BSLW-235 Section: ____
Prof. Richard J. Barton Make-up Quiz: Chapt. 22
IMMIGRATION AND LABOR LAW CHAPTER 22
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. An employer may hire an illegal immigrant if the employer files a special form.
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2. Good faith is the only defense to a charge that an employer fails to possess certain paperwork with respect to its employees.
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3. An employer’s knowledge that a person is unauthorized to work in the United States is a basis for liability even if the person is an independent contractor.
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4. An employer must verify a prospective worker’s eligibility for employment in the United States and abroad.
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5. An employer who violates the law by hiring an unauthorized alien is subject only to the penalty of a forced discharge of the employee.
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6. Criminal penalties apply to employers who engage in a “pattern or practice” of immigration law violations.
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7. Employers and unions have a duty to bargain in good faith.
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8. A closed shop is a workplace that rejects union membership as a condition of employment.
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9. The law guarantees union members higher wages than nonunion workers.
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10. A union obtains authorization cards from a majority of workers to justify an election among the workers for unionization.
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11. Contracts limiting employees’ rights to join unions are lawful.
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12. Requiring union membership as a condition of continued employment is illegal in many states.
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13. A supervisor may be included in a worker union.
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14. During a union election campaign, any statement by a union supporter to an employee regarding working conditions is considered a threat.
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15. During a union election campaign, employers can undertake certain types of surveillance to identify union supporters.
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16. An employer’s refusal to bargain over certain subjects demonstrates a lack of good faith.
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17. Workers have a right to refuse to cross a picket line of fellow workers who are engaged in a lawful strike.
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18. After every strike, strikers have a right to return to their jobs.
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19. An employer can agree with a union not to handle non-union-produced goods.
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20. An employer may hire temporary substitute workers to replace strikers.
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21. An employer must verify documents establishing a prospective worker’s identity.
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22. An independent contractor is not subject to the employment eligibility verification requirements.
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23. If an employee presents false documentation of eligibility to work in the United States, his or her employer is subject to deportation.
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24. Businesses can hire foreign workers with special qualifications when there are not enough qualified workers available in the United States.
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25. The government needs a subpoena or a warrant to inspect an employer’s file of I-9 forms.
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26. A company seeking to hire a noncitizen worker may do so if the worker is “self-authorized.”
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27. It is an unfair labor practice to refuse to bargain collectively with an elected employee representative.
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28. Federal labor law protects employers’ right to dominate labor unions.
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29. A closed shop is a workplace that requires union membership as a condition of employment.
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30. A union shop is a workplace that requires union membership after a worker has been on a job for specified amount of time.
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31. Unions must report on their activities to their members.
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32. Federal law governs unions’ internal business procedures.
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33. Federal labor laws cover all workers.
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34. An employer may limit the campaign activities of union supporters during a union election campaign.
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35. Forming a union requires the support from a majority of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit.
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36. A union that has been certified as the representative of a group of workers can later be decertified.
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37. A secondary boycott is directed at a union.
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38. A strike occurs when unionized workers leave their jobs and refuse to work.
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39. An employer has a right to hire permanent replacements during a strike.
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40. An employer can use a lockout in an attempt to “break” a union.
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