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MULTICHOICE
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2. Federalmlegislationmsuchm asmthemFederalmEmployersmLiability mActm(1908)mandmthem Railway mLaborm
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6. Inm them casem of m Gilmerm v.m Interstate/Johnsonm Lanem Corporation,m NYSEm Rulem 347m provide
dm formarbitrationminmmattersmthatmonly mdealtmwithmthemterminationmof memployment.
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7. ThemEmployeemRetirementmIncom emSecurity mActm(ERISA)mismintendedmtomprotectmonly mdisabl
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(A) True
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8. Nationalmstatutesm domnotmrequirem privatem employersmtomprovidemtheirmem ployeesmwithmeitherm he
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(B) False
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9. FollowingmWWII,mBigmBusiness,mBigmLabor,mandm BigmGovernm entm didmnotmteam mupmtom helpmprev
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10. ThemBlackmDeath,mamplaguemthatmfirstm decim atedmEuropemsm populationminm themmid-
14thm century,m actually mbenefitedmthosemworkersmwhom survived.
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11. Them Industrialm Revolutionm inm 19t hm century m Englandm andm Americam witnessedm them risem of m the
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12. Commonm lawm includesm statutesm andm ordinancesm enactedm by m legislativem bodies.
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(B) False
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13. ThemPatientmProtectionmandm AffordablemCaremAct,mcommonly mcalledmObamacaremaftermthempreside
ntm duringm whosem term m itm wasm enacted,m dramatically m revisedm them Americanm healthcarem system.
(A) True
(B) False
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14. Occasionally,m statutory m protectionsm andm termsm of m collectivem bargainingm agreementsm conflict.
(A) True
(B) False
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MULTICHOICE
15. Amsituationmwhereinm eithermthememployermormthemworkermcouldmterminatemtheirmrelationshipm atm
any mtimemformany mreasonmismknownmas:
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(B) employment-at-will.
(C) willfulmmisconduct.
(D) employer'smliability mact.
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