj-njanswer--Dependsnjon:nj
1.njthenjlimitationsnjperiodnj-
njclocknjstartsnjtickingnjwhennjemployeenjreceivesnjunequivocalnjwritten/

oralnjnoticenjofnjanjdecisionnj(ex.njtermination)

2.njifnjequitablenjtollingnjapplies

Ch.nj1nj
(ProceduresnjfornjEnforcingnjEmploymentnjLaw)nj
HownjLongnjDoesnjthenjEmployeenjHavenjtonjBringnjanjCase?nj

Whatnjisnjthenjlimitationsnjperiodnjfornjannjemployeenjtonjbringnjannjunfairnjlabornjpracticenjca
se?nj-njanswer--Unfairnjlabornjpracticesnj=njNLRB
chargesnjbroughtnjtonjNLRBnjwithinnj6njmonthsnjofnjoccurence

Ch.nj1nj
(ProceduresnjfornjEnforcingnjEmploymentnjLaw)nj
HownjLongnjDoesnjthenjEmployeenjHavenjtonjBringnjanjCase?nj

Whatnjisnjthenjlimitationsnjperiodnjfornjannjemployeenjtonjbringnjanjdiscriminationnjcase?nj-
njanswer--Discriminationnj=njEEOC

, -njgenerallynjhavenj300njdaysnjtonjfilenjchargenjwithnjEEOCnj
-njornj180njdaysnjinnjstatesnjthatnjdonjnotnjhavenjtheirnjownnjstatenjcivilnjrightsnjagencies)nj
-
njHOWEVERnjonlynj90njdaysnjtonjfilenjsuitnjifnjthenjEEOC'snjeffortsnjtonjresolvenjcasenjarenjuns

uccessful

Ch.nj1nj
(ProceduresnjfornjEnforcingnjEmploymentnjLaw)nj
HownjLongnjDoesnjthenjEmployeenjHavenjtonjBringnjanjCase?nj

Whatnjisnjthenjlimitationsnjperiodnjfornjannjemployeenjtonjbringnjanjwagenjdisputenjcase?nj-
njanswer--Wagenjandnjhournjdisputenj=njFLSA

-njcannjgonjbacknjasnjfarnjasnj3njyears

Ch.nj1nj
(ProceduresnjfornjEnforcingnjEmploymentnjLaw)nj
HownjLongnjDoesnjthenjEmployeenjHavenjtonjBringnjanjCase?nj

Whatnjisnjequitablenjtollingnjandnjwhennjdoesnjitnjapply?nj-njanswer--
Equitablenjtollingnj=njAnjcourtnjmaynjexcusenjannjuntimelynjfiling:nj
1.njifnjannjemployeenjisnjunawarenjofnjhernjrightsnjbcnjshenjwasnjactivelynjmislednjbynjhernjemp
loyernj
ORnj
2.njthenjemployernjfailednjtonjmeetnjitsnjlegalnjobligationnjtonjpostnjinformationnjinnjthenjworkpl
ace

Ch.nj1nj
(ProceduresnjfornjEnforcingnjEmploymentnjLaw)nj
HownjLongnjDoesnjthenjEmployeenjHavenjtonjBringnjanjCase?nj

Hownjdonjcourtsnjapplynjthenjlimitationsnjperiodnjtonjdiscriminationnjcases?nj-njanswer--
Courtsnjdistinguishnjbetween:nj
1.njDiscretenjactsnj(non-hiringnjornjtermination)njthatnjoccurnjatnjparticularnjpointsnjinnjtime
2.njActsnjthatnjrecurnjandnjhavenjanjcumulativenjimpactnj(suchnjasnjrepeatednjactsnjofnjharass
mentnjthatnjovernjtimenjhavenjcreatednjanjhostilenjworknjenvironment)nj**njatnjleastnjonenjincid
entnjofnjharassmentnjoccurednjduringnjthenjlimitationsnjperiod

Ch.nj1nj
(ProceduresnjfornjEnforcingnjEmploymentnjLaw)nj
HownjLongnjDoesnjthenjEmployeenjHavenjtonjBringnjanjCase?nj

WhatnjdidnjthenjLillynjLedbetternjFairnjPaynjActnjestablish?nj-njanswer--
**njStatutenjofnjLimita.njCasenj(NOTnjEq.njPay/WomennjRights)
1.njestablishednjthatnjeachnjdiscriminatorilynjlownjpaychecknjisnjanjseparatenjviolationnjwhic
hnjstartsnjthenjlimitationsnjperiodnjanew
AND
2.njannjunlawfulnjemploymentnjpracticenjoccursnj"whennjannjindivid.njisnjaffectednjbynjapplic
ationnjofnjdiscriminatorynjcompensationnjdecisionnjornjothernjpractice,njincludingnjeachnjtim
enjwagesnjarenjpaid"